4-2-2012 Teching US History 1585-1763

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS

GRADES 5-8  

United States History

Colonization and Settlement 1585-1763

6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.

Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
Content Statement	Strand	CPI#	Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)	Resources
2. Colonization and Settlement The colonists adapted ideas from their European heritage and from Native American groups to develop new political and religious institutions and economic systems. The slave labor system and the loss of Native American lives had a lasting impact on the development of the United States and American culture.	A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.1.8.A.2.a Determine the roles of religious freedom and participatory government in various North American colonies. 6.1.8.A.2.b Explain how and why early government structures developed, and determine the impact of these early structures on the evolution of American politics and institutions. 6.1.8.A.2.c Explain how race, gender, and status affected social, economic, and political opportunities during Colonial times. B. Geography, People, and the Environment 6.1.8.B.2.a Determine factors that impacted emigration, settlement patterns, and regional identities of the colonies. 6.1.8.B.2.b Compare and contrast how the search for natural resources resulted in conflict and cooperation among European colonists and Native American groups in the New World. C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology 6.1.8.C.2.a Relate slavery and indentured servitude to Colonial labor systems. 6.1.8.C.2.b Explain the system of mercantilism and its impact on the economies of the colonies and European countries. 6.1.8.C.2.c Analyze the impact of triangular trade on multiple nations and groups. D. History, Culture, and Perspectives 6.1.8.D.2.a Analyze the power struggle among European countries, and determine its impact on people living in Europe and the Americas. 6.1.8.D.2.b Compare and contrast the voluntary and involuntary migratory experiences of different groups of people, and explain why their experiences differed.			Early North American Colonies US History on Shmoop Dear America – Colonial Era Puritans Colonial America Digital History: Colonization 1492 An Ongoing Voyage National Archives Lessons The Founding Era Motivations for English Colonization Colonization Project Peopling of America The Puritan Mind Witchcraft in Salem 17th Century Music and Dance 17th-Century Pastimes and Sports The Great Republic History of the Colonization of America Map - YouTube 13 Originals Betsy Ross Historic Jamestown Poor Richard's Almanac 1753 Poor Richard's Almanac 1733 Colonial Hall Cultural Readings Early America Review The Liberty Tree Colonial America Maps Our Country People of Colonial Albany Squantum Colonial America Lessons Colonial Thinkquest Colonial Currency English Colonial Era The First Thanksgiving Colonial Williamsburg Life in Colonial America Historic Virginia Jamestown Webquest Loyalty or Liberty Thanksgiving Life in the Colonies from Education World Kid Info: Colonial Life Early American Portraits Mayflower History  Plimoth Plantation Welcome to Salem Printable Colony Map Quiz Colonial Life Webquest

3-30-2012 US History to 1620 Online

Teching The Social Studies CCCS
Grades 5-8

American History to 1620

Content Area	Social Studies	RESOURCES
Standard	6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global communities.
Era	Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Grade Level	By the end of grade 8
Content Statement	Strand CPI# Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)
1. Three Worlds Meet Indigenous societies in the Western Hemisphere migrated and changed in response to the physical environment and due to their interactions with Europeans. European exploration expanded global economic and cultural exchange into the Western Hemisphere.	A. Civics, Government, and Human Rights 6.1.8.A.1.a Compare and contrast forms of governance, belief systems, and family structures among African, European, and Native American groups. B. Geography, People, and the Environment 6.1.8.B.1.a Describe migration and settlement patterns of Native American groups, and explain how these patterns affected interactions in different regions of the Western Hemisphere. 6.1.8.B.1.b Analyze the world in spatial terms, using historical maps to determine what led to the exploration of new water and land routes. C. Economics, Innovation, and Technology 6.1.8.C.1.a Evaluate the impact of science, religion, and technology innovations on European exploration. 6.1.8.C.1.b Explain why individuals and societies trade, how trade functions, and the role of trade during this period. D. History, Culture, and Perspectives 6.1.8.D.1.a Compare and contrast gender roles, religion, values, cultural practices, and political systems of Native American groups. 6.1.8.D.1.b Explain how interactions among African, European, and Native American groups began a cultural transformation. 6.1.8.D.1.c Evaluate the impact of the Colombian Exchange on ecology, agriculture, and culture from different perspectives.	US History on Shmoop Lessons on PBS Teachers Age of Exploration Native Americans of the Western Hemishpere Native American North American Natives The Cherokee Nation Up Close with a Zapotec Urn Inca Investigation Types of Government Descriptions of Governments Political Economy Terms Glossary Determining Boundaries Trading Around the World Comparative Economic Systems Western Religions Religion of the Ancient Near East Ancient Civilizations Tenets of Major Religions Human Settlement Environmental Trends

12-14-2011 Antarctica, Ecology, Ice, Snow, and Poetry

On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen is the first man to reach the South Pole.

