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Unit Plan // South West- OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA

Members:
Kate Hennessey...
Kerry Corrigan..
Emily Fuguet.
Danielle Timbario.
Alyssa Collier
Jessica Jenet
Chelsea Flynn..

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Team
Member

Day

Topic

Objs

Kerry

INTRO

Students will work in teams to list information they know about the Southwest.

Danielle

Geography- maps

Describe the human and physical characteristics of the region.

Use a map scale to find distance between places on a road map
Read/Understand geographic info given on maps

Jessica

Geography-

Understand accomplishment of explorers of the US

Alyssa

History- to present

Understand how and why the SW became part of the US

Alyssa

History- Resources

Understand how and why the SW became part of the US

Kerry

History- Mexican-American War

Identify multiple causes and effects of historical events.

Understand the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War

Chelsea

Geography- Resources:
Ranching/Farming/Water

Describe how natural resources affected ranching and farming in the SW

Katie

*Learning Stations:
Water Conservation

Project based activity to demonstrate expert level knowledge

Understand how people cooperate to share and protect natural resources.
Understand how and why people conserve water in desert regions

Emily

*Learning Stations:
Oil

Project based activity to demonstrate expert level knowledge

Analyze how people and government resolve conflicts over scarce resources.

Katie

10

*Learning Stations:
Native Americans

Understand cultural diversity in Texas and Oklahoma

Project based activity to demonstrate expert level knowledge

Emily

11

*Learning Stations:
Parks

Project based activity to demonstrate expert level knowledge

Understand how people study and preserve historic cultural sites.
Locate and study an important historical and cultural site in SW

Emily

12

Class Share/celebrate

Students will reflect on their learning at the conclusion

Students will showcase their learning projects during the gallery walk.
Students will review their original state splashes and edit as a class.

Components of Social Studies Unit Plan

PA Standards

7
cf

8
KH

9
EF

Civics
Economics

Geography
History

10
KH

11
EF

O
O

12

O
O

10

NCSS Themes

11

I Culture

II Time, Continuity, Change

III People, Places, Environment

IV Individual Develop.Identity

O
O

O
O

V Individ., Groups, Institutions

VI Power, Authority, Govern.

VII Product., Distrib, Consumpt.

VIII Science, Tech.,Society

IX Global Connections

X Civic Ideals & Practices

Teaching/Student Learning Activities

Critical Thinking
Opportunities for kids to think
critically about content and to practice
skills of critical thinking

Self-Directed Learning
Opportunities for kids to direct their
own learning about content, problem
or questions posed about the topic
under study

Contributions of Multiple Cultures

Opportunities for kids to see the
contributions of many different

12

10

11

12

cultures

Focus on an Individual Persons

contributions
Opportunities for kids to that
individual people affect our history
and our world

Opportunity for Students to Research

Opportunity for Students to Examine

Real World Situations

Multiple Explanations of Content

During lesson, teacher provides
students with multiple ways to
understand, think about and 'work
with' the content

Use of Textbook within Lesson

Use of Other Reading Material within

Lesson

Formative Assessment of Student

Learning

Summative Assessment
of Student Learning

Accommodations for students with

special needs

Enrichment for gifted, talented,

interested learners

Lesson Activity

10

11

12

Reading Independently

Writing Independently

O
O

Creative Writing

Expository Writing

Reading informational literature

Reading Fiction material

Teacher Reading

Use of primary source documents

Critical analysis of info sources

Using maps, globes

Using graphs, charts

O
O

Timelines, event chains

Deliberation, decision making

Perspective taking

Construction of project
Visual representations

Integration of the Arts

Internet, Other Technology

Whole Group Instruction

Small Group Work

Individual Work

Direct Instruction of concepts or skills

O
O

Role Play/Simulation
Inquiry: Students
identify/research/answer question

O
O

Relating to current events

Relating to global issues

Relating to individual students lives