Kids love social studies and so do I! I wish we had more time to explore social studies. I will do my best to integrate social studies into reading and through other activities!
Benchmark: Utah's physical geography has a direct impact on the cultures of the various peoples who have inhabited it throughout time. By learning about the physical geography of Utah and how it has changed over time, students will be able to understand the interrelationships between the physical geography of Utah and human cultural development
First Unit: Standard 1 Students will understand the relationship between the physical geography in Utah and human life. Objective 1 Classify major physical geographic attributes of Utah.
Objective 2 Analyze how physical geography affects human life in Utah.
Objective 3 Analyze how human actions modify the physical environment. Social Studies language students should know and use: natural resources, landforms, regions, erosion, seismic activity, tourism, communication, transportation, archaeology, artifacts, excavations