Social Studies HS Guide

● National Geographic - Political Boundaries ● Political & Physical Maps/Atlases ● GIS

aGlance ● Work together as a PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS

Students will describe and explain the role physical and human characteristics play in establishing political boundaries. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

● Physical characteristics ● Human characteristics ● Political boundaries

● Describe ● Explain

● Inform ● Explain ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Identify possible physical and human characteristics. ○ Physical characteristics may include:

■ Geographical features ■ Climate and resources ■ Ecological and environmental facts

○ Human characteristics may include: ■ Historical and cultural factors

■ Political and administrative factors ■ Economic and infrastructure factors ■ Security and defense ● Identify political boundaries. Examples may include: ○ Territorial limits and divisions between countries, states, provinces, religions, administrative units, etc. ● Describe and explain the role physical and human characteristics play in establishing political boundaries.

VOCABULARY

● Physical characteristics ● Human characteristics ● Political boundaries DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Inquiry

Skill Building

● Themes and Lenses

Extension