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Age 10-12 - Concept 4: Systems and Interaction
Unit 1: North and South America [SS]
- Lesson 1: North American History and Government
- Lesson 2: Economies of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico
- Lesson 3: Culture of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Central American History and Government
- Lesson 5: Central American Economies
- Lesson 6: Central American Culture
- Lesson 7: South American History and Government
- Lesson 8: The Economic Systems of South America
- Lesson 9: South American Culture
- Final Project: Embassy Reception or Trivia Game (3 Days)
Unit 1: Esperanza Rising [LA]
- Lesson 1: Tragedy in Mexico (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: Escape
- Lesson 3: Train Ride
- Lesson 4: Los Angeles
- Lesson 5: Home Sweet Home
- Lesson 6: Papa's Roses
- Lesson 7: Dust Storm
- Lesson 8: Christmas
- Lesson 9: The Strike
- Lesson 10: Together
- Final Project: A Dramatization (2 Days)
Unit 2: Cells [S]
- Lesson 1: Microscopes and Cells
- Lesson 2: Animal Cells (2 Days)
- Lesson 3: Plant Cells
- Lesson 4: Systems of Plant and Animal Cells (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Large Systems of Life: Ecosystems (3 Days)
- Lesson 6: Classifying Life (2 Days)
- Final Project: Cells and Life on Earth (2 Days)
Unit 2: The Tree That Time Built [LA]
- Lesson 1: Fields
- Lesson 2: The Sea
- Lesson 3: Prehistoric
- Lesson 4: Plants
- Lesson 5: Amphibians and Reptiles
- Lesson 6: Insects
- Lesson 7: Birds
- Lesson 8: Mammals
- Lesson 9: Preservation (2 Days)
- Final Project: Poetry Lapbook (3 Days)
Unit 3: Incas, Aztecs, and Mayas [SS]
- Lesson 1: Mayan and Aztec History and Geography
- Lesson 2: Daily Life of the Mayas and Aztecs
- Lesson 3: Mesoamerican Warfare
- Lesson 4: Mesoamerican Knowledge
- Lesson 5: Mesoamerican Religion and Celebration
- Lesson 6: History and Government of the Incan Empire
- Lesson 7: Daily Life of the Incas
- Lesson 8: The Art and Beliefs of the Incas
- Lesson 9: Incan Knowledge and Warfare
- Lesson 10: Legacies of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas
- Final Project: Time Machine (3 Days)
Unit 3: Secret of the Andes [LA]
- Lesson 1: The Andes Mountains
- Lesson 2: The Valley
- Lesson 3: People Below
- Lesson 4: The Journey
- Lesson 5: New Sights
- Lesson 6: Llama Training
- Lesson 7: The Temple
- Lesson 8: The City
- Lesson 9: Belonging
- Lesson 10: Painting Sentences
- Final Project: Narrative Essay (3 Days)