Describe opportunity costs and their relationship to decision making. Describe opportunity costs and their relationship to decision making

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1 Learning Performance Indicators Possible Evidence Standards 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Economic understandings Shows basic understandings of economic concepts. opportunity costs and their improves standard of living voluntary exchange helps buyers and trade promotes economic activity Give examples and describe advancements in the United States opportunity costs and their improves standard of living voluntary exchange helps buyers and trade promotes economic activity Give examples and describe advancements in the United States opportunity costs and their improves standard of living voluntary exchange helps buyers and trade promotes economic activity Give examples and describe advancements in the United States opportunity costs and their improves standard of living voluntary exchange helps buyers and trade promotes economic activity Give examples and describe advancements in the United States Can You Live On a Budget-(see worksheet)

2 Geographic Understandings Locate important Explain why each of physical and manmade features of groups occupied the the native American the United States areas they did and how it affected their lifestyle. the early explorers adapted, or failed to adapt to the various physical environments in which they traveled. the physical geography of each colony helped determine economic activities practiced therein. each side (American or British) attempted to use the physical geography of each battle site to its benefit. physical barriers that hindered and physical gateways that benefited territorial expansion from 1801 to Locate major physical features of the US; include the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, the Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes. Georgia Experience workbook pg. 88 Nystom map assessment (observation) Government and Civic Understandings Identify the roles of the 3 branches of government natural rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness) as found in the Declaration of Independence. Understand We Locate major man-made features; include New York City, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; and the Erie Canal. The student will explain the importance of Americans sharing certain democratic beliefs and principles, both personal and Georgia Experience Social Studies Quiz Ch (See worksheet) Georgia Experience workbook pg. 58 Have the students write/select a newspaper article about a current event expressing their views and beliefs about the topic orally or in writing. Tickets out the door.

3 the people from the Preamble of the Constitution the federal system of government (legislative, executive, judicial) Explain the importance of freedom of expression, as written in the 1 st amendment to the US constitution. civic. Three Branches Responsibility Leaves activity (Frameworks attachment 3) Federal System Cards (Frameworks attachment 4) See Social Studies Frameworks for additional activities and assessments Historical Understandings early Locate where the Native American Native Americans cultures developed settled with in North America emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole) the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter. Explain the functions of government (ie: protecting our rights, checks and balances, how a bill becomes law)** Georgia Experience workbook pg. 8 Nystrom map assessment (observation) Native American Nation GO (attachment 5- Social Studies Frameworks) Social Studies Assessment Native American Tribes (see worksheet) Native American independent project (see 2 worksheets-a and B. Project B is for challenge students) Ticket out the door.

4 the reasons, obstacles, and accomplishments of European explorers Compare and contrast life in the 3 different colonial regions the reasons for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, and English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier examples of cooperation and conflict between Europeans and Native Americans. Compare and contrast life in the New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies Georgia Experience workbook pg. 15 and 16 Explorer Cards Explorer Study Guide/Test Explorers Graphic Organizer (see worksheet) Discovery of North America booklet Tickets out the door Social Studies Framework (Attachment 17) Explorers writing assessment (see outline) European Exploration WebQuest Colony posters independent project (see worksheet and rubric) Colonial Regions Graphic Organizer (attachment 1) should be used in preparation for Colonial postcards (Frameworks pg. 3) Explain the causes of the American Revolution colonial life in America as experienced by various people, including large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans. Trace the events that shaped the Revolutionary movement in America including Ticket Out the Door-Revolutionary War (see worksheet) Graphic Organizer w/ effects (see worksheet)

5 Explain the events, results, and key individuals of the American Revolution Analyze the challenges faced by a new nation the French and Indian War, Stamp Act, no taxation without representation, the activities of the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party Explain the writing of the Declaration of Independence (who, why, how) the major events of the Revolution and explain the factors leading to American victory and the British defeat (battles of Lexington and Concord; Saratoga, Yorktown). key individuals in the American Revolution (King George III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry, John Adams). Identify the weaknesses of government established by the Articles of Confederation Important Figures of the American Revolution Trading Cards (see worksheet) Battle webquest revolutionbattles/home.html and worksheet Social Frameworks Cause and Effect GO American Revolution (attachment 2) People in the American Revolution Webquests Unit Test: Revolutionary War (see worksheet) The American Revolution Ticket Out the Door American Revolution and New Nation Assessment (see worksheet) The American Revolution Ticket Out the Door Chapters 8-14: Quizzes (See worksheets)- Georgia Experience WB

6 Identify the major leaders of the Constitutional Convention (James Madison, Benjamin Franklin), and describe the major issues they debated (Great Compromise, rights of states, slavery). Identify the roles of the three branches of government. Identify and explain the Bill of Rights. territorial expansion the impact of early inventions on life in America the causes of the War of territorial expansion (Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition, acquisitions of Texas, Oregon (Oregon Trail), and California (Gold Rush and the development of mining towns) the impact of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph on life in America. Westward Expansion webquest Slate Review Have the students create Posters and share with the class. Have the students draw pictures of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph and explain, in writing, how each invention affected life in America. Share with the class.

7 Examine the main ideas of abolition and the suffrage movement Discuss biographies of Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Explain the significance of Sojourner Truth s address (Ain t I a Woman? 1851) Have the students create powerpoints as groups or individuals for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Tubman. Present to the class orally.