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Period 1
Period 1
Unit 1: KINDS OF COMMUNITY
Unit 1: KINDS OF COMMUNITY
From January 15th, through March 18th
From January 15th, through March 18th
Communities can be characters as urban, rural and suburban
with different characteristics and features
Population density and use of the land distinguish the types of
communities
Types of transportation, activities, events, traditions, ideas,
practices and people may be different in rural and urban
communities
There are advantages and disadvantages to living in urban,
suburban and rural communities
Migration patterns exist in all communities
Community events may reflect the community’s cultural
diversity
A community is strengthened by the diversity of its members
Urban community
Suburban community
Rural community
Weeks 1 and 2
Links and activities
Types of communities video: you can watch this video to practice the vocabulary.
https://youtu.be/NR7z9FbUf5k?si=Roc5Z2oqjcfZZoEr
Activities to practice: you can use this link to practice sorting the types of communities.
https://wordwall.net/resource/12349741/3-types-of-communities
Period 2
Period 2
Unit 2: Earth materials
Unit 2: Earth materials
From March 18th, through May 27th,
From March 18th, through May 27th,
Origin of nonliving things
Erosion and deposition:
result from the interaction among air, water, and land
Matter properties (color,
hardness, odor, sound,
taste, etc.) that can be
observed through the senses
Ways to observe, describe, and/or measure properties
Classification of rocks based on their properties
Period 3
Period 3
Unit 3: GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
Unit 3: GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
From May 27th, through August 12th,
From May 27th, through August 12th,
Availability to Resources
Maps and globes have special features (symbols, compass rose, map keys)
There are many different kinds of maps which provide information and have special purposes
Locations can be described using cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, northwest, southeast)
Landforms (hill, mountain, volcano, island), bodies of water, hemisphere (lake, ocean,river), continents (North America, South
America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,
Antarctica), and countries can be located on maps
A community’s location is relative to other communities
Influence of physical features on the development of different communities
Communities use human and natural resources in different ways
Geographic features influence how and where communities develop
Physical features and natural resources may affect how people provide for their needs
Places have geographic and political boundaries
Humans modify their environments
People adapt and make changes to the environment in positive and negative ways (housing, transportation systems, schools, marketplaces, and recreation areas)
Environmental factors influence the lifestyles of community residents
Period 4
Period 4
Unit 4: PLANTS
Unit 4: PLANTS
From August 12th, through October 15th
From August 12th, through October 15th
Structures of plants
Roots help support the plant and take
Plant inherited traits from
Life cycle and stages of growth of plants
Life span (beginning of development to death)
Needs for survival: air, water, food
Characteristics of all living things: grow, take in nutrients, breathe, reproduce, eliminatewaste, and die
Factors which affect growth
How plants respond to their environment:
Uses of plants (for medicine, perfume, paper, furniture, decoration, etc.)
Importance of plants for our environment
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