3RD CURRICULUM MAP 08-09 FIRST NINE WEEKS SOCIAL STUDIES Social Studies 1st Nine ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY STRATEGY/ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT RESOURCES Wks - 3r Grade QUESTIONS & 08-09 KEY QUESTIONS GPS & ELEMENTS SS3G1 The What are the features Mississippi River Graphic Organizer Teacher Houghton Mifflin of a river? Ohio River Observation Social Studies student will Rio Grande Games Chapter 2- Lesson locate major What are the names Colorodo River Map It Activity p.39 2 pp38-39 topographical of the five major Hudson River rivers in the USA features of the and where are they United States of located? America a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Appalachain Map It Activity p. 39 Chapter 2-Lesson Mississippi, Ohio, Mountains Assessment 2 Rio Rocky Mountains Options-pp 8-11 pp 34-37 Grande, Colorado, What are the major Hudson. mountain ranges in b. Identify major the USA and where are they located? Equator Find it on the Globe Game mountain ranges Prime Meridian Assessment Chapter 9 of the United Lines of Latitude Cooperative learning-create Options- page 83 pp250-251 States of America: Lines of Longitude miniature globes locating How can I locate the these features Unit Resources Appalachian, equator, prime Greece page 75 Rocky. meridian, and lines c. Locate the of latitude and longitude on a Teacher equator, globe? Observation meridian, and lines of latitude Where is Greece located on a world and longitude on a map? globe. d. Locate Greece on a world map. SS3H1 The student will How have Greek Architecture Venn Diagram Teacher Chapter 1 architecture, law, Parthenon Observation pp 18-19 explain the and the Olympics Law Student political roots of Olympic Games Participation Chapter 8
3RD CURRICULUM MAP 08-09 FIRST NINE WEEKS SOCIAL STUDIES Social Studies 1st Nine Wks - 3r Grade 08-09 GPS & ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS & KEY QUESTIONS VOCABULARY STRATEGY/ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT RESOURCES SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features of the United States of America a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson. b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky. c. Locate the equator, meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe. d. Locate Greece on a world map. What are the features of a river? What are the names of the five major rivers in the USA and where are they located? What are the major mountain ranges in the USA and where are they located? How can I locate the equator, prime meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe? Where is Greece located on a world map? Mississippi River Ohio River Rio Grande Colorodo River Hudson River Appalachain Mountains Rocky Mountains Equator Prime Meridian Lines of Latitude Lines of Longitude Greece Graphic Organizer Map It Activity p.39 Map It Activity p. 39 Find it on the Globe Game Cooperative learning-create miniature globes locating these features Teacher Observation Games Assessment Options-pp 8-11 Assessment Options- page 83 Unit Resources page 75 Teacher Observation Houghton Mifflin Social Studies Chapter 2- Lesson 2 pp38-39 Chapter 2-Lesson 2 pp 34-37 Chapter 9 pp250-251 SS3H1 The student will explain the political roots of How have Greek architecture, law, and the Olympics Architecture Parthenon Law Olympic Games Venn Diagram Teacher Observation Student Participation Chapter 1 pp 18-19 Chapter 8
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