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Augusta School System
Local Expectation
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Suggested Activities, Topics
Or Materials
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Maine Learning Results
Performance Indicators
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3-1. Students will study early communities
(Indians, Pilgrims) and demonstrate an understanding of their contributions
to our country.
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 Study the Pilgrims and voyage from
Holland and England
and settlement in Plymouth.
Study the settlement and growth of
St. Augustine, Florida
Study Mesa
Verde and the Anasazi Indians.
Fort Western "Daily Life"
tour
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History A1
Identify similarities and differences in the
characteristics of individuals who have made significant contributions to
society in different eras
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3-2. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of terms pertinent to topic area:
culture desert history
mesa colony harbor
island bay peninsula
harvest natural resource
landforms
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3-3. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the functions and proceedings of our local city
government.
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Discussion of school government
Study Augusta,
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Report / Projects on Augusta
"Mock" City Council or School Board
meetings
Class meetings
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Civics and Government A1
Identify important individual rights (e.g. freedom of religion,
speech, ownership of property).
Civics and Government A2
Explain why certain responsibilities of
democratic society are important
Civics and Government A3
Identify the functions of government at school
and locally.
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3-4. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of terms pertinent to topic area;
rules decisions citizenship
City Council School
Board
taxes services election
vote volunteer rights
public and private property
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Civics and Government B 1
Describe why we need governments (e.g., law and
order, defense, roads, schools)
Civics and Government B2
Describe the basic structure of local
government.
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3-5. Students will compare and contrast
aspects of life in different types of communities:
rural urban suburban
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Study 3 separate communities (e.g. Valders, Wisconsin; Seattle, Washington; Atlanta, Georgia)
Examine natural resources, historical
background, transportation and industry as they relate to the growth of a
community.
Compare and contrast relative strengths and
weaknesses of each type of community.
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Geography B1
Demonstrate an understanding of why certain
areas of the world are more densely populated than others.
Geography B2
Explain ways in which communities reflect the
backgrounds of their inhabitants.
Geography
B3
Use a variety of materials and geographic tools
to explain how the physical environment supports and constrains human
activities.
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3-6. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of terms pertinent to topic area:
producer consumer port
industry factory assembly line
public transportation
systems
commuter natural
resources
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Economics B1
Identify the three basic economic questions all
economic systems must answer: What to produce, how and for whom?
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3-7. Students will study our
nation's capital, including the basic functions and procedures of the
federal government.
3-8. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of terms pertinent to the topic area:
Constitution Congress
President Supreme
Court
Capital Capitol
White House
Monuments
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Reports / Projects on a Washington, D.C.
topic
Mock election for class or school
Compare and contrast the US
government with a foreign country's government. (e.g. Kenya, Canada,
Mexico, England, China)
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Civics and Government A2
Explain why certain responsibilities of a
democratic society are important.
Civics and Government B1
Describe why we need governments.
Civics and Government C1
Explain how the Constitution protects individual
rights.
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