Geography
Grade Level: 6th Grade
Subject: Social Studies
Time Frame: 7 weeks (August/September)
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Big Understandings
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- Use geographic tools and resources to research and make geographic inferences and predictions about the Western Hemisphere
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Essential Questions
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- how can geographic tools be used to solve problems in the future?
- why does where we live influence how we live?
- how do populations, physical features, resources, and perceptions of place and regions change over time
- how have geographic factors influenced human settlement, economic activity, and land acquisition?
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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
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- use geographic tools to identify, locate, and describe places and regions in the Western Hemisphere, to solve problems (latitude, longitude, scale on maps, globes, and other resources such as GPS and satellite imagery
- collect, analyze, and synthesize data from geographic tools to compare regions in the Western Hemisphere
- examine geographic sources to formulate questions and investigate responses
- interpret, apply, and communicate geographic data to justify potential solutions to problems in the Western Hemisphere at the local, state, national, and global levels
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Topics:
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â—¦ Map skills- longitude, latitude, and scale
â—¦ Use map skills to solve problems
â—¦ Look at and use multiple different types of maps
â—¦ Answer geographic questions using geographic tools
â—¦ Explore how places are connected
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Standards
SS.6.2.1