32 | Unit 1 CONTENT CONNECT TO Social Studies Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing Welcome to social studies! Which area of social studies is it? Match. Explain. a. history c. civics b. geography d. economics 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ SOCIAL STUDIES SKILL Compare and contrast How are the areas of social studies alike? How are they different? History is the study of past events. You learn about people and their actions over time. Geography is the study of countries, people, and the physical features of Earth. Civics is the study of the responsibilities and rights of citizens. You learn about government. Economics is the study of money, resources, goods, and services. In school, you study different areas of social studies. 32 thirty-two | Unit 1 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Have students view the pictures for each area of social studies. Have them name words for anything they see that they know. Otherwise, supply words for them as you point to each picture. Have students repeat each area of social studies chorally. Amplify For compare and contrast, use a Venn diagram as a way of organizing information. Model one example on the board for the class and then have students complete the graphic organizer individually or in pairs. Instructional Routine: Vocabulary p. Txxv Social studies skill: Compare and contrast Review the terms same and different. Say: All chairs in this class have four legs. But the teacher’s chair looks different. (Or pick an example where most items are the same, but something is different.) I can compare and find what is the same. I can contrast and find what is different. Point back to the terms compare and contrast on the academic word wall. Welcome to social studies! Read the text aloud or play the audio as students follow along silently. Academic vocabulary Briefly introduce the highlighted terms history, geography, civics, and economics. You don’t need to add these to the word wall at this time as they come up in later units in more meaningful ways. Reiterate that these are different areas of social studies. • Have students view each picture and name or point to something they recognize. Model how to select. Say: I see a map in this picture. I know that is a part of geography. This is the area of geography (b). ANSWERS 1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. d EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO SOCIAL STUDIES Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing thirty-two | 62
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