1 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM Map: Social Studies Type: Consensus Grade Level: 3 School Year: 2008-2009 Author: Kristen Daly District/Building: Minisink Valley CSD/Otisville Elementary Created: 11/04/2008 Last Updated: 02/02/2009 << Refresh Map Content << Printable Version How does the information on a map help identify location? How can you find the location of a city in The United States of America? What is a continent? What is an ocean? What is a country? What is a map? What is a globe? A. Use the information on a map to identify location. B. Analyze the location of a city in the USA C. Classify a location by country, continent, and major oceans D. Contrast a map and a globe, describing a location by hemisphere E. Use a map to find a specific location SS3-K1-1A SS3-K1-1B SS3-K1-1C SS3-K1-1D SS4-K1-1A SS1-K1-1A SS1-K1-1C SS5-K4-1C How is a map different from a globe? How can you find a location in a country? How can you find a location in a continent? F. location, map, continent, ocean, globe, hemisphere, equator A. Evaluate the necessity and function of a system of laws to govern the citizens of a community. What is the importance of laws in a community? How do laws help to govern the citizens of a community? What is the job of the mayor? What is the job of a judge? Who are the lawmakers in a community government? How are the laws made in a community? What are the responsibilities of citizens? How can you be a responsible citizen at home, the park and at school? Why do people in a community need to work together? How do people in a community work together to solve problems? Unit B. Analyze the function of a mayor Analyze the function of a judge Analyze the function of lawmakers in a community government C. Understand the responsibilities of citizens D. Learn and demonstrate ways to be a responsible citizen at home and at school E. Apply concepts learned in various activities F. Vocabulary : cooperate, citizen, government, law, consequence, mayor and judge A. Analyze the individual resources that allow a community to function B. Understand how individual resources in a community create interdependence amongst the citizens C. Comprehend what interdependence is What are the individual resources that allow a community to function? How do a communities individual resources create interdependence among its citizens? D. Explain how volunteers are needed and utilized in a community E. Explain how volunteers respond to the needs in a community F. Vocabulary : responsibility What is interdependence? What is a volunteer?

2 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM Why are volunteers needed in a community? Why do volunteers respond to needs in a community? What is the early history of the Yuma area? Who were the Quechan Indian farmers? Who were the Spanish explorers? Who were missionaries? What were the effects of the arrival of the Anglos and the Chinese in Yuma? What changes have taken place in Yuma? How do you use a time line? How do you use a time line to determine when important events occurred in the city of Yuma over the past 1,00 years? Why is learning about the past important? What is culture? What are customs, beliefs, and language? How do customs, beliefs, and language create a unique identity? Why are communities made up of people of all different backgrounds? What is a cultural heritage? A. Analyze the early history of the Yuma area from Quechan Indian farmers to Spanish explorers and missionaries B. Evaluate the effects of the arrival of the Anglos in Yuma C. Evaluate the effects of the arrival of the Chinese in Yuma D. Classify the changes that have taken place in Yuma E. Learn how to use a time line F. Utilize a time line to determine important events in the city of Yuma over the last 1,000 years G. Explain how learning about the past is important H. history, missionary, ancestor, and biography A. Understand what culture, customs, beliefs, and language is B. Comprehend that different cultures, customs, beliefs and languages create a unique identity C. Conclude that while some communities may be uniform in makeup, many communities are made up of people of different backgrounds How do citizens celebrate common holidays in diverse ways? D. Analyze Vancouver and its cultural heritage E. Contrast the methods by which citizens celebrate different holidays and common holidays F. Explain why communities are made up of different groups of people G. custom, culture and founder How do you describe a place in terms of its physical features? What are the types of landforms? Why are communities located on certain types of waterways and bodies of water? What is the significance of climate? What are the human-made features of a place? How can you identify the A. Describe a place in terms of its physical features B. Classify types of landforms, including highlands and lowlands C. Analyze why communities are located on certain types of waterways and bodies of water D.Explain the significance of climate E. Identify the human - made features of a place SS3-K1-1A SS3-K1-1B SS3-K1-1C SS3-K1-1D SS3-K2-1A SS3-K2-1C SS3-K2-1D

