Social Studies VALUE BUNDLE | Units 1-6 | PERFECT for 5th-8th Graders!

The Social Studies VALUE Bundle Units 1-6 includes six amzing, well-curated units, each one full of EASY-TO-USE resources and lesson plans for teaching 5th-8th grade Social Studies! ALL of these resources come completely ready to use for both in-person and digital learning (via Google Apps)!

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• Unit Outline and Lesson-by-Lesson Overview for each Unit
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• 120+ Student Exercise Assignments, Team Activities and Collaborative Projects
• Teacher Answer Keys for EVERY Assignment and Grading Rubric
• 50+ links to supplemental YouTube videos
• 5 Jeopardy Unit Review Games (Interactive, Easy-to-Use, and Engaging!)
• 6 Unit Assessments (one for each unit)

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Unit 1: Intro to U.S. Geography

Unit 2: Thinking Like a Historian

Unit 3: Age of Exploration & Colonization in the New World

Unit 4: American Revolution

Unit 5: U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights

Unit 6: Westward Expansion

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Receive *EVERYTHING* you need to cover these topics:

Unit One: United States Geography - Introduction

Map Comprehension

• Applying geographic tools to interpret maps (latitude/longitude, scales, symbols, etc.)
• Main types of maps (physical maps, political maps, and thematic maps)

The 50 United States

• Identifying each state and its location in the U.S.
• State abbreviations and state capitals

Regions of the United States

• Economic, Physical, Political, and Climatological regions of the U.S.
• Examination of various regions such as Silicon Valley, the Rust Belt & Sun Belts, Census Regions, and more!

Physical Features and Significant Land Forms of the United States

• Locating and describing the significance of land forms such as the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and many others

Population and Settlement Patterns

• Identifying and explaining the importance of the largest population centers in the U.S.

Geographic Data

• What it can be used for and how it can be interpreted (census data, demographics, election results, etc.)

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Unit Two: Thinking Like a Historian

Analyzing Information

• Strategies to draw conclusions and inferences, identify cause and effect relationships, make predictions, compare and contrast, and find the main idea
• How to summarize information clearly and concisely

Organizing Information

• Effective and efficient ways to organize information that is collected

Introductions to the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance

• Using these historical topics, students implement the historical inquiry strategies introduced to them and are assessed on their ability to properly use primary and secondary sources, analyze and organize information, and gain exposure to these historically significant documents

The Preamble of the United States Constitution

• Also included in this unit is a thorough breakdown of the Preamble, explaining and outlining its many purposes
• Exercises designed and aimed at helping students memorize the Preamble

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Unit Three: Age of Exploration and Colonization in the New World

Age of Exploration

• What life as an explorer was really like
• Motivations to explore
• Christopher Columbus

European Colonization

• The meaning of "America"
• Mercantilism
• Defining what a "colony" is

French Exploration and Colonization

• Famous French explorers like Robert de La Salle and Jacques Cartier among others
• Impact of the fur trade
• French relations with Native Americans

Spanish Exploration and Colonization

• Famous Conquistadors Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzarro
• Significance of St. Augustine
• Columbus Day

English Exploration and Colonization

• The Mayflower Compact
• The Pilgrims
• Significance of Jamestown, Roanoke, and the Virginia House of Burgesses

The 13 Colonies

• Characteristics and traits of the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies
• Why each of the Original Colonies was founded
• Significance of early colonists such as Anne Hutchison, William Penn, and Benjamin Franklin among many others!

Economies of the 13 Colonies

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade/Middle Passage
• Slavery
• Cash crops, cottage industries, and subsistence farming

Dutch Colonization

• Impact of New Amsterdam
• Role of Peter Stuyvesant

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Unit Four: The American Revolution

French and Indian War

• Who fought in it and why?
• The major battles of the war
• The effects of the war

The Stamp Act

• The Stamp Act Congress
• Causes and effects of the Stamp Act

The Townshend Acts

• Why the British enacted the Townshend Acts
• Effects of the Townshend Acts

Boston Massacre

• Crispus Attucks
• Sons of Liberty
• Causes and effects of the Boston Massacre

The Tea Act

• Causes and effects of the Tea Act

Boston Tea Party

• Factors that led up to the Boston Tea Party
• Who participated in the Boston Tea Party
• Significance of the Boston Tea Party
• Effects of the Boston Tea Party

The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

• Detailed outline of what the Coercive Acts were
• Why the British enacted the Coercive Acts
• How the colonies reacted to the passage of the Coercive Acts, including rallying behind Massachusetts

