Wayne RESA

Unit PlannerSocial Studies 2

Wayne RESA – SS / Grade 2 / Social Studies / Social Studies 2 / Week 7 - Week 12
RESA, MAISA MC3 Units
Unit Abstract

In this unit students use the context of their local community to explore the five major themes of geography: location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and region. The unit begins with an exploration of a variety of maps and a review of map skills covered in kindergarten and grade one. Using a community map, the concept of relative location is introduced. Next, students explore a map of the community and identify various regions such as residential areas and important physical features in the community. Next, students expand their knowledge of the geography of their community as they gather information about physical and human characteristics not of their community. Integrating the second grade science content expectations, students learn about major landforms and bodies of water found on the Earth. Returning to the map of the community, students identify major roads and discuss how roads help to connect places and move goods and people. Synthesizing what they have learned, students construct a simple map of their local community. Using a Venn Diagram, students compare the human and physical characteristics of their community with those of another community. Human environment interaction is introduced as students explore how people interact with the environment and the consequences of changing the environment. Finally, the geographic theme of region is expanded as students learn their community is part of several larger regions including county, state, country, continent, and planet.

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Stage One - Desired Results

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Standards
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Compelling Question

How does environment affect a community?

Supporting Questions
  1. Where is our community located?
  2. What are the some physical and human characteristics of our community?
  3. How do people change the environment in the local community?
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Content (Key Concepts)

community
geography

human characteristic of place

human/environment interaction
land use
location
map
movement
physical characteristic of place
region
transportation

Skills (Intellectual Processes)

Comparing/Contrasting
Describing

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Stage Two - Assessment Evidence

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Unit Assessment Tasks
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Stage Three - Learning Plan

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Lesson Plan Sequence
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Resources
  • Overhead Projector or Document Camera and Projector
  • Chart Paper and Markers
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Expectations/Standards
MI: Science (2009)
2nd Grade
Discipline 4: Earth Science
Solid Earth
K-7 Standard E.SE: Develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials and how those properties make materials useful. Understand gradual and rapid changes in earth materials and features of the surface of Earth. Understand magnetic properties of Earth.
E.SE.E.2 Surface Changes- The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.
E.SE.02.21 Describe the major landforms of the surface of the Earth (mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, hills).
E.FE.E.2 Water Movement- Water moves in predictable patterns.
E.FE.02.22 Describe the major bodies of water on the Earth’s surface (lakes, ponds, oceans, rivers, streams).
MI: Social Studies (2007)
2nd Grade
Geography
G1 The World in Spatial Terms
Use geographic representations to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
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2 – G1.0.1 Construct maps of the local community that contain symbols, labels, and legends denoting human and natural characteristics of place.
2 – G1.0.2 Use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by applying concepts including relative location and using distance, direction, and scale.
G2 Places and Regions
Understand how regions are created from common physical and human characteristics.
2 – G2.0.1 Compare the physical and human characteristics of the local community with those of another community.
2 – G2.0.2 Describe how the local community is part of a larger region (e.g., county, metropolitan area, state).
G4 Human Systems
Understand how human activities help shape the Earth’s surface.
2 – G4.0.1 Describe land use in the community (e.g., where people live, where services are provided, where products are made).
2 – G4.0.2 Describe the means people create for moving people, goods, and ideas within the local community.
G5 Environment and Society
Understand the effects of human-environment interactions.
2 – G5.0.1 Suggest ways people can responsibly interact with the environment in the local community.
2 – G5.0.2 Describe positive and negative consequences of changing the physical environment of the local community.
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