SOCIAL STUDIES | missmazurcip5

Unit 1:

Essential Questions:

1. How do we read to find information?

2. What is the meaning behind common symbols and features of a map?

3. What is a credible source of information/what is not?

4. How do we summarize information from multiple sources?

Vocabulary:

-latitude/longitude

-Compass rose

-Scale

-Continents and Oceans

-Types of maps

-Trash vs. Treasure

- Explorer

-Main Idea

-Key Details

Rhode Island Grade Level

Expectations: Social Studies

G.1 -1

G.1-2

G2-1

HP1

HP4-1-2

C&G 1-2

HP2 -2

Students will be able to.....

1. Identify parts of a map and the seven continents and major oceans

2. Research an explorer using credible sources

3. Summarize important information from multiple sources