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Subject(s)
Grade/Course
Unit of Study
Unit Title
Pacing
Social Studies
3rd
Five Themes of Geography
“Geo Explorers”
20-22 days
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Conceptual Lenses
Place
Location
Human environment
Interaction
Movement
Region
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Geography Focus
All five themes
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Unit Overview
The points of focus for this unit include an understanding of the five themes of geography.
Through extensive exploration, students will develop an understanding of:
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Absolute and relative location.
Human and physical characteristics of places.
Movement of goods, ideas, and services.
Ways humans interact with the environment to meet basic needs.
Characteristics of regions.
Unit Enduring Understanding(s)
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Places are often located by absolute and
relative positions.
Places form and change as a result of
human and physical characteristics.
Humans will interact with their environment
in order to meet their needs.
Places are often connected with one
another through movement of goods,
people and ideas.
Many factors can contribute to a region’s
identity.
Regions are often distinguished by their
characteristics.
Unit Essential Question(s)
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How do we identify the location of places?
What is the impact of human and physical
characteristics in the formation and
change of places?
In what ways do humans interact with the
environment to meet needs?
How do the movement of goods, people
and ideas connect places?
What factors contribute to a region’s
identity?
What characteristics are used to
differentiate between regions?
Essential State Standards
Priority Objectives
Supporting Objectives
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3. G.1.1 Find absolute and relative
locations of places within the local
community and region.
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3. G.1.2 Compare the human and physical
characteristics of places.
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3. G.1.3 Exemplify how people adapt to,
change and protect the environment to
meet their needs.
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3. G.1.4 Explain how the movement of
goods, people and ideas impact the
community.
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3. G.1.5 Summarize the elements (cultural,
demographic, economic and geographic)
that define regions (community, state,
nation and world).
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3. G.1.6 Compare various regions
according to their characteristics.
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“Unpacked” Concepts
(students need to know)
The difference between
absolute and relative locations.
How to use distinguish
between a map and a globe.
Human characteristics of a
place come from human beliefs
and actions.
Physical characteristics of a
place make up its natural
environment.
Humans depend on/modify the
natural environment for their
basic needs.
How to define movement.
“Unpacked” Skills
(students need to be able to do)
• Find absolute and relative
locations of places.
o on a map, globe, etc.
o within the local
community and region
• Construct maps of local
community including.
o Symbols
o Labels
o Legends
o Absolute and relative
location
• Compare
o Human characteristics of
COGNITION
(RBT Level)
• Remembering
• Understanding
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Regions are defined by various
elements of culture,
demographics, economics, and
geography.
A region is a basic unit of
geographic study. It is defined
as an area that has unifying
characteristics.
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Essential Vocabulary
Absolute location
Relative location
Movement
Region
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Symbol
Legend
Label
Adapt
modify
places
o Physical characteristics
of places
Exemplify people/ environment
o Adapt
o Change
o Protect
Explain impact of movement of
on community.
o Goods
o People
o Ideas
Summarize elements that define
regions.
Use a variety of visual materials
and data sources to compare
regions by characteristics.
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Enrichment Vocabulary
Definitive Vicinity
Approximate Vicinity
Enrichment Factual Content
H
Unit “Chunking”
& Enduring
Understandings
Absolute and
Relative Locations
Essential Factual
Content
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How to distinguish
between a map
and a globe.
Use maps to
describe the
location of places
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Suggested
Lesson Essential
Questions
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G
What is the
difference
between a map
and a globe?
1.1
How are maps
1.1
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Place
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Human
Environment
Interaction
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within local
community an
region.
Apply concepts of
o Absolute
location
o Relative
location
o Direction
o Scale, etc.
used to give
absolute and
relative location?
Human
characteristics of
place
o Bridges
o Houses
o Parks
o Population
o Language
o Religion
o Architecture
o Land use
o Language
patterns
Physical
characteristics of
place
o Landforms
o Bodies of
water
o Climate
o Soils
o Natural
vegetation
o Animal life
What are the
human
characteristics of
a place?
1.2
What are the
physical
characteristics of
a place?
1.2
How would you
compare the
human and
physical
characteristics of
the local
community with
another
community?
1.2
How do humans
depend on the
natural
environment for
basic needs?
1.3
How do people
modify the
natural
environment to
meet their
needs?
1.3
Humans depend
on the natural
environment to
meet their basic
needs.
o Food
o Clothing
o Shelter
Humans modify
the natural
environment to
meet their basic
Why is it
important to
understand how
to read a map?
1.1
needs.
o Build dams
o Plow and
irrigate fields
o Build houses,
schools, and
shopping
centers
Movement
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Regions
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Define movement
Impact of
movement on
various
communities
o Immigration
o Migration
o Cultural
diversity
o Environment
People, goods and
ideas move within
the local
community
Historical patterns
of movement of
people, good and
services, ideas
Factors that make
up regions
o Culture
o Demographics
o Economics
o Geography
How do you
define
movement?
1.4
What is the
impact of
movement on
communities?
1.4
How do people,
goods, and
services move
within the local
community?
1.4
How has the
movement of
people, goods
and services, and
ideas changed
where people live
over time?
1.4
How do we
define regions?
1.5
How are regions
similar and
different to each
other?
1.5
1.6
Rules and Conflict Resolution
Resources
Web Sites/Games/Blogs:
Learn 360 Videos:
Books:
General Unit Resources
“Straight Ahead”
“Uphill”
“Mountainous”
Additional resources will be listed here as unit development continues.
Additional resources will be listed here as unit development continues.
Additional resources will be listed here as unit development continues.
Text differentiation symbols: Texts will be categorized in teacher resource documents as Straight
Ahead (less challenging for struggling readers), Uphill (having some challenging words and more
complex sentence structure that is appropriate for on-grade level readers), or Mountainous
(containing challenging vocabulary, complex sentences, and more abstract ideas).