WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME

TIMELINE: August-October

CENTRAL IDEA: Discovery and migration lead to changes in a society

CONTENT FOCUS: How to be good citizens, community helpers, goods and services

HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES

TIMELINE: October-November

CENTRAL IDEA: Location determines the extent to which events impact mankind

CONTENT FOCUS: Constructive and destructive forces, WWI, the 1920;s, assembly line, and entrepreneurs

HOW THE WORLD WORKS

TIMELINE: November-December

CENTRAL IDEA: Natural and man-made changes govern behavior

CONTENT FOCUS: Great Depression/The New Deal, U.S. economy, Stock Market Crash and the 1930's

SHARING THE PLANET

TIMELINE: January-March

CENTRAL IDEA: Interactions between individuals, and within systems, impact living things

CONTENT FOCUS: Plant & animal cells, microorganisms & how they benefit or harm larger organisms, and WWII

HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES

TIMELINE: March-April

CENTRAL IDEA: Classifications based on similarities and differences can help organize information and form opinions

CONTENT FOCUS: The Cold War and scientific classification of organisms

WHO WE ARE

TIMELINE: April-May

CENTRAL IDEA: Social and genetic foundations influence current beliefs, values, and behaviors

CONTENT FOCUS: Key people, events, & developments between 1950 & 1975 and inherited & acquired characteristics