Download SGS Curriculum Map Updated spring 2015

SGS Curriculum Map
Grade _________________5_______________________
Month
Aug./Sept.
Framework
RI.5
Topic/Unit
Geography/ Prehistory
Updated spring 2015
Subject Area:________________World History_________________________
Assessment
Geography maps
Chapter tests
workbook
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Describe hunter-gather societies
Identify landforms
Describe how geography impacts civilizations
Discuss the importance of agriculture
Egyptian artifact
project
Chapter tests
workbook
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Importance of the Nile River Valley
Compare & Contrast Egypt & Mesopotamia
Describe barter system & caravans
Important people: Hatshepsut, Amenhotep IV.
Hammurabi, Tut
God/Goddess
research
Greek
architecture &
design
Chapter tests
workbook
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Explain the importance of the sea to ancient Greeks
Map Greek city states
Discuss early Greek cultures- Minoans & Mycenaeans
Compare Greece government-monarchy-oligarchydemocracy
Discuss Greek mythology and constellations
Chinese New
Year Celebration
Chapter test
workbook
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Communism/Democracy
Chinese Dynasties compared to empires
Contributions to society-great wall, terra cotta soldiers
Importance of the silk road
Wonders of the
World research
projects
Chapter tests
workbook
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Rise and fall of the Roman empire
Features of the Italian peninsula
Roles in public, religions
Study ancient 7 wonders
Ch 1 & 2
Oct/Nov
RI.5
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Ch 3 & 4
December
RI.5
Greece
January
Ch 8 & 9
February
RI.5
China
Ch 11
March
April
RI.5
Rome
Ch 12 & 13
Examples of Skills (Activities):
April
RI.5
Middle Ages/ Renaissance
Ch 15
May/June
RI.5
Early civilizations of the
Americas
Ch 16
Catapult
Stained glass
design
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Manor system/ feudalism
Geography of Europe
Advances in technology
Bridge building
Create a culture
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Compare and contrast Olmec, Mayan, Aztec cultures
Demise of civilizations
Spanish exploration
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