NYSED LEARNING STANDARDS

Social Studies Standard 1: History of the United States and New York State
Social Studies Standard 3: Geography
Social Studies Standard 4: Economics

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM

Grade 7 - Unit 5: Life in the New Nation

• III. Preindustrial Age: 1790-1860s
•       C. Technological changes altered the way people dealt with one another. Improved transportation made travel and communication easier.

SKILLS

Thinking Skills – Finding and solving multiple-step problems
Research and Writing Skills – Getting and organizing information; supporting a position
Interpersonal and Group Relation Skills – Participating in group planning and discussion; cooperating to accomplish goals
Graph and Image Analysis Skills – Decoding images (graphs, cartoons, paintings, photographs)

CONCEPTS

Change
Movement of People and Goods
Environment
Science and Technology
Environment and Society