The 7 Continents: North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Australia

1. Course will include research and writing of thesis statements.

2. Inquiry

3. Map Skills: students will learn how to:

• Recognize that maps, globes and models represent real places, particular information, and particular events

• Compare and contrast land and water on a physical map and globe.

• Locate the seven continents and the four oceans on a political map and globe

• Locate the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, and Eastern Hemisphere on a globe

• Locate the USA and Vermont on a map or globe

• Identify cardinal directions

• Identify longitudinal lines and latitudinal lines on a globe

• Use longitude and latitude degrees to find locations on globes and maps

• Recognize and use map symbols and distance scale

• Construct maps with legends

• Compare and contrast information learned from climate maps, weather maps, precipitation maps, commerce maps, physical maps, migration maps 

• Use a compass correctly

4. Continent Study

• 1. Students will pick a continent and a country to study and display in the 7th Grade World Fair.

  2.  Students will study the places, art, architecture, food, the people, and the traditions of a country.

  3. Students will also integrate the Arts into this work.

5 .Current Events: Students will read curated news articles from journals written for middle school  students; they will write a response about the information learned and indicated if bias was present.