Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Teacher: Kristen Little
Standard(s)
Subject/Class: Social Studies
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
SS3H1 The student
will explain the
political roots of our
modern democracy
in the United States
of America.
a. Identify the
influence of Greek
architecture
(columns on the
Parthenon, U. S.
Supreme Court
building), law, and
the Olympic Games
on the present.
SS3H1 The student
will explain the
political roots of our
modern democracy
in the United States
of America.
SS3G1 The student
will locate major
topographical
features.
d. Locate Greece on
a world map.
SS3H1 The student
will explain the
political roots of our
modern democracy
in the United States
of America.
a. Identify the
influence of Greek
architecture
(columns on the
Parthenon, U. S.
Supreme Court
building), law, and
the Olympic Games
on the present.
SS3H1 The student
will explain the
political roots of our
modern democracy
in the United States
of America.
b. Explain the
ancient Athenians’
idea that a
community should
choose its own
leaders.
c. Compare and
contrast Athens as
a direct democracy
with the United
States as a
representative
democracy.
SS3H1 The student
will explain the
political roots of our
modern democracy
in the United States
of America.
c. Compare and
contrast Athens as
a direct democracy
with the United
States as a
representative
democracy.
How did ancient
Athens, Greece
influence American
government?
How did Ancient
Greece influence
us?
Essential Question/ How do the Ancient How can you locate How did ancient
Learning Goal
Week Of: Aug. 17th-21st
Greek Olympics
compare to the
modern day
Olympics?
Athens, Greece on
a world map?
Greeks influence
American
architecture?
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Activating Strategy: Show video clip of
Lesson Opener,
Warm-up, Hook
an example of an
Olympic event today
(me performing the
high jump event).
Virtual Tour of
Greece by using
Google Maps.
Students will start a
circle map(thinking
map) to show how
the Ancient Greece
influenced us.
Students will
Brain pop video on
compare the two
Democracy.
sports cars on
SmartBoard to peak
their interest in
using comparison
skills in today's
lesson.
YouTube video
about Democracy
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Teaching
Strategies:
Procedures,
Technology,
Performance Tasks
Students will view a
PowerPoint of the
Olympics from past
to present day to
guide their
comparison. We will
discuss and
compare together
using a Venn
Diagram on
SmartBoard.
Students will
complete a quiz
over the Olympics
to check for
understanding.
Teacher will show
slides on the
SmartBoard about
the location of
Greece. Then,
students will have to
complete a map
sheet to
demonstrate
understanding of
the slides shown.
Differentiation: As
students are
working on map
activity, teacher will
call over a small
group who need
reteaching of the
Olympic section of
the unit from the
assessment
yesterday.
Teacher will show
pictures of buildings
of the Ancient
Greek architecture
to compare to U.S.
Government
buildings. Students
will paste in their
interactive
notebooks two
buildings to
compare the
architecture of each.
Students will write
sentences to
compare the
similarities and
differences of the
buildings.
Teacher will show
Powerpoint over the
democracy of
government.
Throughout the
PowerPoint, teacher
will use effective
questioning.
Students will add
information to their
thinking maps about
the government.
Have a review
discussion of how
Ancient Greece's
government was a
direct democracy
and the U.S.
government has a
representative
democracy. Discuss
the difference in
groups and call on a
group to share.
Then, the students
will participate in
each type of
election as a class.
Topic: Eating in the
lunchroom or in the
classroom. Direct
democracyeveryone will get to
vote.
Representative
democracy electiona group member will
be chosen to vote
on topic. Compare
the results from
both elections.
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Think- Pair- Share
to answer the
essential question.
Students will add
facts to their
thinking map about
Greece that they
learned today.
Students will share
their comparisons
made about the
buildings. Then,
answer the
essential question.
Students will share
information to the
thinking map.
Students will list the
pros and cons of
each type of
democracy in their
interactive
notebooks.
Assessment/
Evaluation
Olympic Quiz
Map Understanding
Sheet and thinking
map with facts
Sentences
comparing the two
buildings.
Thinking Maps,
questioning
Discussion, writings
in their interactive
notebooks
Materials Needed
Olympic Quiz,
PowerPoint,
SmartBoard
SmartBoard, Map
sheet
Interactive
Notebook,
SmartBoard,
pictures of buildings
PowerPoint,
SmartBoard,
SmartBoard,
interactive
Brainpop,
notebooks
Interactive notebook
Summarizing
Strategies:
Closing Activity