3 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM physical features of a place by looking at a land form map? F. Understand the physical features of a place by looking at a land form map What are the advantages for a community to be located next to a body of water? How can you use a table to compare numbers (population)? A. Explain why it is advantageous for a community to be located next to a body of water B. Use a table to compare information about the population of six different cities in the United States How do people interact with their environments? What becomes the center of communities? What was the role of the development of St. Louis (Gateway to the West)? What are intermediate and cardinal directions? How is using intermediate directions different from using cardinal directions? How do we use intermediate directions to locate places on a map? What are the natural resources that encouraged farming on the Great Plains? How do such valuable resources as a minerals and fuels form the basis for a community's economy? What are some map symbols on a product map? What is a product map? A. Describe how people have interacted with their environments by building communities at places where routes intersect B. Explain why the crossing points of land routes and waterways became the centers of communities A. Describe the development of St. Louis and its continued role as the Gateway to the West B. Understand the concept of using intermediate directions and how they differ from cardinal directions C. Use intermediate directions to locate places on a map A. Identify those natural resources that encouraged farming on the Great Plains B. Explain how such valuable resources as minerals and fuels from form the basis of a communities economy C. Understand information on a product map by using map symbols SS4-K1-1A SS4-K1-1B SS4-K1-1C SS4-K1-1D SS4-K1-1G SS3-K1-1D How would you describe the place chosen for the nation's capital? Why are many state capitals and county seats located where they are? A. Describe the place chosen for the nation's capital B. Explain why many state capitals and county seats are located where they are Why did the Brazilian leader move their capital city away from Rio de Janeiro? Why did they select the site of Brasilia? A. Evaluate the Brazilian leader's decision to move their capital city away from Rio de Janeiro B. Analyze the process of

4 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM selecting a site and planning the new capital at Brazilia How does change affect a community? What are the ways that you can compare how a community changes and how it stays the same? How can slow, steady change in a community result in substantial change over a long period of time? What factors could cause rapid change in a community? How can you identify different changes that can occur in a community by using maps of different times? How can unplanned change affect a community compared to other types of change? How did owning a horse change the Cheyenne's way of life? How did the geographical location of the Hoopa tribe keep their way of life the same? Why is the art of storytelling important to the Native American culture? How has the Aztec city of Tenochitlian changed over time? What do archeologists learn from the study of artifacts? A. Analyze how change can affect a community B. Compare the ways in which communities stay the same and in which way they change. C. Identify the changes that occur in a community by comparing maps from different times. D. Hypothesize what might cause rapid change in a community. reservoir, decade, century, transportation, and distaster A. Describe how owning a horse can change the Cheyenne way of life. B. Explain how the geographical location of the Hoopa tribe kept their way of life the same. C. Describe the importance of story telling to the Native American culture. lodge, tepee, and legend A. Describe the Aztec city of Tenochtitlian. B. Analyze the ways in which Tenochtitlian has changed over time. C. Demonstrate how archeologists learn from artifacts. D. Analyze an artifact. SS3-K1-1D SS1-K2-1D SS1-K3-1A SS1-K3-1B SS1-K4-1A SS1-K4-1B How has Mexico City's large population help cause its pollution problem? What are the ways that the people of Mexico City are working to solve their pollution problems? What are some methods that are used to find a solution to a problem? How did Mexico City solve its pollution problem? Who were the early colonists? Why did the early colonists canal, causeway, empire, artifact, and archeologist A. Explain how Mexico City's large population has helped cause its pollution problem. B. Describe the ways in which the people in Mexico City are working to solve their problems with pollution. C. Learn a method for finding solutions to problems. D. Analyze how Mexico City is solving its air pollution problem. pollution, solution

