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Skill plan for TCI Social Studies Alive! - Our Community and Beyond

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1	Unit 1 Geography
Lesson 1: Understanding the Geography of the World		Oceans and continents 1. Identify oceans and continents 2. Select oceans and continents States 3. Identify states of the West 4. Identify states of the Midwest 5. Identify states of the Southeast 6. Identify states of the Northeast Major U.S. cities 7. Major U.S. cities
Lesson 1: Understanding the Geography of the World
Oceans and continents 1. Identify oceans and continents 2. Select oceans and continents States 3. Identify states of the West 4. Identify states of the Midwest 5. Identify states of the Southeast 6. Identify states of the Northeast Major U.S. cities 7. Major U.S. cities

Lesson 2: Finding Places in the United States		Map skills 1. Read a map: cardinal directions 2. Use a map key Landmarks 3. The Statue of Liberty 4. Mount Rushmore 5. The Golden Gate Bridge
Lesson 2: Finding Places in the United States
Map skills 1. Read a map: cardinal directions 2. Use a map key Landmarks 3. The Statue of Liberty 4. Mount Rushmore 5. The Golden Gate Bridge

Lesson 3: Geography and the Way We Live		Land features 1. Introduction to Earth's land features 2. Identify Earth's land features using photographs Natural resources 3. Natural resources
Lesson 3: Geography and the Way We Live
Land features 1. Introduction to Earth's land features 2. Identify Earth's land features using photographs Natural resources 3. Natural resources

Lesson 4: Native Americans and Their Environments
Lesson 4: Native Americans and Their Environments

2	Unit 2 History
Lesson 5: Settling in the United States
Lesson 5: Settling in the United States


Lesson 6: Diversity in the United States		Cultural holidays 1. Easter 2. Hanukkah 3. Lunar New Year 4. Rosh Hashanah 5. Thanksgiving 6. Christmas 7. Día de los Muertos 8. Holi 9. Kwanzaa 10. Ramadan
Lesson 6: Diversity in the United States
Cultural holidays 1. Easter 2. Hanukkah 3. Lunar New Year 4. Rosh Hashanah 5. Thanksgiving 6. Christmas 7. Día de los Muertos 8. Holi 9. Kwanzaa 10. Ramadan

Lesson 7: Making Communities Better		1. Frederick Douglass 2. Cesar Chavez 3. Susan B. Anthony 4. Martin Luther King Jr. 5. Bill Gates
Lesson 7: Making Communities Better
1. Frederick Douglass 2. Cesar Chavez 3. Susan B. Anthony 4. Martin Luther King Jr. 5. Bill Gates

Lesson 8: Cultures Around the World
Lesson 8: Cultures Around the World

3	Unit 3 Economics
Lesson 9: Understanding Our Economy		1. Goods and services 2. Producers and consumers 3. Scarcity and choices 4. What is economics?
Lesson 9: Understanding Our Economy
1. Goods and services 2. Producers and consumers 3. Scarcity and choices 4. What is economics?

Lesson 10: Choices in a Free Market		Supply and demand 1. Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded 2. Understand overall supply and demand 3. Create and use supply and demand curves Shortage and surplus 4. Identify shortage and surplus 5. Identify shortage and surplus with data
Lesson 10: Choices in a Free Market
Supply and demand 1. Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded 2. Understand overall supply and demand 3. Create and use supply and demand curves Shortage and surplus 4. Identify shortage and surplus 5. Identify shortage and surplus with data

Lesson 11: Using Money Wisely
Lesson 11: Using Money Wisely


Lesson 12: The United States and Global Trade
Lesson 12: The United States and Global Trade

4	Unit 4 Civics
Lesson 13: Providing Public Services		1. Purpose of government
Lesson 13: Providing Public Services
1. Purpose of government

Lesson 14: Government in the United States		Levels of government 1. Local government 2. State government 3. Federal government The Constitution 4. The Constitution 5. The Bill of Rights 6. Checks and balances
Lesson 14: Government in the United States
Levels of government 1. Local government 2. State government 3. Federal government The Constitution 4. The Constitution 5. The Bill of Rights 6. Checks and balances

Lesson 15: Citizenship and Participation		1. Presidential elections
Lesson 15: Citizenship and Participation
1. Presidential elections

Lesson 16: Making a Difference in the World
Lesson 16: Making a Difference in the World

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