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    Unit 1: Where We Live

     
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    REVIEW JEOPARDY GAME

     

    http://jeopardylabs.com/play/social-studies-where-we-live

     

    Objectives:

     

    1. Distinguish between city, suburban, and small town or farm setting

     

    2. Recognize human-made features of land and identify various landforms and bodies of water

     

    3. Compare physical features of land

     

    4. Use colors and symbols to read a physical map and distinguish land and water on a map

     

    5. Identify examples of how people live in different locations

     

    6. Identify how land and climate affect people’s work and the recreation that enjoy

     

    7. Compare a map and globe and location continents, oceans, equators and poles on both

     

    8. Describe how people depend on the land and identify ways people adapt to and change their environments to meet their needs

     

    9. Recognize how seasonal changes can affect the land and its use

     

    World Book Online:

    www.worldbookonline.com

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    A Guide to Famous Landmarks:

    http://www.areavibes.com/library/famous-american-landmarks-kids/

     

    National Landmarks Facts:

    http://www.softschools.com/facts/us_national_landmarks/

     

    Statue of Liberty Information for Kids:

    http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/statueofliberty.html

    http://www.kidzworld.com/article/2512-statue-of-liberty-fun-facts

    https://kidzfeed.com/statue-of-liberty-facts-for-kids/

     

    Statue of Liberty Video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usHRc7G0gVo

     

    Ellis Island Information for Kids:

    http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1800s/ellis_island.php

    http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/ellisisland.html

     

    Ellis Island Video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rredHTyKaQ

     

    Washington Monument Video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6X-EqGii0k

     

    Washington Monument Information for Kids:

    http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/washington-monument.htm

         
           

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