CLASS: 3rd Social Studies
FRAME THE LESSON
Student Expectations Bundled in Lesson
Noun=Underline
Verb=Italicize
Resources/Materials:
2C- Compare ways in which various other communities meet their needs.
4A- Describe and explain variations in the physical environment, including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards. B- identify and compare how people live in
different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment in which they live such as deserts, mountains, wetlands, and plains. C- Describe the effects of physical processes such
as volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes in shaping the landscape. D- Describe the effects of human processes such as building new homes. Conservation, and pollution in shaping the
landscape. E- Identify and compare the human characteristics of various region.
12B- Identify examples of actions individuals and groups can take to improve the community.
19B- Use a decision making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.
Objective/Key Understanding:
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Understand that the environment influences how and where people live.
Understand that climate influences how and where people live.
Describe ways people interact with their physical environment to meet their basin
needs.
Identify human actions that affect the environment in positive and negative ways.
Explain how and why people protect the environment.
Introduce Vocabulary Activity
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Adapt
Adobe
Agricultural region
Climate
Conserve
Continent
Ecosystem
Elevation
Erosion
Industrial region
Irrigate
Landform
Mine
Informal Assessment
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TEKs Practice p. 86-89
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
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The Big Question section
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems
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DATE: 10/26-10/30
What would happen if we didn’t keep the oceans clean?
How can people help the environment in their everyday lives?
The first national park was created in 1872. How can you tell that this was a good idea?
Modify
Nonrenewable resources
Recycle
Renewable resources
Vegetation
Weather
Building Our
Community Text Book
(p.78-89)
Engage
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What is important to all living things. Write how you use water.
Write some of the way that people use lakes and the land near lakes.
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Prepare to Read p. 78 TE
Begin to Read on p. 79 TE
Explain
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Teach background information from TE
KWL chart on p. 80 TE
Reciprocal Teaching p. 81 TE
Elaborate
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Have students identify a plan to support a local organization
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All story questions and an action plan.
Have students implement the plan.
Explore
Evaluate