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Generate resourceIdentify and explain the following commonly-held American democratic values, principles and beliefs:
Generate resourceUse charts, maps and other data sources to correlate occupations with the economy and the available resources of a region (e.g., West Virginia has coal mining; Pennsylvania has steel mills; etc.).
Generate resourceUse geographic information systems to compare and contrast various types of maps (e.g., climate, resource, physical, political, road, etc.).
Generate resourceLabel maps to demonstrate knowledge of map skills (e.g., label cardinal directions, intermediate directions, borders, continents, oceans, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, North Pole, South Pole and Prime Meridian).
Generate resourceUsing a grid system, locate specific points on a map and explain the use of lines of latitude and longitude.
Generate resourceExplain the reason time zones were developed, identify the time zones of North America and calculate the variance in time from one zone to another.
Generate resourceRecognize, define and illustrate world geographic features (e.g., peninsulas, islands, mountains, canyons, plateaus, mesas, harbors, gulfs, rivers, deserts, forests, valleys and plains).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast regions of the United States in regard to plant and animal life, landforms, climate and human interactions with the environment.
Generate resourceDetermine the need for government and compare and contrast the following forms: tribal, monarchy, and democracy.
Generate resourceCreate a legend to identify the path of major explorers and chart those journeys on a world map (e.g., Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Hernando Cortes and Sir Walter Raleigh).
Generate resourceIllustrate the spread of the Native American population into the various regions of North America.
Generate resourceExplain how Native American groups adapted to geographic factors of a given region.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the cultures of the different Native American groups (e.g., source of food, clothing, shelter and products used).
Generate resourceAnalyze the Native American interactions with others (e.g., other Native American groups, explorers and settlers).
Generate resourceChronologically organize major explorers and determine the reasons for their journeys (e.g., Marco Polo, Amerigo Vespucci, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Hernando Cortes, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Sir Walter Raleigh, etc.).
Generate resourceInvestigate the motives for exploration by the various European nations (e.g., England, Spain, France, Portugal, etc.).
Generate resourceExplain the impact of the explorers' travels on Native Americans and the world.
Generate resourceIdentify the four physical geographic regions of West Virginia, the major communities and the natural resources found within each region.
Generate resourceInvestigate significant cultural contributions of various groups creating our multicultural society.
Generate resourceExamine historical conflicts and their resolutions (e.g., The Boston Tea Party, conflict between Native Americans and explorers).
Generate resourceExamine how rights and responsibilities of citizens are reflected in patriotic symbols, songs and holidays of the United States (e.g., the meaning of our flag's colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and the meaning of the words, the National Anthem, Veteran's Day and Memorial Day).
Generate resourceParticipate in a local service project to discover the importance of working together and how participation leads to improvement in the lives of individuals, as well as communities.
Generate resourceStudy bank services including checking accounts, savings accounts, and borrowing, and create a mock budget.
Generate resourceConstruct and interpret graphs that illustrate the basic concept of the exchange of goods and services as related to supply and demand and show the impact of scarcity of resources.
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