Curriculum Connection
K-5 Science and/or Social Studies -December
Kindergarten Social Studies
In this unit, students will be looking at their culture and comparing their family from the past to the present. Students will be able to share stories, traditions, and bring in artifacts that describe their family's history.
1st Grade Social Studies
In this unit, students will will learn to describe traditions in their school and community. Students will describe cultural characteristics including language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress, & traditions, human characteristics such as population composition, architecture, kinds of economic and recreational activities, transportation and communication networks, and identify physical characteristics of community, such as climate, topography, relationship to water and ecosystems. Students will also learn to identify and use artifacts during thus unit.
2nd Grade Science
In this scope, students learn how wind and water can change the shape of the land.
Do 1: Scientific Investigation- Stop the Erosion! Students conduct an investigation comparing different ways to prevent wind and water erosion.
Do 2: PBL- Sandcastles This challenge asks students to use their knowledge of wind and water erosion. Students learn about the strengths and limitations of models, how to use models to test their ideas, and how to make logical decisions based on the evidence gained from building models. They compete in a sand castle competition that focuses on students' abilities to design and build a barrier system to protect their castle from wind and water erosion.
3rd Grade Social Studies
Unit 2: People of Missouri
Students identify and explain how significant individuals and events have impacted the history of Missouri.
Enduring Understandings:
- I can identify and describe the significance of individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and national heritage.
- I can describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
- I can evaluate the impact of westward expansion on the Native Americans in Missouri.
- I can explain Missouri’s role in the Civil War.
4th Grade Social Studies
Unit 2: Migration
Overview of Unit: In this unit students will be able to describe the migrations of Native Americans prior to 1800. Students will also be able to describe the roles of Native Americans, immigrants, African Americans, and women during this time period and their effect on the country at large.
Enduring Understandings:
● I can describe the migrations of Native Americans and the discovery, exploration and early settlements of America by Europeans prior to 1800.
● I can examine the cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, immigrants, enslaved and free African Americans prior to 1800.
● I can construct and interpret historical and current maps.
● I can analyze how people are affected by, depend on, adapt to, and change their physical environments.
● I can use geography to interpret the past and predict future consequences of humans actions.
● I can compare cultural characteristics such as language, celebrations, customs, holidays, artistic expression, food, dress and traditions across historical time periods in US history prior to 1800.
5th Grade Social Studies
Unit 2: Impact of Wars on the United States
Enduring Understandings:
● Describing the political, economic, and social causes and consequences of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.
● Describing the role of the government impacted the wars in the United States.
Engaging Scenario:
Students are to create an essay replicating the format of the I Survived series books. Students will select one war to describe how they “survived” the war. Students are to give background of the war and outcomes of the war. Finishing the essay with details about the lasting impacts of the war in our country. The students could use Book Creator, Story Bird, a physical book, etc.
Jennifer Wiley
Email: wileyj@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: www.parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-6253
Twitter: @icjenwiley
Kim Fette
Email: fettek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-5750
Twitter: @kimElemCoach