Unit 1 - Introduction to Social Studies

What will we be learning about?

EQ - How do we learn from the past? (QUIZ #1)

Lesson 2 - What types of evidence to historians use to understand the past? (p10 - 17)

How do we write about history?

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Standards - 6.1a, 6.1b, & 6.1c (Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography)

EQ - How does geography influence the way people live? (QUIZ #2)

Lesson 1 - What methods do geographers use to show the Earth’s surface?

How do geographers use the 5 themes and 6 essential elements of geography?

What are some of the key ways that maps are used?

What are the uses of charts, graphs, and diagrams?

How do geographers study population and culture?

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EQ - Why do people trade? (QUIZ #3)

Lesson 2 - What are the basic ideas of economics?

What are the different types of economic systems?

What are the benefits and disadvantages of trade?

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EQ - Why do people form governments? (Covered on the Chapter 2 Test)

Lesson 3 - What are the key principles of the U.S. government?

What are the civic rights, duties, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens?

What does it mean to be a global citizen?

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