WEEK OF September 23, 2019
Our Unit 1 exam is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25. We will complete the study guide on Monday. The social studies book and study guide will go home that night.
UNIT 1 - CULTURE: WE LIVE TOGETHER
We are currently working on Lesson 4 and are discussing customs and traditions for different people. We will be taking the quiz on Tuesday. We will then begin studying inventions and inventors.
Lesson 1 - At Home and School
Vocabulary:
guardian - a person who takes care of you like a parent
time line - a line that shows the order in which things happen
vote - to make a choice about something
Study Guide:
1. A person who takes care of you is called a ____________.
2. To ___________ means to make a choice about something.
3. What is a rule that you have in your family?
4. Why do we need rules at school?
Lesson 2 - Living in Communities
Vocabulary:
community - a place where people live, work, learn, and play
citizen - a person who belongs to a community
law - a rule in a community that keeps people safe and helps them get along
Study Guide:
1. A community's rules are called _____________.
2. Many neighborhoods together make a _____________.
3. Where can you find homes, schools, and parks?
4. What can you do to be a good citizen?
Lesson 3 - Communities Large and Small
Vocabulary:
urban - a city
suburban - describes a community near a city
rural - describes a community far from cities
1. What do many children in rural communities have to ride to get to school?
2. Which type of community is the most crowded?
3. How can you go from place to place in an urban community?
4. What are the three types of communities?
Lesson 4 - Customs and Traditions
Vocabulary:
custom - a special way of doing something
tradition - a custom that is passed down over time
culture - the way a group of people lives, including their music, customs, and traditions
1. A person who learns stories by memory and tells them to others is a what?
2. The Cincy-Cinco festival is an example of a what?
3. Eating with chopsticks comes from the culture of what country?
4. Name a tradition in your family.
Lesson 5 - People Help Communities
Vocabulary:
inventor - a person who makes something for the first time
scientist - a person who works to understand and explain nature
1. A scientist is a person who _________
a. works to understand and explain nature
b. makes paintings
c. loves to read
d .goes fishing at the pond every weekend
2. ____________ was an inventor.
a. Mae Jemison
b. Alicia Keys
c. Thomas Edison
d. Maya Lin
3. How do artists help a community?
4. Who do you think is more important to a community, a scientist or an inventor? Why?
Vocabulary:
guardian - a person who takes care of you like a parent
time line - a line that shows the order in which things happen
vote - to make a choice about something
Study Guide:
1. A person who takes care of you is called a ____________.
2. To ___________ means to make a choice about something.
3. What is a rule that you have in your family?
4. Why do we need rules at school?
Lesson 2 - Living in Communities
Vocabulary:
community - a place where people live, work, learn, and play
citizen - a person who belongs to a community
law - a rule in a community that keeps people safe and helps them get along
Study Guide:
1. A community's rules are called _____________.
2. Many neighborhoods together make a _____________.
3. Where can you find homes, schools, and parks?
4. What can you do to be a good citizen?
Lesson 3 - Communities Large and Small
Vocabulary:
urban - a city
suburban - describes a community near a city
rural - describes a community far from cities
1. What do many children in rural communities have to ride to get to school?
2. Which type of community is the most crowded?
3. How can you go from place to place in an urban community?
4. What are the three types of communities?
Lesson 4 - Customs and Traditions
Vocabulary:
custom - a special way of doing something
tradition - a custom that is passed down over time
culture - the way a group of people lives, including their music, customs, and traditions
1. A person who learns stories by memory and tells them to others is a what?
2. The Cincy-Cinco festival is an example of a what?
3. Eating with chopsticks comes from the culture of what country?
4. Name a tradition in your family.
Lesson 5 - People Help Communities
Vocabulary:
inventor - a person who makes something for the first time
scientist - a person who works to understand and explain nature
1. A scientist is a person who _________
a. works to understand and explain nature
b. makes paintings
c. loves to read
d .goes fishing at the pond every weekend
2. ____________ was an inventor.
a. Mae Jemison
b. Alicia Keys
c. Thomas Edison
d. Maya Lin
3. How do artists help a community?
4. Who do you think is more important to a community, a scientist or an inventor? Why?
