| Grade 3 |
COURSE TITLE: TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
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OVERVIEW
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FOCUS QUESTIONS
Unit 1: New England
FQ1: What defines this region? (EQ1)
FQ2: What are the different ways you can locate New England on a map? (EQ1)
FQ3: How do climate and landforms influence the people who live in New England? (EQ2)
FQ4:How does the movement of people, products, information and ideas impact New England? (EQ3,4)
Unit 2: South or Southwest as a Region in the United States
FQ1:What defines this region? (EQ1)
FQ2:What are the different ways you can locate this region on the map? (EQ1)
FQ3:How do climate and landforms influence the people who live in this region? (EQ2)
FQ4:How does the movement of people, products, information and ideas impact this region? (EQ3,4)
Unit 3: Deserts as a Region of the World
FQ1:What defines this region? (EQ1)
FQ2:What are the different ways you can locate deserts on the map? (EQ1)
FQ3:How do climate and landforms influence the people who live in deserts? (EQ2)
FQ4:How does the movement of people, products, information and ideas impact deserts? (EQ3,4)
Unit 4: Rainforests as a Region of the World
FQ1:What defines this region? (EQ1)
FQ2:What are the different ways you can locate rainforests on the map? (EQ1)
FQ3:How do climate and landforms influence the people who live in rainforests?(EQ2)
FQ4:How does the movement of people, products, information and ideas impact rainforests? (EQ3,4)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How do location, climate, and landforms define a region? (Themes 3,4,6)
How does the environment effect what people do? (Themes 3,4,6)
How have people changed the environment? (Themes 3,4,6)
What arts, traditions, and beliefs unify a region? (Themes 1,6)
MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS
Map skills are intended to be integrated into the curriculum as much as possible.
Objectives: The student will:
Locate and define the basic vocabulary necessary for maps and globe study, (continent, ocean, sea, lake, river, harbor, coastline, mountain, island, desert, peninsula, plateau, and plain)
Label the four main directions and the four intermediate directions using a compass rose.
Read and use a legend on a map.
Estimate approximate distances between two points using a map scale.
Identify the names of the continents.
Be introduced to the hemispheres.
Identify a point as north/south of the equator and east/west of the Prime Meridian by reading degree markings.
Students will locate places using longitude and latitude.
Locate important parallels and identify regions as those of low, middle and high latitudes.
| Content: Social Studies |
Grade Level: 3 |
Date of BOE Adoption: July 17. 2002 |