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Culture
Standards
Recognize most cultures preserve important personal and public items from the past. 2.1.1 a
Modern Culture - Students will examine their own modern culture and compare it to other cultures around the world. They will focus on the items, such as computers and soda cans, that are prominent parts of their culture.
Recognize communities have customs and cultures that differ. 2.1.1 b
Culture Quest World Tour - "Culture is the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of a group of people." Click on the region you wish to learn about.
Recognize patterns of cultural traits such as language, religion, and family structure. 2.1.1 c
Millennium Dreams - children from around the world talk to BBC World Service about the opportunities they hope the future holds for them.
Family Structure - Students will create family pictures and write about them
Identify diverse cultural groups within the communities of Tennessee. 2.1.2 a
Goods and Services - distinguish between people who produce goods and people who provide services to a community
Describe how society depends upon workers with specialized jobs and the ways in which they contribute to the production and exchange of goods and services. 2.2.1 b
Business Buddies - Students learn the differences between goods and services and producers and consumers (Author - Laurie Ayers)
Lets Find a Deal - drag each person to the right column; producer or consumer
Little Bill the Producer - This lesson (from EconEd Link) teaches the most basic vocabulary about production. People who make goods and provide services are called producers.
Mystery Workers - review the concepts of goods, services, and producers using the Internet to locate examples of each in a teacher's classroom
Simple Simon Met a Pie-Man - a flash video of the classic rhyme, Simple Simon and the Pie-Man, introduces students to the concepts of consumer and producer.
Simple Simon Meets a Producer - lesson plan using the classic rhyme, Simple Simon and the Pie-Man, which introduces students to the concepts of consumer and producer.
We are Consumers and Producers - In this lesson students learn how they and family members fulfill these roles at home and in their community.
Give examples of the various institutions that make up economic systems such as families, workers, banks, labor unions, government agencies, small businesses, and large corporations. 2.2.2 a
Kids Bank - "a fun place for children to learn about money and banking"
Recognize that communities around the state and world are economically interdependent. 2.2.2 b
On the Road again - This lesson investigates ways in which global interdependence is altering traditional trade patterns, and encourages students to speculate on future world economic development.
Made in the U.S.A. - discuss regional interdependence and identify goods the U.S. produces and trades
Describe how the globe is a model of earth locating hemispheres, poles, and equator. 2.3.1 a
Create a Tennis Ball Globe - students create a Tennis Ball Globe, in order to see how a spherical Earth can be shown as one type of flat map
Recognize that natural regions are represented on different types of maps by showing physical features, climate, vegetation, and natural resources. 2.3.1 b
Water Cycle Animation - make changes to the image by selecting buttons on the left - from EarthGuide
Water Cycle Animation - Observe a raindrop traveling through various paths of the water cycle. In this visualization, the blue raindrop shows where water is. The red arrows show the processes that could move it to another place.
The Water Cycle - US Geological Survey's Water Cycle - one of the most complete explanation of the cycle
The Water Cycle - lesson online and then activities, posters and color sheets.
Water Cycle - Enchanted Learning - lesson and activities.
To the Mountains and Back with Drippy the raindrop- a story book about the water cycle (many ads on this page, but it is a good story)Be sure to click on the hand to turn the page instead of the page which will take you to an ad section!
Water Wizard - provides games and quizzes that kids can use to build their skills and knowledge about the watershed
The Watershed Game - Many things happen in a watershed that affect the quality of the water we rely upon . Examine the issues in each area of the watershed, then see the impacts of your choices.
List earth’s natural resources such as minerals, air, water, and land. 2.3.2 e
Show how landmasses and bodies of water are represented on maps and globes. 2.3.3 a
Puzzle Maps from iKnowThat.com - From the Physical Features section select; Gulf Region, Bay Area, Plains Region, Canyon Region, or Continents and Ocean. After selecting one you will be asked to register. Click on "Maybe Later," to go to the game. Each game has a "Read it to Me" button.
Describe how governments establish order, provide security, and manage conflict. 2.4.1 d
Know that communities have different laws depending on the needs and problems of their community. 2.4.2 a
Recognize people who make laws and people who enforce them in Tennessee. 2.4.2 b
Identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment. 2.4.2 c
Distinguish among local, state, and national government and identify representative leaders at these levels such as mayor, governor, and president. 2.4.2 d
Identify characteristics of good citizenship such as establishing beliefs in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good. 2.4.3 a
Identify qualities of good citizenship. 2.4.3 b
Identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship. 2.4.3 c
Identify some governmental services in the community such as the libraries, schools, and parks, and explain their value to the community. 2.4.4 a
Explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations such as Memorial Day and Independence Day. 2.5.1 a
Explain how local people and events have influenced local community history. 2.5.1 b
Describe the order of events by using designation of time periods such as ancient times and modern times. 2.5.2 a
Use vocabulary related to chronology, including past, present and future. 2.5.2 b
Describe and measure calendar time by days, weeks, months, and years. 2.5.2 c
Comprehend those physical and human characteristics of communities change over time. 2.5.2 d
Identify and explain the significance of various community landmarks. 2.5.3 a
Create and interpret timelines. 2.5.3 b
Customize your own timeline - This free service is offered by OurTimeLines.com. They request that webmasters not link to the timeline generator. Therefore you must go to the bottom of their page where you see the phrase, Ready to check it out?
Make your own Timeline, thanks to Teachnology - (scroll past the membership information) Their generator can be used to make time lines of up to 9 events of your choice. Select either a horizontal or vertical timeline.
Compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews. 2.5.3 c
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