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Poyen School Curriculum K - 12 2007-2008

Social Studies - World Geography

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People, Places, and Environments | Power, Authority, and Governance | Production, Distribution, & Consumption | Social Science Processes and Skills | Time, Continuity and Change

Time, Continuity and Change

Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of teh chronology and concepts of history and identify and explain historical relationships.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Chronology & concepts of history		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks	Classroom

Diverese perspectives
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate diverse contemporary, historical, and geographical perspectives as they relate to important events, recurring dilemmas, and persistent issues.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Chronology & concepts of history		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.1	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 3.3 [Textbook]. Guided reading; Label a climate map.
·	World Geography, section 4.1; [Textbook]. guided reading 4.1; create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 5.2; [Textbook]. guided reading 5.2; write an original weather story
·	World Geography, section 6.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 6.2; compare and contrast Us and Canadian government
·	World Geography, section 7.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 7.2
·	World Geography, section 8.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 8.2; landform and climate maps
·	World Geography, section 9.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 9.2
·	World Geography, section 10.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 10.2
·	World Geography, section 11.2; [Textbook]. guided reading 11.2; climate map
·	World Geography, section 12.1 [Textbook]. guided reading 12.1
·	World Geography, section 12.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 12.2
·	World Geography, section 13.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 13.2
·	World Geography, section 15.2 [Textbook]. guided reading 15.2
·	World Geography, section 16.1, 16.2 & guided reading [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.2; guided reading 18.2; [Textbook]. critical thinking page 449
·	World Geography, section 19.2 & guided reading [Textbook].

Connections change/continuity
The learner will be able to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of change and continuity by applying key historical concepts, such as time, chronology, causality, change, conflict, complexity, and movement.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Chronology & concepts of history		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.2	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.1; guided reading 4.1; [Textbook]. create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 6.1; guided reading 6.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.2; guided reading 9.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 11.2; guided reading 11.2 [Textbook]. climate map
·	World Geography, section 12.2; guided reading 12.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.2; guided reading 15.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.1; guided reading 16.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.1; guided reading 18.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.2; guided reading 18.2 [Textbook]. Landform and climate map
·	World Geography, section 19.2; guided reading 19.2 [Textbook].

Turning points in history
The learner will be able to evaluate major turning points in history.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Chronology & concepts of history		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.3	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 9.2; guided reading 9.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.2; guided reading 15.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.1; guided reading 16.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.2; guided reading 18.2 [Textbook]. Critical thinking 449

Persisting issues
The learner will be able to analyze and evaluate the history, causes, consequences, and possible solutions to persisting issues, such as health, security, resource allocation, economic development, and environmental quality.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Chronology & concepts of history		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 1.6	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 3.1; guided reading 3.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 4.1; guided reading 4.1 [Textbook]. Create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 6.2; guided reading 6.2 [Textbook]. Compare and contrast US and Canadian governments
·	World Geography, section 7.2; guided reading 7.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.2; guided reading 9.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 10.1 & 10.2 with guided reading [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.3; guided reading 12.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.2; guided reading 13.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.2; guided reading 15.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.2; guided reading 16.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 17.2;guided reading 17.2; [Textbook]. Climate and population map
·	World Geography, section 19.2; guided reading 19.2 [Textbook].

Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how ideas, events, and conditions bring about change.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
What brings change		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks	Classroom

Cause/effect in history
The learner will be able to investigate cause and effect as a historical concept.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
What brings change		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.1	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 4.1; guided reading 4.1 [Textbook]. Create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 5.2; guided reading 5.2 [Textbook]. Write an original weather story
·	World Geography, section 8.2; guided reading 8.2 [Textbook]. Landform and climate maps
·	World Geography, section 16.2; guided reading 16.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 17.2; guided reading 17.2 [Textbook]. climate and population map
·	World Geography, section 18.1; guided reading 18.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.3; guided reading 18.3 [Textbook].

Continuity and change
The learner will be able to investigate the role of ideals, traditions, processes, institutions, literature, languages, and the arts in continuity and change.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
What brings change		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.3	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 6.1; guided reading 6.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 6.3; guided reading 6.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.3; guided reading 9.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.3; guided reading 12.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.3; guided reading 15.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.1;guided reading 18.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.3; guided reading 18.3 [Textbook].

Issues of Continuity and change
The learner will be able to compare and contrast issues of continuity and change by applying techniques, such as brainstorming, data analysis, simulations, and scenario writing.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
What brings change		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks TCC 2.4	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 6.3; guided reading 6.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.3; guided reading 15.3 [Textbook].

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People, Places, and Environments

Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding that people, cultures, and systems are connected and that commonalities and diversities exist among them.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks.	Classroom

Connections and Interactions
The learner will be able to analyze and illustrate connections and interactions of individuals, groups, institutions, states and nations.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.1	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.2; guided reading 4.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 4.4; guided reading 4.4 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 6.3; guided reading 6.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.1; guided reading 9.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.3; guided reading 12.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.1; guided reading 13.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 19.3; guided reading 19.3 [Textbook].

Effects of Science & Technology
The learner will be able to evaluate the effects of science and technology on individuals, groups, and organizations.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.2	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 4.2; guided reading 4.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.1; guided reading 13.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.1; guided reading 16.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 19.1; guided reading 19.1 [Textbook].

Cultural elements
The learner will be able to demonstrate how cultural elements such as language, the arts and belief systems can connect people or cause conflict.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.3	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 9.1; guided reading 9.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.3; guided reading 9.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.3; guided reading 12.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.2; guided reading 18.2 [Textbook].

