Curriculum Units

Science Units	Social Studies Units
Earth Structures and Processes Climates On Earth North American Glaciers	The Great Migration Dynasties of Ancient China First Peoples of the Americas (Primeros Pobladores)

Unit	Geographies assigned	Data variables studied	Key questions
Earth Structures and Processes	15 crustal formations (mountains, trenches, islands)	Elevation Earthquakes Volcanoes Plate boundary zones	What plate is your structure on? How is it moving? How has plate motion shaped your earth structure?
Climates on Earth	30 cities	Elevation Sunrise & sunset times Average monthly temperature Latitude Biome	How is your city’s climate different from others? What factors affect your city’s climate? How do they affect it?
First Peoples	15 tribal areas	Elevation Water bodies Average monthly temperature Housing Food sources Clothing Transportation	How is your tribe’s area geographically different from others? How might geographic factors affect, and be affected by, cultural factors?
Great Migration	20 counties	Total population African American population AfrAm population change Industrial jobs Crop values Railroads Big cities	How did your county’s population change over the years of the Great Migration? How was the change in your county different from other counties? What economic factors might explain the population change? What social factors might explain it? What political factors?