5 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM want a change in government? What role did the Declaration of Independence play in establishing the new country? What role did the Constitution play in establishing the new country? What were the causes of the Civil War? What were the results of the Civil War? How was the Transcontinental Railroad built? What was the importance of the invention of the telegraph and the telephone in communication? What was Thomas Edison's most famous invention? What advances led to the invention of radio and television? How were the inventions of the automobile and airplane accepted? What are some of the inventions that have changed our lives? A. Describe the early colonists and explain why they wanted a change in government. B. Identify the roles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in establishing the new country. C. Analyze the causes and results of the Civil War. slave, colony, tax, revolution, independence, constitution, Civil War, amendment A. Describe the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. B. Explain the importance of the invention of the telegraph and telephone to communication. C. Identify Thomas Edison's most famous invention. D. Explain advances that led to the invention of radio and television. E. Describe the wide acceptance of automobiles and airplanes. F. Identify inventions that continue to transform our lives. How can people find out about the history of their community? How can people use social studies skills to help them learn about their community? communication, transcontinental, invention, suburb, and satellite A. Describe the ways in which people can find out about the history of their community. B. Analyze the ways in which people can use social studies skills to help them learn about the history of their community. historical society What is life of the Amish people like? Why do the Amish people choose the barn-raising method instead of hiring a construction crew to build the barn? How do the Amish people depend on the outside world? How do graphs help us get information? What are the basic steps involved in manufacturing most products today? What types of resources are needed to make most products? How does a company compare A. Describe the life of Amish people B. Analyze why people choose the barn raising method C. Identify and describe how Amish people depend on the outside world D. Read and interpret pictographs and bar graphs basic needs, rural, service, product, bar graph and pictograph A. Explain the basic steps involved in manufacturing most products today B. Describe the types of resources needed to make most prodcuts SS1-K3-1B SS1-K3-1D SS4-K1-1A SS4-K1-1B SS4-K1-1C SS4-K1-1F

6 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM to an industry? What is a flow chart? C. Compare and relate a company to an industry How do you read a flow chart? How do consumers decide what products to buy? How does advertising influence people's choice of products? Why does the demand for a product change? What are economic choices? How do you compare two products? D. Learn how to read a flow chart E. Use a flow chart to explain the step in a task A. Describe how consumers decide what products to buy B. Analyze how advertising influences peoples choice of products C. Explain how demand for a product can increase What is bartering for goods? What is interdependence? How do you use a map grid to locate places? What is the importance of international trade today and in the past? D. Analyze economic choices E. Compare the trade-offs and opportunity costs involved in buying two different products A. Compare bartering for good with using money to obtain goods B. Explain how bartering involves an interdependence among people How does communication link to the function of trade? How do countries depend on one another economically? What is a cutaway program? C. Use a map grid to locate places A. Analyze the importance of international trade today and in the past B. Evaluate the importance of communication links to the function of trade C. Explain how countries depend on one another economically D. Learn how a cutaway diagram helps people learn about the insides of objects How do people cooperate with each other and with their local government to solve problems? A. Analyze ways in which people cooperate with each other and their local government to solve problems.

7 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM How do leaders help people in a community solve problems? How is the role of the people and the role of the leader in solving problems alike and different? What are skills to resolve conflict? How can you practice conflict resolution skills? B. Explain how leaders help people in a community solve problems. C. Compare and contrast the role of the people and the role of the leader in solving a problem. D. Learn skills to resolve conflicts. E. Practice conflict resolution skills. How were the Iroquois able to bring peace to their five tribes through use of laws? How are the reasons the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact and the reasons the Iroquois created their set of 13 laws alike? What is the importance of the US Constitution to American citizens? What are the parts of the election process? What is an election? Why does each state need its own government? What are duties of a governor of a state? How is the role of state lawmakers and state judges alike? What would the results be if there were community governments but no state governments? How do you use a distance scale to measure distances on a map? How do you find the distance between several cities on a map? A. Analyze how the Iroquois were able to bring peace to their tribes through use of laws. B. Compare the reasons the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact with the reasons the Iroquois wrote their set of laws. C. Describe the importance of the US Constitution to an American Citizen. D. Identify the parts of the election process. E.Conduct an election. A. Analyze why each state needs its own government. B. Describe the duties of the governor of a state. C. ompare the role of state lawmakers and state judges. D. Identify the results if there were community governments but no state governments. E. Learn how to use a distance scale to measure distances on a map. F. Measure on a state map the distances between several cities. A. Explain why our national government consists of three branches. B. Describe the duties of the President. C. Analyze how Congress works. D. Evaluate the reasons our national government includes a Supreme Court. Why does our national government consist of three branches? What are the duties of the President? How does Congress work? Why does our national government include a Supreme A. Evaluate the meaning of the flag of The United States. B. Explain the historical significances of our own national anthem. C. Analyze the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Describe the ways in which

