Key Learning: There are principles and documents of government. Unit Essential Question: What are the principles and documents of government?

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1 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: There are principles and documents of government. What are the principles and documents of government? Rule of Law Laws and Government Principles and Ideals that Shape Government How can the rule of law in protecting property rights, individual rights, and the common good be explained? A How do we describe the basic purposes of government in the nation? B How can the principles and ideals shaping national government be described? C Rule of law Government Nation Liberty Freedom Democracy Justice Equality

2 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: There are principles and documents of government. What are the principles and documents of government? Lesson Topic 4: Documents and Ideals of Government Lesson Topic 5: Individual Rights Lesson Topic 6: Symbols How can key ideas about government found in significant documents be interpreted? D What are the individual rights guaranteed by the PA Constitution and the US constitution? E How can the significance of state symbols, national symbols and national holidays be explained? F Declaration of Independence Constitution Bill of Rights Symbol

3 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship? Civic Rights and Responsibilities Conflict and Resolution Leadership and Public Service How do we identify the rights and needs of others in the state and the nation? A How can people promote cooperation among individuals? B Why do individuals get involved in leadership and public service? C Rights Citizenship Cooperation Leadership Public service

4 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship? Competent and Responsible Citizens How do we identify the rights and needs of others in the state and the nation? D Rights Nation

5 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: How Government Works How does Government work? Branches of Government Structure, Organization and Operation of Government Government Services How do we differentiate between the responsibilities of the three branches of government? A How do the elected representative bodies function in making national laws? B What are the specific roles of local and state government officials? C Branches Local representative bodies Laws Government officials

6 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: How Government Works How does Government work? Leadership and Political Elections Elements of the Election Process Conflict and the Court System What are the primary duties of elected national positions? D How do we define the requirements to vote in the local, state and national elections? E What are some ways conflicts can be resolved? F Duties Election Resolved

7 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: How Government Works How does Government work? Interest Groups Media Influences How do political groups try to influence others? G What are the various sources of mass media? H Political Group Influence Mass media

8 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Scarcity and Choice How do scarcity and choice affect the economical state of our nation? Scarcity and Choice Limited Resources Opportunity Costs How do we explain how limited resources and unlimited wants cause scarcity? A How do people meet their basic needs and wants? How can the use of human and capital resources in the production of a specific good be demonstrated? B How can people s choices have different economic consequences? C Resources Scarcity Human Resources Capital Resources Production Consequences

9 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Scarcity and Choice How do scarcity and choice affect the economical state of our nation? Incentives and Choice How does availability of resources affect choice? D Resources Choice

10 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Markets and Economic Systems How do markets and economic systems affect our nation? Goods and Services Market Competition Advertising and Media How are goods and services distributed? A How does pricing influence sellers and consumers? B Why does advertising cause people to change their behavior in predictable ways? C Goods Services Distributed Sellers Consumers Influence Advertising Behavior Predictable

11 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Markets and Economic Systems How do markets and economic systems affect our nation? Price Determination Economic Health Private Economic Institutions What factors cause changes in price? D How can the opening and closing of businesses impact the Pennsylvania economy? E What are the similarities and differences between the various types of private economic institutions? F Goods Services Distributed Sellers Consumers Influence Private economic institutions

12 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Markets and Economic Systems How do markets and economic systems affect our nation? Economic Systems What are the various types of economic systems? G Traditional Market Command

13 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Functions of Government What are the functions of government? Goods and Services Government Involvement in the Economy Taxation What are the costs and benefits of government economic programs? A How can the factor s that influence government s economic decision making be described? B What are the ways in which tax revenue is collected? C Government economic programs Influence Tax revenue

14 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: How International Relationships Function How do international relationships function? Tools of Foreign Policy What is the difference between nation and country? Nation Country

15 Unit: Civics and Government Key Learning: Economic Interdependence What is economic interdependence? Factors Contributing to Economic Interdependence What are the various economic and non-economic organizations that contribute to interaction among individuals and nations? D Economic Organizations Non-economic Organizations Interaction

