Key Concepts and Skills for Social Studies: Maps, Globes and Other Geographic Tools, Essential Economic Concepts, and Structure of the U.S. Government (Dbq Lessons & Activities)

Book Synopsis: Document-based questions teach students to think like historians! Students learn to analyze and interpret a variety of sources, make connections between sources, bring in their own outside knowledge, and communicate their findings. Incorporates ELA/literacy requirements into social studies! Gallopade's Document-Based Questions series breaks down the DBQ process into smaller, scaffolded steps: 1. First, students learn to analyze individual primary and secondary sources using guided text-based and primary source-based questions. 2. Next, students apply higher-order thinking skills to read for information, compare and contrast, identify causes and effects, categorize information, arrange events into chronological order, identify point of view and purpose, and much more! 3. As students complete the critical-thinking activities on each individual page, they develop a deeper understanding of the social studies topic being covered. 4. Finally, students use these same sources to answer a big-picture DBQ question!

How this book helps: Students learn about a variety of social studies topics! Students build their inquiry and critical-thinking skills! Students improve their writing skills! Students learn to make conclusions and form opinions! Students learn to cite evidence to support their conclusions! Students learn to effectively communicate their conclusions to others! Reproducible pages! Adds rigor to instruction!

Table of Contents

MAPS, GLOBES, AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS

• What Are Maps? Cartography
• Reading a Map
• Using a Simple Grid
• Relative & Absolute Location
• Location, Location, Location
• Political & Climate Maps
• Physical & Resource Maps
• Imaginary Lines Divide the Earth

ESSENTIAL ECONOMIC CONCEPTS

• Needs and Wants
• Exchange & Money
• Scarcity, Choices, & Costs
• Getting in Line
• Communities: Consumers & Producers "A Double Hold-up" Incentives
• Supply and Demand
• Adam Smith & Free Markets
• Economist Quotations
• Entrepreneurship
• Banks, Savers, & Borrowers
• Economic Systems
• Government & Taxes

BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

• Separation of Powers
• The Great Compromise
• Federalist Quotations
• Checks and Balances
• Executive Branch
• Roles of the President
• Legislative Branch
• Representation in the House
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• Judicial Branch
• Appointing a Justice