8 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM Court? What is the meaning of the flag of the United States? What is the historical significance of our national anthem? the U.S. flag is displayed. E. Learn what a symbol and its meaning are. F. dentify and compare patriotic symbols of the U.S. G. Identify and compare the state symbols. What is the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance? What are the ways in which the US flag is displayed? What is a symbol? A. Analyze how the former government of South Africa was unfair. B. Evaluate what the leaders of South Africa hoped their new constitution would accomplish. What is its meaning? What are some patriotic symbols of the U.S.? C. Identify changes made by the government of South Africa to solve its voting problem. What are state symbols and how are they alike? D. Examine the role Nelson Mandela played in the history of South Africa. F. Compare and contrast different view points about the bald eagle as a national symbol for the U.S. G. Understand how individuals can hold different viewpoints. Unit 6 Why would people leave one country to live in another? What is an immigrant? Why do people immigrate to the United States? Where did the immigrant migrate from? How are neighborhoods in a city alike? Unit 6 A. Hypothesize about why people choose to leave one country and live in another B. Explain that immigrants to the United States have come from different parts of the world at different times C. Compare and contrast different neighborhoods in a city Unit 6 SS1-K1-1A SS5-K1-1B SS5-K1-1E SS5-K2-1E SS5-K2-1F SS5-K3-1C SS5-K4-1B How are neighborhoods in a city different? How did African Americans migrate from the South to New York City? How has literature, art, and music in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s developed and flourished? How are the characteristics of jazz like other types of music? How are the characteristics of jazz different from other types of music? A. Describe the migration of African Americans from the south to New York City B. Analyze the development and flourishing of literature, art and music in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s C. Identify the characteristics of jazz D. Contrast the characteristics of jazz with other types of music How can tall tales be used to learn about people who helped America grow? How are the stories of John Henry and Paul Bunyan alike? How are the stories of John Henry and Paul Bunyan A. Analyze tall tails about people who helped America grow B. Compare and contrast the tall tales of John Henry and Paul Bunyan C. Explain the concept of point of view

different? What does "point of view" mean? What is the photographer's point of view in the photograph of Martin Luther King Jr? What are the elements of Oshogatsu? What is Oshogatsu? How is Let celebrated? What is Let? How is Let similar to and different from Oshogatsu? What is Kwanza? How is the custom of celebrating in Times Square similar to other celebrations of the New Year? How is the custom of celebrating in Times Square different from other celebrations of the New Year? How can you follow a sequence of events? D. Describe the photographer's point of view in the photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. A. Interpret the elements of Oshogatsu B. Compare Let with Oshogatsu C. Describe Kwanzaa D. Compare the custom of celebrating in Times Square with other celebrations of the New Year E. Learn how to follow a sequence of events A. Compare the physical features of India and The United States B. Contrast the population and the languages spoken in India with those of the United States C. Analyze the Indian folktale "The Jackal's Tale" How are the physical features of India and the United States different? How are the physical features of India and the United States alike? D. Describe the food, clothing, and music of many people in India E. Compare the main religious groups in India with those in the United States F. Analyze the population densities of India How are the languages spoken in India and the United States alike and different? How is the population in India and the United States alike and different? What is the Indian folktale "The Jackal's Tale" about? What is the food, clothing, and music like of many people in India? How are the main religious groups in India and the United States alike and different? What are the population densities in India? Key to Standards used in this Map SS1-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 1 [History of the United States and New York i] - Performance Indicator 1A - know the roots of American culture, its development from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it. [Elementary] SS1-K1-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 1 [History of the United States and New York i] - Performance Indicator 1C - explain those values, practices, and traditions that unite all Americans. [Elementary] SS1-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 1 [History of the United States and New York i] - Performance Indicator 1A - explore the meaning of American culture by identifying the key ideas, beliefs, and patterns of behavior, and traditions that help define it and unite all Americans. [Intermediate] SS1-K2-1D [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 2 [History of the United States and New York ii] - Performance Indicator 1D - analyze the role played by the United States in international politics, past and present. [Intermediate] SS1-K3-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 3 [History of the United States and New York iii] - Performance Indicator 1A - complete well-documented and historically accurate case studies about individuals and groups who represent different ethnic, national, and religious groups, including Native American Indians, in New York State and the United States at different times and in different locations. [Intermediate] 9 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM

