SOCIAL STUDIES
LESSON RESOURCES
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Grade 7
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Hurricane Impact
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By the end of the lesson, students will:
All of the worksheet assignments are in the workbook uploaded in the first submission.
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Examine the necessary precautions during & after a hurricanes.
- Name the national disasters agency in your area and explain.
- Assess the impact of a hurricane on an island.
All of the worksheet assignments are in the workbook uploaded in the first submission.
Hurricane Tracking
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What are Hurricanes 101
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Wind and It's Impact on the Environment
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Temperature and It's Impact on the Environment
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Types of Rainfall
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The Water Cycle
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Weather Forecasting
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Recording the Weather
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What's the Weather Like
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The Four Seasons
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The Earth's Movements (Revolution and Rotation)
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The Solar System
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Bodies of Water and Grid References
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Main Settlements
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By the end of the lesson, students will:
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Know Your Country
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The Loyalist Contribution
Slavery in West Africa
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West African Kingdoms
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The Loyalists/ Arrival & Settlement
The Bahamas and The War
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The American war of Independence • Relationship of British with American Colonies
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By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the following terms & Phrases “American Revolution, Treaty of Paris, Militia, Red Coats, Loyalist, and Rebels., Red Coats, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, alliances, Boycott.
- Outlined events leading up to the war.
- State when America declared its independence from England.
- Identify the 13 American Colonies involved in the War.
- Evaluate the cause and effects of the American War of Independence.
Woodes Rogers: Second Term as Royal Governor
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Compare/contrast the leadership styles of Rogers and Phenny.
- State when the first House of Assembly was established and name its first speaker.
- Evaluate Woodes Rogers first term of office and compare this with his second term.
- Assess the impact of Crown Government on The Bahamas.
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Royal Governors: George Phenny
Woodes Rogers: First Term as Royal Governor
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- List at least 3 things Woodes Rogers had to do upon his arrival to The Bahamas.
- State how Woodes Rogers got rid of the Pirates.
- Empathize with Rogers decisions as governor and evaluate the methods used to solve problems in The Bahamas.
- Explain how Woodes Rogers rebuilt the town of Nassau.
Woodes Rogers and Crown Colony Government
Woodes Rogers and Crown Colony Government
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Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define various terms “ government, Crown Colony Government.
- State why Crown Colony Government was introduced to The Bahamas.
- Describe the conditions that led to the arrival of the first Royal Governor.
- State which elements of crown colony Government influence our Government today.
- List the factors which contributed to the change to Crown Colony Government in The Bahamas.
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Longitude and Latitude
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Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the following concepts: Islands, archipelago, passages, channels, sounds.
- List the three geographical regions The Bahamas is divided up into.
- Give the relative location of The Bahamas as it relates to the world (Latitude & Longitude).
- Colour code a map to show the different regions of The Bahamas.
- Draw and label all inhabited islands and chief settlements.
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Grid References
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Understanding Latitude & Longitude
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By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the terms “ Hemi & Sphere”.
- Name the two imaginary lines which divide the earth into halves.
- Locate the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern hemisphere.
- Locate on map continents, & oceans and the hemispheres they are located in.
- State the two hemispheres in which The Bahamas.
- Define the terms “Latitude” and “Longitude”.
- List the important Lines of latitude and Longitude.
- Identify the main latitude and longitude lines.
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Reviewing Mapping Skills
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The Commonwealth of Nations
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The Bahamas in the International Arena: The United Nations
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Law Enforcement Agencies
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Immigration and Customs Department
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Police and Defence Force Department
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The Voting Process
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The Electoral Process
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Electing a Government
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Bodies of Water
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By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Identify major water bodies, oceans, seas, rivers ,lakes Bays and Straits on a blank world map.
- Define major concepts: ocean, seas, river, gulfs, etc.
- Identify the main bodies of water.
- State the direction of each body of water in relation to prescribe land masses.
- Locate bodies of water on a map of the world.
- Identify the major Oceans in order of sizes.
- Explain why oceans are salty.
- Discuss the importance of the oceans and seas to persons living near to it.
- Compare rivers to lakes.
- Explain how rivers are formed.
- Discuss the importance of rivers to human
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The World in Spatial Terms
Mapping Skills and The Bahamas
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Grid References
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Understanding Latitude & Longitude
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the terms “ Hemi & Sphere”.
- Name the two imaginary lines which divide the earth into halves.
- Locate the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern hemisphere.
- Locate on map continents, & oceans and the hemispheres they are located in.
- State the two hemispheres in which The Bahamas.
- Define the terms “Latitude” and “Longitude”.
- List the important Lines of latitude and Longitude.
- Identify the main latitude and longitude lines.
- Apply Latitude and Longitude to locate water bodies and landforms on the map of The Bahamas.
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Basic Mapping Skills
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