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COURSE TITLE: COMMUNITIES NEAR AND FAR
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UNIT 2
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Unit 2: Norwich or New London as an Urban Community
(Suggested amount of time to spend on unit: January - March)
FOCUS QUESTIONS
FQ1: What is an urban community? (EQ1)
Map skills
Identify the following characteristics of ________
Size
Location
Geographical properties
Jobs
Population
Unique characteristics
Services
Resources / Tourism
S8; PS1 Explain how communities and nations interact with one another.
S8;PS2 Describe ways in which communities and nations influence each other.
S9; PS1 Define and identify natural and human characteristics of places.
S9; PS2 Explain how human and natural processes shape places.
S 9; PS 5 Locate places within their own and nearby communities in Connecticut .
S12; PS1 Explain the characteristics and purposes of maps, globes and other geographical tools and technologies.
S12; PS2 Create information from maps, globes and geographic models in graphs, diagrams and charts.
S9; PS4 Observe and describe how Places and regions are identified, defined and bounded.
FQ2: How are ___________ / Ledyard the same and different? (EQ 2)
Study and compare characteristics
S8;PS2 Describe ways in which communities and nations influence each other.
S9; PS1 Define and identify natural and human characteristics of places.
S9; PS3 Provide reasons why and describe how places and regions change and are connected.
S12; PS1 Explain the characteristics and purposes of maps, globes, and other geographical tools and technologies.
FQ3:What makes a community change? (EQ 2)
Population changes
Cultural influences
Economic changes
Location of services
S2; PS2 Locate the events, peoples and places they have studied in time and place (e.g., on a timeline and map) relative to their own location.
S4; PS5 Recognize relationships between events and people of the past and present circumstances, concerns and developments.
S8; PS1 Explain how communities and nations interact with one another.
S9; PS2 Explain how human and natural processes shape places.
S9; PS3 Provide reasons why and describe how places and regions change and are connected.
S11; PS5 Explain locations and characteristics of human settlements and how they have changed over time.
S14; PS1 Identify the three basic questions all economic systems must answer: What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced?
S14; PS4 Define a consumer and a producer and their roles in a market place.
S14; PS6 Explain that some goods and services are provided by the government.
NOTES TO TEACHER:
While a specific time has not been given for each unit, it is important the units are taught sequentially. As time permits, another community in addition to New London/Norwich may be compared.
RESOURCES:
Provided resources:
Life in the City (Unit 2. FQ1)
Historic New London Map and Guide (Unit 2, FQ1,2)
Ledyard Connecticut Street Map (Unit 2, FQ2)
Community Jobs (Unit 2. FQ3)
I Live in a Town
Additional resources:
Norwich/New London Strategic Profile
Norwich Bulletin
New London Day
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES:
Establish penpals with buddies in Norwich or New London school.
Create graphs comparing/contrasting Ledyard with New London or Norwich (use Strategic Profiles).
Investigate and compare one historical figure from each community and their impact.
Using post cards from Unit 1 performance task, write and mail to your pen pal or a relative.
Look at the Real Estate section of the newspaper. Compare prices and talk about why there might be a difference.
ASSESSMENTS:
Essential questions
Focus Questions
Performance Tasks
Tests/quizzes
Teacher Observations
| Content: Social Studies |
Grade Level: 2 |
Date of BOE Adoption: July 17. 2002 |
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