SS1-K3-1B [2 occurrences] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 3 [History of the United States and New York iii] - Performance Indicator 1B - gather and organize information about the important achievements and contributions of individuals and groups living in New York State and the United States. [Intermediate] SS1-K3-1D [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 3 [History of the United States and New York iii] - Performance Indicator 1D - classify major developments into categories such as social, political, economic, geographic, technological, scientific, cultural, or religious. [Intermediate] SS1-K4-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 4 [History of the United States and New York iv] - Performance Indicator 1A - consider the sources of historic documents, narratives, or artifacts and evaluate their reliability. [Intermediate] SS1-K4-1B [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 1 - Key Idea 4 [History of the United States and New York iv] - Performance Indicator 1B - understand how different experiences, beliefs, values, traditions, and motives cause individuals and groups to interpret historic events and issues from different perspectives. [Intermediate] SS3-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1A - study about how people live, work, and utilize natural resources. [Elementary] SS3-K1-1B [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1B - draw maps and diagrams that serve as representations of places, physical features, and objects. [Elementary] SS3-K1-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1C - locate places within the local community, State, and nation; locate the Earth s continents in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994) [Elementary] SS3-K1-1D [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1D - identify and compare the physical, human, and cultural characteristics of different regions and people (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994) [Elementary] SS3-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1A - map information about people, places, and environments. [Intermediate] SS3-K1-1B [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1B - understand the characteristics, functions and applications of maps, globes, aerial and other photographs, satellite-produced images, and models. [Intermediate] SS3-K1-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1C - investigate why people and places are located where they are located and what patterns can be perceived in these locations. [Intermediate] SS3-K1-1D [3 occurrences] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 1 [Geography i] - Performance Indicator 1D - describe the relationships between people and environments and the connections between people and places. [Intermediate] SS3-K2-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 2 [Geography ii] - Performance Indicator 1A - formulate geographic questions and define geographic issues and problems. [Intermediate] SS3-K2-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 2 [Geography ii] - Performance Indicator 1C - present geographic information in a variety of formats, including maps, tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, and computer-generated models. [Intermediate] SS3-K2-1D [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 3 - Key Idea 2 [Geography ii] - Performance Indicator 1D - interpret geographic information by synthesizing data and developing conclusions and generalizations about geographic issues and problems. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1A [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1A - know some ways individuals and groups attempt to satisfy their basic needs and wants by utilizing scarce resources. [Elementary] SS4-K1-1A [2 occurrences] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1A - explain how societies and nations attempt to satisfy their basic needs and wants by utilizing scarce capital, natural, and human resources. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1B [2 occurrences] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1B - define basic economic concepts such as scarcity, supply and demand, markets, opportunity costs, resources, productivity, economic growth, and systems. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1C [2 occurrences] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1C - understand how scarcity requires people and nations to make choices which involve costs and future considerations. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1D [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1D - understand how people in the United States and throughout the world are both producers and consumers of goods and services. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1F [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1F - describe how traditional, command, market, and mixed economies answer the three fundamental economic questions. [Intermediate] SS4-K1-1G [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 4 - Key Idea 1 [Economics i] - Performance Indicator 1G - explain how nations throughout the world have joined with one another to promote economic development and growth. [Intermediate] SS5-K1-1B [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 1 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government i] - Performance Indicator 1B - describe the basic purposes of government and the importance of civic life. [Intermediate] SS5-K1-1E [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 1 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government i] - Performance Indicator 1E - analyze how the values of a nation affect the guarantee of human rights and make provisions for human needs. [Intermediate] SS5-K2-1E [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 2 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government ii] - Performance Indicator 1E - value the principles, ideals, and core values of the American democratic system based upon the premises of human dignity, liberty, justice, and equality. [Intermediate] SS5-K2-1F [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 2 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government ii] - Performance Indicator 1F - understand how the United States and New York State Constitutions support majority rule but also protect the rights of the minority. [Intermediate] SS5-K3-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 3 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government iii] - Performance Indicator 1C - discuss the role of an informed citizen in todays changing world problems. [Intermediate] SS5-K4-1B [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 4 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government iv] - Performance Indicator 1B - explain the role that civility plays in promoting effective citizenship in preserving democracy. [Intermediate] SS5-K4-1C [1 occurrence] - SS Standard 5 - Key Idea 4 [Civics, Citizenship, and Government iv] - Performance Indicator 1C - participate in negotiation and compromise to resolve classroom, school, and community disagreements and problems. [Intermediate] 10 of 10 11/4/2009 3:25 PM