2nd Grade Social Studies Unit 4

Big Idea:

Understand how physical characteristics of places and regions affect people's activities and settlement patterns.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

2.7(D) [Readiness] identify the characteristics of different communities, including urban, suburban, and rural, and how they affect activities and settlement patterns.

Focus TEKS

2.7(C) [Readiness] explain how people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to meet basic needs

2.7(A) [Readiness] describe how weather patterns and seasonal patterns affect activities and settlement patterns;

2.7(B) [Supporting] describe how natural resources and natural hazards affect activities and settlement patterns;

Student Learning Targets:

• I will write about the natural resources available in my community.
• I will compare and contrast urban, suburban, and rural.
• I will illustrate a rural community, a suburban community, and an urban community.
• I will discuss how weather and seasonal patterns affect activities and settlement.

Essential Questions:

• How does location and natural resources shape a community?
• What are the differences between rural, suburban, and urban?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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