BRISCOE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BEVERLY, MA SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP & PACING GUIDE REVISED: JUNE 2012 GRADE 7 AUTHORS & GRADE-7 TEACHERS: Mr. Brian Bayer-Larson/Ms. Joy Benosky/Mr. Adam Olbash SEPTEMBER OCTOBER WHAT IIS GEOGRAPHY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? WHAT TOOLS DO GEOGRAPHERS USE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD? PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT SHAPE THE EARTH? WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE THE WORLD S CLIMATE REGIONS? HOW MIGHT GLOBAL WARMING AFFECT POPULATION PATTERNS? HOW AND WHY DO GEOGRAPHERS USE THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY? HOW DO HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY AFFECT THE MOVEMENT OF POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD? WHAT ARE SEVERAL WAYS MAPS SHOW INFORMATION? WHAT NATURAL ARE AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD AND WHY ARE THEY UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED? GEOGRAPHY CONCEPTS & WEATHER & CLIMATE *** CONSTITUTION DAY ACTIVITY *** THE 5 GEOGRAPHY CURRENT EVENTS (W/ POLITICAL PROCESS) APPLICATION OF: MAP & GLOBE TERMS DEMOGRAPHIC TERMS GRAPH & CHART CONCEPTS PREVIOUS LEARNED WEATHER & CLIMATE CONCEPTS PHYSICAL & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EFFECTS OF HISTORY & CULTURE POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WORLD APPLY LATITUDE TO IDENTIFY CLIMATE PATTERNS LIBRARY), LIBRARY), ATLAS, TEACHER WRITTEN EXAMS & QUIZZES, PEER/SELF-S, FIELD WORK DAILY JOURNALING, S, FIELD CARTOGRAPHER NOVEMBER STRAND: EUROPE (WESTERN & EASTERN) COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SIMULATION,
DECEMBER EUROPE. HOW DO GOVERNMENTS INFLUENCE ENVIRONMENTS, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE? EUROPE? EVENTS IN EUROPE? CURRENT EVENTS (W/ CLIMATE) COMPARE MAPS AND MAKE INFERENCES WEB QUESTS, MAP TESTS, TEACHER S, EUROPEAN COUNTRY & PRESENTATION, OR GLOBAL ISSUES/ENVIRONMENT ISSUES PROMPT #1 ** GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP BEVERLY, MA JUNE 2012 PAGE 2 COMMON JANUARY FEBRUARY NORTH & EAST ASIA. NORTH & EAST ASIA? EVENTS IN NORTH & EAST ASIA? 2 STRAND: NORTH & EAST ASIA STRAND: SOUTHEAST ASIA IDENTIFY PATTERNS ON A MAP MAP TESTS, TEACHER PEER/SELF- S,WRITTEN EXAMS & QUIZZES LONG- TERM INTERACTIVE PROMPT #2 **
SOUTHEAST ASIA. SOUTHEAST ASIA? EVENTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA? CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA. CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA? EVENTS IN CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA? STRAND: CENTRAL & SOUTH ASIA PARTICIPATE IN PROBLEM SOLVING DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND MAKE GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT DATA WEB QUESTS, QUARTER-LONG, S COMMON PEER/SELF-S, QUIZZES, ASIAN/SILK ROAD TRAVEL JORUNAL- GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP BEVERLY, MA JUNE 2012 PAGE 3 FEBRUARY MARCH STRAND: WESTERN ASIA (THE MIDDLE EAST) MINI (CHINA),
WESTERN ASIA. WESTERN ASIA? EVENTS IN WESTERN ASIA? INTERPRET MAPS AND GLOBES S MARCH APRIL AFRICA. AFRICA? EVENTS IN AFRICA? STRAND: AFRICA GLOBAL ISSUES (SURVEY) INTERRPET CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND DIAGRAMS S, MIDDLE EAST MINI (WORLD PEACE OPTIONAL) PROMPT #3 ** MAY JUNE SOUTH AMERICA. HOW HAS THIS REGION CHANGED IN THE LAST CENTURY? STRAND: SOUTH AMERICA GLOBAL ISSUES (SURVEY) MINI-S, GROUP MAP TESTS, CONCEPT MAPS, TEACHER S, AND/OR LONG-TERM OLYMPIC PROPOSAL SIMULATION
SOUTH AMERICA? EVENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA? RESEARCH/ANALYZING DATA WRITING RESEARCH PAPER/CITING SOURCES PRESENTATION COMMON GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM MAP BEVERLY, MA JUNE 2012 PAGE 4 JUNE SOCIETY, PROFILE THE COUNTRIES OF OCEANIA. THE COUNTRIES OF OCEANIA? EVENTS IN OCEANIA? STRAND: OCEANIA RESEARCH/ANALYZING DATA WRITING RESEARCH PAPER/CITING SOURCES PRESENTATION MINI-S, GROUP MAP TESTS, CONCEPT MAPS, TEACHER S *PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited library/technology lab time and other educational resources, there may be a 1-5 day difference in the pace (or sequence of units in this curriculum map) followed by the grade seven social studies teachers during the school year.