Social Studies Topics:

Map Skills using Map of Iowa

Map Skills Quiz

Continents & Oceans notes study

Continents & Oceans Quiz

Note Taking from Lesson 1 in text

Vocabulary Prime Meridian, Equator, Longitude, Latitude

Study USA and learn the states

States Quiz

Introduced 5 Themes of Geography- used notes and graphic organizer discussed one theme a day

Map project using the 5 themes

Physical and Human Geography in the text book notes

Partner Project Describe your Community for a Geographer what are the physical and human features in Osceola

Introduce North America

Study Canada using 5 themes of geography

North America Quiz

Canada Province Project Trifold

Canada Test

Introduce Central America and Caribbean Islands

Physical Geography

Human Geography

History/Culture/Life there today

Label Map

Map quiz

Treasure Map project

Central America Test

Plan a Trip Advertisement project on a country in the Caribbean Islands or Central America

Christmas Around the World slides/presentations

South America

Brazil

Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina

Africa

Australia