First Continental Congress

• Primary goals of the First Continental Congress
• Important individuals who were members of the First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

• Accomplishments and achievements of the Second Continental Congress
• Participants of the Second Continental Congress
• Olive Branch Petition

Declaration of Independence

• The five sections of the Declaration of Independence
• The Committee of Five: who they were, and their contributions
• Signers of the Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of Independence facts

Independence Hall

• Historical significance of Independence Hall
• Independence Hall facts

Liberty Bell

• What the Liberty Bell symbolizes and its historical significance
• How the Liberty Bell got its crack

Independence Day

• The meaning of Independence Day and its significance

Yankee Doodle

• The song's history: how it originated and its popularity spread
• Meaning of various lyrics in the song

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

• Causes and effects of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
• Analysis exercise of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's Ride

American Revolutionary War Battles

• Battle of Lexington
• Battle of Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown

Valley Forge

• The significance of Valley Forge and it impact on the Revolutionary War effort

The Founding Fathers

• Who are the Founding Fathers?
• What makes someone a Founding Father?
• Overview of six of our best known Founding Fathers and their individual contributions towards the cause of American independence: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington

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Unit Five: U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Branches of the Government

Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
• Reasons to replace the Articles of Confederation
• Shays' Rebellion
• Economic Depression

Constitutional Convention

• Goals of the Constitutional Convention
• Replacing the Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Plan
• Opposition to the Virginia Plan
• Great Compromise
• Three Fifths Compromise

Preamble of the Constitution

• Importance of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
• Meaning of "We the People"
• Translation of the Preamble text into easy-to-understand terminology

Ratification of the Constitution

• Process of ratifying the Constitution
• Sequential order of ratification by state, from first to last
• Opposition to the Constitution

Constitutional Amendments

• Constitutional amendment process
• Historically significant amendments: 13th Amendment (slavery is abolished), 18th Amendment (prohibition), 19th Amendment (women's suffrage), 21st Amendment (repeals 18th Amendment), 26th Amendment (voting age is lowered to 21)

Bill of Rights

• Breakdown of each of the Bill of Rights 10 Amendments
• Translation of each amendment into easy-to-understand terms for students

Three Branches of Government

• Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution (Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial Branches of the government)
• System of checks and balances
• Responsibilities of each branch of government
• Three levels of government (federal, state, and local)
• Responsibilities of each level of government

Alexander Hamilton

• The important role he played in the Constitutions creation
• His many contributions during the American Revolution and in the establishment of our government
• Hamilton-Burr duel

James Madison

• "Father of the Constitution"
• His important contributions towards the creation of the Constitution
• His prominent role in writing the Bill of Rights

Other Significant Individuals of the Constitution

• Roger Sherman
• George Mason
• Charles Pinckney

Constitution Day

• Importance and meaning of Constitution Day

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Unit Six: Westward Expansion

Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark Expedition

• Causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase
• Importance and achievements of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

War of 1812

• The numerous causes that led to the War of 1812
• Major battles of the war such as the Battle of New Orleans
• Lasting impact of the War of 1812 on America (renewed sense of patriotism, desire to expand the nations borders, etc.)

The Star-Spangled Banner

• Role of Francis Scott Key and the origins of its lyrics
• How it became our National Anthem

Manifest Destiny - Intro to Westward Expansion

• Factors that fueled Americans desire to grow the size of the nation
• Meaning and significance of Manifest Destiny

Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears

• Causes and effects of the Indian Removal Act
• Lasting impact of the Trail of Tears

Texas Revolution and Independence

• Factors that led to the Texas Revolutionary War
• Important figures of the Texas Revolution such as Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston
• Controversy over the annexation of Texas

Mexican-American War

• Causes and effects of the Mexican-American War including Mexican Cession
• U.S. war strategy in the Mexican-American War
• Factors which led to the wars high casualty rate for U.S. soldiers

Oregon Territory & the Oregon Trail

• Significance of the Oregon Trail
• Disputes over the Oregon Territory
• The Whitman Mission

California Gold Rush

• Causes and effects of the California Gold Rush
• Meaning of terms like "forty-niner" and "boom town"

Mormon Migration & Territory of Utah

• Factors that led to the Mormon Migration to Utah
• Role of important Mormons such as Joseph Smith and Brigham Young

The Homestead Act

• Why the Homestead Act was enacted
• Life of a homesteader and the many challenges they faced

Transcontinental Railroad

• Causes and effects of the Transcontinental Railroad
• Exploration of the various work groups who built the Transcontinental Railroad
• Challenges of building the Transcontinental Railroad

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