5-Social-Studies-Sept

Main Concept
Geography and Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere (United States, Canada, and Latin America)

Guiding Questions
How did geography influence the development of the Western Hemisphere?

Theme/Content Skills

 * variety of landform regions in the United States.
 * the relative location of the geographic regions of North America
 * the major rivers and lakes in the United States.
 * climate and vegetation regions inthe United States.
 * the physical system changes, such as seasons, climate, and weather, that produce identifiable geographic patters.

Key Terms
Global Skills: landform, mountain range, piedmont, lea level, plateau, basin, volcano

Bodies of water: currnt, tide, inlet, sound, tributary, drainage, basin, fall line

Climate and Vegetation: Climate, natural vegetation, rain shadow, humidity, drought, arid, tundra, prairie savanna

Holidays

 * Labor Day ( First Monday in Sept.)
 * National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 thru Oct. 15)

Student Outcomes
Geography: > > >
 * Student will learn how different geological processes shaped the physical evironments of the United States.
 * Student will learn about the nations and regions of the WesternHemisphere and how they can be analyzed in terms of spatial organization, places, regions, physical settings (including natural reources).

Assessment/Project

 * Vocabulary Journal.
 * Collages: Possible topics: Bodies of water, land forms, the states.
 * Maps (fill-ins)

Resources for Students

 * Brainpop - Searching vocabulary words would give you a variety appropriate topics.
 * Dictionaries
 * Library Books
 * Puzzle of the United States

Resources for Teachers

 * Harcourt Horizons (Red Books) Volume 1 & 2, United States History: Beginnings.
 * Harcourt Horizons (Red Books) Volume 1 & 2, United States History.
 * Blank Maps of the United States.
 * Steck-Vaughn - Maps.Globes.Graphs - An Interactive Program
 * Pearson-Scott Foresman- Student Atlas - World and United States Maps -Basic Facts on the Countries of the World - Illustrated Almanac on the 50 States and District of Columbia
 * Prentice Hall - World Explorer - The United States abnd Canada

Field Trip Suggestions

 * Museum of New York
 * Museum of Natural History
 * New York Public Library