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Age 10-12 - Concept 4: Systems and Interaction
Unit 1: North and South America [SS]
- Lesson 1: Geography of North America (2 Days)
- Lesson 2: North America Economies
- Lesson 3: The Cultures of North America
- Lesson 4: Geography of Central America, The Caribbean, and South America (2 Days)
- Lesson 5: Governments in Latin America
- Lesson 6: Economic Systems of Central and South America (2 Days)
- Lesson 7: Central and South American Culture (2 Days)
- 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 Maya [SS]
- Lesson 1: Incas, Aztecs, and Maya History and Geography
- Lesson 2: Daily Life of the Incas, Aztecs, and Maya
- Lesson 3: Three Cities (2 Days)
- Lesson 4: Sharing Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations
- Lesson 5: Religion and Celebration
- Lesson 6: Warfare and Gold
- Lesson 7: The Incas
- Lesson 8: The Maya and the Aztecs (2 Days)
- Lesson 9: History and Archaeology (2 Days)
- Final Project: Time Machine (2 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)