Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 1: Humans and Their Physical Environment

STANDARD 1.1

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Geography Year at a Glance ●​ Work together as a

●​ USGS ●​ Large Earthquakes on the Wasatch Fault

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will describe the significant forces that influence the physical environment, such as plate tectonics, erosion, climate, and natural disasters, and explain how the effects of physical processes vary across regions of the world. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ Significant forces ●​ Physical environment ●​ Plate ●​ Tectonics ●​ Describe ●​ Explain​ ●​ Inform ●​ Explain ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

●​ Erosion ●​ Climate

●​ Natural disasters ●​ Physical processes ●​ World

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Provide a foundational understanding of the physical environment and the key forces that shape it. ○​ Describe the theory of plate tectonics and explain the influence plate tectonics has had on the physical environment. ○​ Describe the processes of erosion and weathering and their impact on the physical environment. Examples of erosion may include: water, wind, ice, etc. ○​ Describe how climate influences the physical environment. ○​ Identify a variety of types of natural disasters and explain their impact on the physical environment. Examples of natural disasters may include: earthquakes, tsunamis,