Early Californians
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Focus on California: Current Topics are directly below
The Land of California
How to locate places on Earth/California's regions/Land-forms and people
How to locate places on Earth/California's regions/Land-forms and people
Lesson 1: How do you locate places on Earth?
Vocabulary Words: 1. compass rose: a symbol that shows the main directions on a map. 2. line of latitude: an imaginary line that runs east-west around Earth. 3. line of longitude: an imaginary line that runs from North Pole to the South Pole. 4. absolute location: the exact or nearly exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south and east or west 5. equator: the line of latitude that circles the middle of Earth. 6. prime meridian: Earth's main line of longitude. Lesson 2: How is Earth divided?
Vocabulary Words: 1. hemisphere: one half of the Earth 2. climate: the weather patterns in one place over a long period of time 3. Tropic of Cancer: the northernmost point where the sun shines directly overhead 4. Tropic of Capricorn: the southernmost point where the sun shines directly overhead |
Lesson 3: How are the areas of California different?
Vocabulary Words: 1. region: a large area in which places share similar features 2. landform: a natural feature of Earth's surface 3. capital: a city where a country's or state's central government is located 4. coast: the land along an ocean 5. desert: an area that receives less than ten inches of rain a year |
Lesson 5: How are California's
communities alike and different? Vocabulary Words: 1. urban area: a city area 2. suburban area: an area just outside a city 3. rural area: an area of small towns or farms 4. agriculture: the growing of crops and raising of animals 5. architecture: the style and design of a building 6. transportation: the moving of goods, people, or animals from one place to another 7. population density: the average number of people living in a specific unit of area |
The Gold Rush Era
Structure of the U.S. Government
Students are discussing the concept that our newly independent country was in need of a form of government. Our founding fathers chose a government FOR the people BY the people, rather than a monarchy. Students understand that the United States Constitution is a document that lays out the structure of our government. This structure is the 3 branches; Judicial, Legislative and Executive. |
California State Government
We will be discussing how the U.S. government and the California government are similar and different. Students will learn why we need government and the role government plays in our daily lives.
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California State Symbols
Student will identify and analyze the symbols and the symbolism in our state's various symbols such as our state flag, bird, flower, etc...
Click here to see all of our state symbols. |