HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES
TIMELINE: August-September
CENTRAL IDEA: Rules & laws create order
CONTENT FOCUS: Force & motion, government (rules & laws), and elected officials of the executive branch
HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES
TIMELINE: August-September
CENTRAL IDEA: Rules & laws create order
CONTENT FOCUS: Force & motion, government (rules & laws), and elected officials of the executive branch
WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME
TIMELINE: October-November
CENTRAL IDEA: Earth has different features that change over time
CONTENT FOCUS: Georgia regions & rivers
HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES
TIMELINE: December-January
CENTRAL IDEA: Culture shapes our identities and our interactions with others
CONTENT FOCUS: Georgia's historical figures, Creek, and Cherokee
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
TIMELINE: January-March
CENTRAL IDEA: Changes can be found in people and the natural world
CONTENT FOCUS: Georgia's historical figures and their positive citizenship traits, and properties of matter
WHO WE ARE
TIMELINE: March-April
CENTRAL IDEA: Resources and human contributions fulfill needs and wants
CONTENT FOCUS: Georgia's historical figures, scarcity, goods & services, and spending & saving choices
SHARING THE PLANET
TIMELINE: May
CENTRAL IDEA: Cycles and patterns occur in different areas of life
CONTENT FOCUS: Life cycles of different organisms (plants & animals)