Interdependencies of nations
The learner will be able to probe the interdependencies of nations.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.4	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.2; guided reading 4.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.1; guided reading 7.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.1; guided reading 13.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.3; guided reading 18.3 [Textbook].

Group characteristics
The learner will be able to assess the ways family, religion, gender, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, and other group characteristics contribute to the development of a sense of self.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.5	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 9.3; guided reading 9.3 [Textbook].

Cultural diversity and cohesion
The learner will be able to analyze and demonstrate the value of cultural diversity and cohesion within and across groups.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.7	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 6.3; guided reading 6.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.1; guided reading 9.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.3; guided reading 9.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.1; guided reading 15.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.3; guided reading 18.3 [Textbook].

Cultural Perspectives
The learner will be able to explore cultural perspectives by applying techniques such as brainstorming, data analysis, simulations, and scenario writing.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
connections people,cultures, systems		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 1.8	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.2; guided reading 4.2 [Textbook].

Content Standard 2
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of teh significance of physical and cultural characteristics of places and world regions.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks	Classroom

Connections to environment
The learner will be able to formulate connections of individuals, groups, and organizations to the physical environment.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.1	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.1; guided reading 4.1 [Textbook]. Create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 4.4; guided reading 4.4 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 5.1; guided reading 5.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 5.2; guided reading 5.2 [Textbook]. Write an original weather story
·	World Geography, section 6.1; guided reading 6.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.1; guided reading 7.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.2; guided reading 7.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 8.1; guided reading 8.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.1; guided reading 9.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 10.1; guided reading 10.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 10.2; guided reading 10.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 11.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 11.2; guided reading 11.2; climate map [Textbook].
·	World Geography, Sections 12.1, 12.2, 13.2, 14.1, 14.2, 15.1, 16.2 [Textbook]. With guided reading
·	World Geography, sections 17.1, 18.1, 19.1, 19.2 [Textbook]. with guided reading
·	World Geography, section 17.2, guided reading 17.2 [Textbook]. climate and population map

Influence of events
The learner will be able to question and appraise how events in all cultures are influenced by physical and human geographic factors.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.2	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 4.2; guided reading 4.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 4.4; guided reading 4.4 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 5.1; guided reading 5.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.1; guided reading 7.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 8.1; guided reading 8.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 11.1; guided reading 11.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.1; guided reading 12.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.2; guided reading 12.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 14.1; guided reading 14.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 15.1; guided reading 15.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 17.1; guided reading 17.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 19.2; guided reading 19.2 [Textbook].

Interrelationships
The learner will be able to generate both current and historical examples of the interrelationships of science, technology, and society.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.3	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 6.1; guided reading 6.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.1; guided reading 7.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 12.1; guided reading 12.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 19.1; guided reading 19.1 [Textbook].

Five themes of geography
The learner will be able to extract commonalities and differences among cultures as they relate to the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.4	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.1; guided reading 4.1 [Textbook]. create a population chart
·	World Geography, section 5.1; guided reading 5.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 7.1; guided reading 7.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 8.1; guided reading 8.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 8.2; guided reading 8.2 [Textbook]. landform and climate maps
·	World Geography, section 9.1; guided reading 9.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 11.1; guided reading 11.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 14.1; guided reading 14.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 14.2; guided reading 14.2 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.1; guided reading 18.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 18.2; guided reading 18.2 [Textbook]. Critical thinking page 449

Natural & man made enviroments
The learner will be able to investigate ways that natural and man-made environments interact with culture by using a variety of experiences, such as field studies, interactive technologies, works of literature, and the arts.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.5	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 5.1; guided reading 5.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 8.1; guided reading 8.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 14.1; guided reading 14.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.2; guided reading 16.2 [Textbook].

Underlying belief systems
The learner will be able to examine and explain belief systems underlying specific traditions and laws.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Physical/Cultural characteristics places		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PPE 2.7	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 6.3; guided reading 6.3 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 9.3; guided reading 9.3 [Textbook].

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Production, Distribution, & Consumption

Content Standard 1
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding that different ecomomic systems and limited resources influence cooperation and conflict in decision making.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks	Classroom

Scarcity, choice, resource allocation
The learner will be able to demonstrate and understanding of scarcity, choice, and resource allocation.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.1	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.3; guided reading 4.3 [Textbook].

Compare economic systems
The learner will be able to compare economic systems and how they answer economic questions as to what, how far, and for whom to produce goods and services.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.3	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, Section 10.1; guided reading 10.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.1; guided reading 13.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.1; guided reading 16.1 [Textbook].

Present day choices
The learner will be able to identify present day choices and illustrate that these choiced have important future consequences.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.4	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.4; guided reading 4.4 [Textbook].

Economic concepts & reasoning
The learner will be able to apply economic concepts and economic reasoning to historical and contemporary social and political development.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.5	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 4.4; guided reading 4.4 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 10.1; guided reading 10.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 13.1; guided reading 13.1 [Textbook].
·	World Geography, section 16.1; guided reading 16.1 [Textbook].

Domestic/international economic systems
The learner will be able to distinguish between domestic and international economic systems and explain how the two interact.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies Frameworks PDC 1.6	Classroom

Instructional Resources

·	World Geography, section 17.1; guided reading 17.1 [Textbook].

Resource allocation
The learner will be able to explore public issues related to resource allocation by applying techniques, such as brainstorming, data analysis, simulations, and/or scenario writing.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source	Activities
Economy/resources influence decisions		Master	1.0	Arkansas Social Studies