Hms7Social Studies 2016-2017: May 2017

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

May 30- June 2, 2017

May 29- June 2

Monday- MEMORIAL DAY- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- Greece and Rome effects on Government

worksheet on Governments, List of governments defined, relate government relationships and economics

A Teenage Girl Explains Governments video

Governments- vocab. sheet and Economies

Wednesday-Cuba and government- trade embargo handout

Lizzies Morning

UTUBE

Standard: 7- C1.1.1 Explain how the purposes served by government affect relationships between the individual, government, and society as a whole and the differences that occur in monarchies, theocracies, dictatorships, and representative governments.

7-E3.1.1 Explain how places are connected in different ways and how those connections demonstrate interdependence and accessibility.

Thursday- FIELD TRIP

Friday-

Economic Vocabulary- notes from Slideshare

Notes on different economies and role play different systems (traditional, command, market)

June 5- June 9

Monday-

Video on traditional economy- World’s Apart - use exit ticket- response to traditional economy

Tuesday-

Economic simulation on-line for students to use and learn from

Trade activity with brown paper bags and items inside- trade locally, nationally, and then internationally and how satisfaction increases- activity taken from Foundations of Teaching Economics

Wednesday-

Circular Flow model- video, chart, and writing response

Thursday-

Website that shows activities for teaching about trade deficits

Brainstorm on how communications and innovations have affected the world in small groups- what jobs have changed?

Friday- ½ day :)

*Note the religions unit may go in a different order depending on who your student's social studies teacher is.
*M-Step Testing has created less class time so we need one more week to complete the religion unit. Monday- Finish DBQ

Tuesday- Hand out religion chart for note taking- Religion video and activity- Judaism- Soccer article

Section 1- Intro to Religions

Reading guide and questions

Matrix for reading guide

GIANTS - Comparative Religions Chart

*A complete filled in quide (online resource) that you or students can use http://www.religionfacts.com/big-religion-chart

Section 2-Judaism Vocabulary

Crash course about conflict in Israel

Newsela

Israel Writing activity

Wednesday- Religion video and activity- Hinduism- caste system - “Saving the Ganges”

Section 5- Hinduism Vocabulary