Articles and Pictures:

• The Expedition on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen's_South_Pole_expedition
• Cool Antarctica - http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/roald%20amundsen.htm
• Race for the South Pole - http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/history/pole-race2.shtml
• Where None Have Gone Before - http://www.mnc.net/norway/Amundsen.htm
• The American Experience Article - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/peopleevents/pandeAMEX87.html
• South Pole.com - http://www.south-pole.com/p0000101.htm
• South Pole for Kids - http://southpoleforkids.ca/kids-teachers/south-pole-facts/
• Antarctica Virtual Tour - http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/vtour/ 
• South Pole Station - http://www.southpolestation.com/index.html

Have a class debate about South Pole tourism, or on whether or not Antarctica is shrinking.

1. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/hillary-clinton-urges-tougher-controls-on-south-pole-tourists-1667533.html
2. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-effects/
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2008/0110/p14s01-sten.html
4. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/story?id=1678441&page=1#.TuJIOLJCo8k
5. http://www.livescience.com/16548-antarctic-ozone-hole-5th-largest-record.html
6. http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/is-global-warming-melting-antarcticas-ice-1193/
7. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/whys_there_more_ice_at_the_sou.html
8. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/globalwarmingforkids.html

•  Find out the Pros and Cons of controversial issues -http://www.procon.org/
•  Debate online with UFeud – http://www.ufeud.com/
• Create Debate is an online discussion community - http://www.createdebate.com/ 
• Heads Up - HeadsUp is a moderated, online space for under 18s to debate the political issues important to them. - http://www.headsup.org.uk/content/
• Post and respond without signing up but content may not be filtered - http://www.wedebate.it/
• Debate online using aMap, a tool that helps you map your arguement - http://www.amap.org.uk/create/

Animals:

• http://www.ehow.com/facts_5636029_kind-animals-found-south-pole_.html
• Penguins - http://www.penguinscience.com/classroom_home.php?gclid=CIilp5fM9awCFaMSNAodEGNQRg, http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/, http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/main.html, http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/emperor-penguin/, http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/efc_splash/splash_cam.aspx, 
• Seals - http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/downey/project/seals.html, http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Antarcseal.htm, http://www.travelthewholeworld.com/antarcticaseals.html, http://library.thinkquest.org/26442/html/life/seal.html, http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/antarctica/seals.htm
• Whales - http://library.thinkquest.org/26442/html/life/whale.html, http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/whales/food%20web.htm, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0605/features/whales.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMxY4c5SeIs
• Birds - http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Birds.html, http://www.greglasley.net/antartix.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Antarctica, http://library.thinkquest.org/26442/html/life/bird.html

Ice, Snow, Winter Poetry:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4540885_create-winter-poetry-unit-classroom.html

• Frost: Fire and Ice - http://poemhunter.com/poem/fire-and-ice/
• Dust of Snow - http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/blfrostwinter.htm
• Mazur: Ice - http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/26218
• Medcalf: Ice Magic - http://www.strangehorizons.com/2002/20020325/ice_magic.shtml
• Snow in the Trees - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/23440.html
• Snow in the Air - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/23544.html
• Snow in the Valleys - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/23689.html
• Snow Fort - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/23988.html
• The Snow Fairy - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/claude_mckay/poems/1775.html
• Snow Flakes - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/emily_dickinson/poems/6132.html
• A Little Snow Was Here and There - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/emily_dickinson/poems/6973.html
• Snow Day - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/billy_collins/poems/11285.html
• The Snow Man - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/wallace_stevens/poems/18032
• Now and Ice - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/quincy_troupe/poems/22440.html
• The Abominable Snowman - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/ogden_nash/poems/19623
• The Snowman in the Yard - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/joyce_kilmer/poems/17330
• Snow Flurries - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/raymond_a__foss/poems/23370.html
• Poem Hunter Snow Poems - http://poemhunter.com/poems/snow/

Make Your Own Snowflake Online

Other Lessons:

1. http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/winter/
2. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/search_ice_snow/ski.1.homepage.html
3. http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/southpole.edu/flaky.html