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Social Studies Pacing Guide Grade 7 Pacing Guide Expectations The pacing guide content standards are listed as Focus Standards, which are standards that must be taught. Learning Goals are what students are expected to be able to do at the end of the unit. Key Vocabulary is listed for each unit, which includes academic, content-specific, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and 12 Powerful Words* . The Suggested Texts are options provided for each unit; however, teachers may choose to alter these as needed, provided the Focus Standards and Learning Goals are met for each unit. This guide is a work in progress that will be built on and edited annually as needed. *Larry Bell Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Remember Describe/Explain Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Powerful Words* Analyze Compare Contrast Describe Evaluate Explain Formulate Infer Predict Summarize Support Trace *Larry Bell Assessment Topic Physical Geography Standard(s) 7.3.1 Identify and use the basic elements of maps and mapping. 7.3.2 Locate the Earth’s major physical characteristics (i.e., 7 continents, 4 oceans). 7.3.6 Locate on a map specific lines of longitude and latitude (i.e., Prime Meridian, International Date Line, Equator, North and South Poles, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic Antarctic circles). 7.3.9 Identify the location of Earth’s major landforms and bodies of water (i.e., Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Alps, Urals, Sahara desert, Nile River Valley, Great Plains, Mississippi River, Amazon River, Thames River, Seine River, Rhine River, Danube River, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Ganges River, Volga River, and Yellow River). 7.3.10 Identify the characteristics that define a region geographically. 7.3.11 Recognize specific physical processes that operate on the Earth’s surface (i.e., erosion, volcanoes, earthquakes, wind and water currents, plate tectonics, and weathering). 7.3.15 Interpret a map indicating scale, distance and direction. 7.3.17 Read and interpret a time zone map. Suggested Time Frame 9 weeks Learning Goal Understand the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies. Essential Questions Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy 1) How will one identify, Analyze Describe, and be able to locate on a map basic elements of a map? 2) Compare/contrast different types of maps that are available to show both human and physical characteristics of earth. Activities Analyze the differences between different types of maps. Common Core Reading/Writing N/A Vocabulary Political map Physical map Climatic map Land-user resource Contour Elevation Topographic Learning Goal Bloom’s Essential Questions Revised Taxonomy Create Activities Common Core Reading/Writing Label a series of N/A maps with places and symbols. Student will create own map using the above information. Know the location of places and geographic features, both physical and human, locally, regionally, and globally. 1) Why do physical and human processes create patterns on earth’s surface? 2) Describe the location of earth’s major physical characteristics. Understand the physical characteristics of a place. Remember 1) How do physical and human characteristics define and shape a place? 2) Analyze how migration can influence the character of a place. List physical characteristics that comprise a place. Understand that common physical characteristics create regions. 1) Evaluate the criteria used to define a region. 2) Compare/contrast the types of regions. Formulate a tree N/A map describing the characteristics of a region. Create Formulate Describe N/A Vocabulary Delta Peninsula Desert Bay Isthmus Sea level Elevation Continents Ocean Tectonic plates Continental drift Region Rainforest Plains Mountains Desert Delta Learning Goal Understand how physical processes shape the earth’s natural landscapes and affect environments. Bloom’s Essential Questions Revised Taxonomy Create 1) Explain how Earth’s physical processes change landforms. 2) 2) Examine the consequences of physical processes on Earth’s surface. Activities Create a bar graph showing the various physical processes. Common Core Reading/Writing N/A Vocabulary Erosion Volcanoes Earthquakes Wind currents Water currents Plate tectonics Weathering Unit One: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Essential Question: ________________________________________________________________________________ Suggested Texts/Resources www.tncore.org – click on link for “Literacy in Social Studies”; summer training materials can be found here username: tneducation; password: fastestimproving http://tntel.tnsos.org/curricular.htm