Name: Luanne Strusa
October
September
Month
Projected Map for: Social Studies (5th grade)
Essential Questions
Content
Skills
Resources
Assessment
How did different geological
processes shape the physical
environments of the U.S., Canada
and Latin America?
What are the five themes of
geography?
How did the Great Lakes form?
Who were the first explorers of
the Americas?
What are natural resources of the
US, Canada, and Latin America?
Geography
Define geological forces
Explain the 5 themes of
geography: location, place
movement, regions, interactions
with the environment
Explain how geological processes
shaped the physical environments
of U.S., Canada and Latin America
Identify the difference between
renewable and non-renewable
resources.
Studies Weekly Newspapers 1 -3
SS textbook Unit 1
Maps
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
What are the regions of the US,
Canada, and Latin America?
Who are the five major empires
that inhabited South America?
What are the features of the
indigenous Indian tribes of North
America?
Geography
Identify the 5 geographic regions
that make up the U.S.
Identify the 13 provinces and
territories in Canada.
Learn features of each of these
regions, such as economic status,
population and geographic features
Understand how explorers
interacted with the Natives
Identify different traditions of
each tribe of the US, Canada, and
Latin America
Compare maps at different scales
Studies Weekly Newspapers 4 -7
SS textbook Unit 3 – lesson 3
Maps
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
January
December
November
Month
Essential Questions
Content
What is colonization?
What important events helped
shape the US, Canada, and Latin
America into what they are now?
History and Culture – relationship
between Americas and Europe
Important events in Canadian
History
What are the similarities and
differences among the
governments of the United States,
Canada and Latin America?
What are amendments and how are
they made?
What are other types/structures
of government?
Government
Culture and Lifestyles
Who are some important heroes in
the history of Canada and Latin
America?
Who are influential artists and
musicians in the US, Canada, and
Latin America?
Historical figures
Culture of Latin America
Skills
Understand the Columbian
Exchange
Recognize that exchanges of
technologies, plants, animals and
diseases have changed life in the
regions of the U.S., Canada and
Latin America
Use time lines to learn about
important events that impacted
the development of the US,
Canada, and Latin America
Compare/Contrast the government
of the US and Canada
Understand parts of the US
Constitution
Find similarities and differences in
the way the people in the US live
Describe the difference between
federal and state laws
Understand different structures
of government; democracy,
monarchy, etc.
Identify courageous acts of
important historical figures of
different cultures
Analyze the effect of religion and
family on Latin America
Describe sports celebrations that
are important in Latin America
Discuss the effects of Latin
American art on other nations
Resources
Assessment
Studies Weekly Newspapers 8-11
SS textbook Unit 2
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
Studies Weekly Newspapers 12,13,
21, 24
SS textbook Unit 2 – lessons 3-6
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
Studies Weekly Newspapers 14-15
SS textbook Unit 5 – lesson 6
Various resources/articles about
historical figures
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
April
March
February
Month
Essential Questions
Content
How does the United States
economy work?
What is the stockmarket?
How do the regions of Canada
affect its economy?
How do nations depend on each
other for resources and needs?
Economics
What causes a society to grow?
How has Mexico grown?
How has change helped Central
America to grow?
What has helped the Caribbean to
grow?
What changes brought growth to
Brazil?
What affects the economy of
some South American countries?
Latin America Today
Who were the formative tribes of
South America?
What impact did these tribes have
on the areas today?
Native Americans of Central and
South America
Skills
Understand how natural resources
affect the economies of the
Northeast and Midwest
Identify natural resources in
Canada’s western provinces
Explain how climate affects
economies
Understand the stockmarket crash
of 1929 in the US
Describe the stockmarket
Describe characteristics of
Mexico’s three economic regions
Describe new democratic
governments in Central America
Identify characteristics of
Caribbean culture
Explain how Brazil is developing its
economy
Analyze the strengths and
weaknesses of the Colombian
economy
Compare and contrast the Mayan,
Inca, and Aztec civilizations
Explain how each group came to
rise and fall
Know the governments and order
of power of each group
Use time lines to compare when
each group was in existence
Resources
Assessment
Studies Weekly Newspapers 17-18,
20
SS textbook Unit 3 – lessons 1 & 2
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
SS textbook Unit 6
Homework
Teacher-created quiz
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
Edhelper readings
Surface tablets for research
SS textbook Unit 5
Homework
Teacher-created assessment
Written responses from
questions in the textbook
June
May
Month
Essential Questions
What rights to citizen of the US
and Canada have?
What are some of the documents
that award us these rights?
What can be done if those rights
are not granted?
What can I learn about a specific
Latin American country by doing
research?
What makes each Latin American
country unique?
Content
Skills
Resources
Assessment
Role of Citizens
Research of Latin American
country
Define government and will learn
that governments vary by nation.
Know what the Canadian Charter
of Rights and Freedoms is and the
rights it provides for Canadian
citizens.
Define democracy and Democratic
Rights
Define citizens
Identify the rights and
responsibilities of citizens
Determine the effects of laws and
rules on security and individual
rights
Compare the rights of U.S.
citizens to other nations of the
Western Hemisphere
Identify facts about five
difference cultural aspects of a
Latin American country
Studies Weekly Newspapers 22, 23
Internet research
Textbook
Edhelper readings
Homework
Studies Weekly quiz
Continue research on Latin
American country
Create power point identifying five
different aspects of a Latin
American country
Explain information about country
in a presentation to the class
Develop an essay explaining
information researched in a
coherent and organized fashion
SS textbook
Studies weekly newspapers
Internet research
Edhelper readings
Presentation
Essay