16 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Income, Profit and Wealth How are income, profit and wealth involved in economics? Factors Influencing Wages Labor Productivity Profits and Losses How is the availability of goods and services made possible by the work of members of the society? A How do we differentiate the requirements for different careers and occupations? B How do positive and negative incentives affect individual choices? D Goods Services Society Differentiate Career Occupation Incentives

17 Unit: Economics Key Learning: Income, Profit and Wealth How are income, profit and wealth involved in economics? Entrepreneurship Costs and Benefits of Saving Interest Rates What is entrepreneurship and what is its role in the community? F What are the costs and benefits of saving? G What are costs and benefits of borrowing? H Entrepreneurship Saving Borrowing

18 Unit: Geography Key Learning: Basic Geographic Literacy How do we acquire basic geographic literacy? Geographic Tools Location of Places and Regions How are common geographic tools used to organize and interpret information about people, places, and the environment? A How do you describe and locate places and regions defined by physical and human features? B Geographic tools Environment Regions Physical Features Human Features

19 Unit: Geography Key Learning: Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions What are the physical characteristics of places and regions? Physical Characteristics Physical Processes How can the physical characteristics of places and regions be described? A What are the basic physical processes that affect the physical characteristics of places and regions? B Places Regions Phys. Characteristics Places Regions Phys. Processes

20 Unit: Geography Key Learning: Human Characteristics of Places and Regions What are the human characteristics of place and regions? Human Characteristics What are the human characteristics of places and regions? A Population Culture Settlement Economic Activities Political Activities

21 Unit: Geography Key Learning: Interactions Between People and the Environment What are the interactions between people and the environment? Impact of Physical Systems Impact of People How do you describe and explain the effects of the physical systems on people within regions? A What are the effects of people on physical systems within a community? B Region Physical System Physical System Community

22 Unit: History Key Learning: Historical Analysis and Skills Development What is the importance of historical analysis and skill development when studying the history of the world? Continuity and Change Over Time Fact/Opinion and Points of View Research How do we identify and explain the influences of economic features on continuity and change over time? A How do we classify and analyze fact and opinion from multiple points of view and secondary sources as related to historical events? B How do we locate primary and secondary sources for a research topic, then summarize the findings in writing? C Influences Economic Features Continuity Classify Analyze Fact Opinion Secondary sources Primary Source Secondary Source

23 Unit: History Key Learning: Pennsylvania History What is the history of Pennsylvania? Contributions from Individuals and Groups Historical Documents, Artifacts and Places Impact of Continuity and Change on PA History What are the similarities and differences between common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups from Pennsylvania? A How do we illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts and places, critical to Pennsylvania history? B What is the difference in how continuity and change in Pennsylvania history formed and operated? C Social Political Economic Documents Artifacts Belief systems Religions Commerce and Industry Technology Politics Physical geography Human geography Social organizations

24 Unit: History Key Learning: Pennsylvania History What is the history of Pennsylvania? Conflict and Cooperation What are the patterns of conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations? C How do these patterns impact the history and development of Pennsylvania? C Ethnicity Race Working Conditions Immigration Military Conflict Economic stability

25 Unit: History Key Learning: United States History What is the history of the United States? Contributions from Individuals and Groups Historical Documents, Artifacts and Places Impact of Continuity and Change on PA History What are the similarities and differences between common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups in the United States? A How do we illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts and places, critical to United States history? B What is the difference in how continuity and change in United States history formed and operated? C Social Political Economic Documents Artifacts Belief systems Religions Commerce and Industry Technology Politics Physical geography Human geography Social organizations

26 Unit: History Key Learning: United States History What is the history of the United States Conflict and Cooperation What are the patterns of conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations? D How do these patterns impact the history and development of the United States? D Ethnicity Race Working Conditions Immigration Military Conflict Economic stability

27 Unit: History Key Learning: World History What is the history of the world? Contributions of Individuals and Groups Documents, Artifacts, and Groups What are the similarities and differences between common characteristics of the social, political, cultural, and economic groups in world history? A How can you illustrate the concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts, and sites, which are critical to world history? B Social Political Economic Documents Artifacts Sites Critical