Social Studies

Social Studies Lessons

Week of May 11

productive resources

• Watch video on productive resources: https://youtu.be/fCHjcAdNWjw [youtu.be]
• Watch Econ and Me (Production): https://www.pbs.org/video/econ-and-me-production/ [pbs.org]
• IXL social studies 3^rd grade H2: natural resources

*IXL will be for a grade

interdependence

• Watch video on interdependence: https://youtu.be/0icMWGBgY0o [youtu.be]
• Watch Econ and Me (interdependence): https://www.pbs.org/video/econ-and-me-interdependence/ [pbs.org]

Week of May 4

• opportunity cost
• Watch video on opportunity cost: https://youtu.be/M9Ki-XROVEI (NOTE: at the end of the video, I said IXL science, BUT it is IXL SOCIAL STUDIES! I didn’t want to rerecord for this mistake…thank you for understanding)
• Watch Econ and Me video- opportunity cost: https://www.pbs.org/video/econ-and-me-opportunity-cost/
• IXL social studies 4^th grade N3- opportunity cost

*IXL will be for a grade

goods, services, producers, and consumers

• Watch video on goods, services, producers, and consumers: https://youtu.be/oDbKcr0DGR0 (NOTE: at the end of the video, I said IXL science, BUT it is IXL SOCIAL STUDIES! I didn’t want to rerecord for this mistake…thank you for understanding)
• Watch Econ and Me video- consumption: https://www.pbs.org/video/econ-and-me-consumption/
• IXL social studies 3^rd grade H3- goods and services
• IXL social studies 3^rd grade H4- producers and consumers

*IXL will be for a grade

Week of April 27

New social studies unit: Economics- Scarcity

• Watch video on scarcity: https://youtu.be/erw37JTMSXs
• Watch Econ and Me (Scarcity): https://www.pbs.org/video/econ-and-me-scarcity/
• Google Form on scarcity: https://forms.gle/Lte6ZvPEcz8XLcBM8
• IXL Social Studies 3^rd Grade: H1-What is Economics?

*Google Form and IXL will be for a grade.

Week of April 20

Government Google Slides Presentation should be complete (6 slides total). If not, please complete this week.

Slide 1: title slide

Slide 2: 3 levels of government (federal, state, local) and their responsibilities

Slide 3: 3 branches of government and why we have 3 branches

Slide 4: legislative branch

Slide 5: judicial branch

Slide 6: executive branch

*Slide 4, 5, & 6- What does the branch do overall? Who heads the branch on the national level? Who heads the branch on the state level? What is the responsibility of the branch on the national level? What is the responsibility of the branch on the state level

Week of April 13

Monday: Students will review the legislative branch. Students need to complete the google form review on the legislative branch. Students may reference my video on the legislative branch if needed (https://youtu.be/jsW4FYBLEuE) .

Legislative Branch Review (Google Form) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXxUVmkLWsGK70bkjwFYQkEpX22NyWT0WhE1eqcxDXO1o-EA/viewform?usp=sf_link *This assignment will be for a grade

Tuesday & Wednesday: Students will learn about the judicial branch. Students will need to watch my video, complete the google form review, and add slide 5 to their government google slides presentation.

Judicial Branch Video: https://youtu.be/JzUubJi_DfU

Judicial Branch Review (Google Form): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOEeyfMwCn7JzWOCu_HTkc0i6h7UW-eJYXLIjJKpLIVXz4Tw/viewform?usp=sf_link *This assignment will be for a grade

Slide 5 (Government Google Slides Presentation): Judicial Branch- What does the judicial branch do overall? Who heads the judicial branch on the national level? Who head the judicial branch on the state level? What is the responsibility of the judicial branch on the national level? What is the responsibility of the judicial branch on the state level?

Thursday & Friday: Students will learn about the executive branch. Students will need to watch my video, complete the google form review, and add slide 6 to their government google slides presentation.

Executive Branch Video: https://youtu.be/H3fFURZ_TYs

Executive Branch Review (Google Form): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSez433v4_rvAOYDhKJxB2R8BDz3MA5QlNlzXoFmXX2vkwGEvw/viewform?usp=sf_link *This assignment will be for a grade

Slide 6 (Government Google Slides Presentation): Executive Branch- What does the executive branch do overall? Who heads the executive branch on the national level? Who head the executive branch on the state level? What is the responsibility of the executive branch on the national level? What is the responsibility of the executive branch on the state level?

*I will be grading the complete Government Google Slides Presentation (6 slides total)

Week of March 23

1. Finish 3 branches of government packet (sent home on Monday, March 16)

2. Watch Social Studies Video 1: levels of government and why we have 3 branches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEEeGs1AB4&t=1s

*PLEASE NOTE: Don’t mind any mistakes or imperfections in my videos! I am trying my best to help out and allow the students to feel some sort of normalcy.

3. Watch Social Studies Online Assignment Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyQ9bE3HBKE

Students will begin creating a Google Slides Presentation (they have made many of these for my class, so they know how to do this). Make sure the students are logged in to their Google Account (firstname.lastname@gx.camden.k12.ga.us). Students will need to share their presentation with me (nlavalley@gx.camden.k12.ga.us )--> very important!! Otherwise, I won’t be able to see their work and help make corrections.

Slide 1: Title Slide- Government by:_______

Slide 2: 3 levels of government and responsibility of each level (see workbook page picture to help)

Slide 3: Why do we have the 3 branches of government (use 1^st page in packet to help)

4. Watch Social Studies Video 2: Legislative Branch (& slide 4 of online assignment)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsW4FYBLEuE&t=66s

Students will need to add slide 4 to their Google Slides Presentation on Government.

Slide 4: Legislative Branch- What does the legislative branch do (overall)? Who heads the legislative branch on the national and state level? What is the responsibility of the legislative branch on the national and state level?). (Use 2nd page in packet and workbook picture to help)

*This assignment will be on-going and we will continue to add to this Google Slides Presentation throughout the next few lessons. This assignment will be graded when completed!

Week of March 18

Complete packet sent home on the 3 branches of government. Students will need to read the information and answer the questions.

Government Games

https://www.icivics.org/games

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/games

https://www.brainpop.com/games/branchesofgovernmentgame/?topic_id=

Games:

Latitude and Longitude Game http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm

Challenge: Latitude and Longitude http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/latitude_longitude/?scrlybrkr=ee03ca8e