WHERE IN THE WORLD
THIS UNIT EXPLORES THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVEral COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, including one from each of the six inhabitated continents.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How does the geography (climate, terrain, natural resources) of a country affect its culture and economy?
Because the United States is a land of immigrants, it used to be called a melting pot; today it might better be called a snack mix; why?
TAG STANDARDS:
HIGHER ORDER CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Gifted students will develop higher order and critical thinking skills in an area of study
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Gifted students will develop advanced communication skills that incorporate new techniques, materials, and formats in the development of products and ideas that will be shared with real audiences.
1. Uses software to communicate ideas
2. Shares information in front of class
3. Composes written material with a beginning, middle, and end
4. Proofreads written material
5. Adheres to assigned criteria
6. Uses main ideas to create a product
7. Demonstrates originality
SOCIAL STUDIES Standards
The student will:
identify and locate their city, county, state, nation, and continent on a map or a globe.
describe specified locations on a map using cardinal directions,
locate major topographical features on the earth’s surface.
locate the poles and the equator.
identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.
THIS UNIT EXPLORES THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVEral COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, including one from each of the six inhabitated continents.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How does the geography (climate, terrain, natural resources) of a country affect its culture and economy?
Because the United States is a land of immigrants, it used to be called a melting pot; today it might better be called a snack mix; why?
TAG STANDARDS:
HIGHER ORDER CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Gifted students will develop higher order and critical thinking skills in an area of study
- Practices questioning skills, asks probing, insightful, relevant questions to discover new knowledge
- Demonstrates compare and contrast skills
- Tests new knowledge by utilizing a variety of resources and hands-on activities
- Makes decisions based upon established criteria
- Summarizes a large quantity of information to develop generalizations by classifying and categorizing information
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Gifted students will develop advanced communication skills that incorporate new techniques, materials, and formats in the development of products and ideas that will be shared with real audiences.
1. Uses software to communicate ideas
2. Shares information in front of class
3. Composes written material with a beginning, middle, and end
4. Proofreads written material
5. Adheres to assigned criteria
6. Uses main ideas to create a product
7. Demonstrates originality
SOCIAL STUDIES Standards
The student will:
identify and locate their city, county, state, nation, and continent on a map or a globe.
describe specified locations on a map using cardinal directions,
locate major topographical features on the earth’s surface.
locate the poles and the equator.
identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity.