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3. Student Learning Map
- Topic:World Regions
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:25
- Grade(s):3
Key Learning:
People depend on and modify their environments.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: Lesson Essential Question(s):How do geography, climate and natural resourses affect the way people live and work? (ET)
Why are cities and towns build near resources? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):How did civilizations influence one another throughout history?
(A)How does the changing environment affect family life?
(A)How have the experiences of ancient civilizations influenced life in the modern world?
(ET)How has the arrival of immigrants changed existing native cultures?
(ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):Vocabulary:regions, natural resources, nomads, immigration, agrarian, land form, climate, ports, trade center, conservation, irrigation, manufacture, crops, growing season, agriculture, harbor
Vocabulary:culture, custom, founders, tradition, immigrant, opportunity, holiday, religion, heritage
Vocabulary:
Additional Information:
(Note: Holidays and Cultural Observances may be taught based on their calendar occurance dates.) --
Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say; Molly's Pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen; Festivals, by Myra Cohn Livingston; Comming to America: The Story of Immigration, by Betsy Maestro; People Behind the Holidays, (CD Rom) National Geographic Educational Technology.
Resources:
Acquisition Lesson:
Extending Thinking Lesson: