Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND1: Humansand Their Physical Environment

STANDARD 1.1

PACING

RESOURCES

● See Geography Year at aGlance ● Work together as a

● USGS ● Large Earthquakes on the Wasatch Fault

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will describe the signifcant forces that infuence the physical environment, such as plate tectonics, erosion, climate, and natural disasters, and explain how the effects of physical processes vary across regions of the world. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ● Signifcant forces ● Physical environment ● Plate ● Tectonics ● Describe ● Explain ● Inform ● Explain ● Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

● Erosion ● Climate

● Natural disasters ● Physical processes ● World

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● Provide a foundational understanding of the physical environment and the key forces that shape it. ○ Describe the theory of plate tectonics and explain the infuence plate tectonics has had on the physical environment. ○ Describe the processes of erosion and weathering and their impact on the physical environment. Examples of erosion may include: water, wind, ice, etc. ○ Describe how climate infuences the physical environment. ○ Identify a variety of types of natural disasters and explain their impact on the physical environment. Examples of natural disasters may include: earthquakes, tsunamis,