6-Social-Studies-October

Main Concept

 * Earth's Climate and Vegetation
 * Natural Resources

Guiding Questions

 * How do Earth and the sun work together to affect climate?
 * How can climate information help people adapt to their physical surroundings?
 * What are three kinds of natural resources that people use?
 * What natural resources do you depend on most?

Key Terms
Earth's Climate and Vegetation: climate, temperature, tropic, sea beeze, land breeze, altitude, rain shadow, vegetation, rain forest arid

Natural resources: natural resources, biological resource, fertile, soil, mineral, fossil fuel, renewable resources, nonrenewable resource, conservation, scarce, recycling.


 * Suggestions:** Vocabulary words can be given as an introduction to each topic, or it can be given as homework after the introduction of each topic.

Holidays

 * Columbus Day : October 11
 * United Nations Day: October 24th
 * Halloween: Oct. 31st.

Student Outcomes

 * Student will be able to describe how physical processes have resulted in physical patterns on Earth's surface.
 * Student will be able to analyze the effects of physical processes and the pysical environment on humans.
 * Student will be able to identifiy how people have adapted to the physical environment in selected places and regions.
 * Student will be able to describe how renewale and nonrenewable natural resources such as fossil fuels, fertile soil, and timber are produced
 * Student will identify issues that arise when natural resources zre in relatively short supply.


 * Brainpop questions and written test
 * Collages: Possible topics: Recycling, renewable and nonrenewable resouces, climates, ect.....
 * Research the climate and vegitation in different parts of the world.


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 * Brainpop for Climate and Vegetation: Topics: Climate Types, Weather, Ociean Currents, Global Warming
 * Brainpop for Natural Resources: Natural Resources
 * Dictionaries
 * Library Books
 * class computer

Resources for Teachers

 * The NYC Teacher's RRResource Kit : RRR You Ready? (Found in Resource Room) Contains VHS and suggested activities
 * Brainpop: Search vocabulary words: Has many activities, along with follow-up questions.

Books:

 * Around The World - National Geographic - Harvest Festival

Text Books:

Field Trip Suggestions

 * The Museum of Natural History
 * The Musueum of Modern Art