MATH - 1st Quarter (3 Units)
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Science - 1st Quarter
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SOCIAL STUDIES - 1st Quarter
Thinking Like a Historian
Students will delve into clues by using primary and secondary sources to examine maps, government and the relationship between people and their environment. Students will begin thinking like a historian by using historical thinking while building research and inquiry skills.
Standards ---
2.C&G.1.3 Compare the structure and function of the three branches of government at the national level.
2.E.1.1 Explain how scarcity affects economic decisions.
2.H.1.3 Compare various perspectives of the same time period using primary and secondary sources.
I.1.1 Identify inquiry as a process to answer questions and solve issues.
I.1.8 Construct responses to compelling questions using information from sources.
Students will learn that ---
The different branches of government vary in their structure and function.
Governments may be structured to address the basic needs of the people
Economic decisions are influenced by the availability of goods and services.
The economic decisions relating to what people buy often determines what goods and services are produced.
Historical sources from multiple points of view may be used to understand events that happened in the past.
The perspective of sources often reflects the authors’ motives for writing.
Historical events or issues can be understood by comparing different sources