NYSED LEARNING STANDARDS

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

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM

Grade 7 - Unit Two: European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas

• I. European Exploration and Settlement (pp. 41-42)
• II.B. New Netherland; French and Spanish colonies (p. 43)

SKILLS

Thinking Skills - Identifying cause and effect
Research and Writing Skills - Getting information, organizing information
Interpersonal and Group Relation Skills - Defining terms
Sequencing and Chronology Skills - Placing events in chronological order; understanding the concepts of time, continuity, and change
Graph and Image Analysis Skills - Decoding images (graphs, cartoons, paintings, photographs)

CONCEPTS

Culture
Diversity
Movement of People and Goods
The Uses of Geography
Needs and Wants
Human Rights