MTTC Social Studies
progressive historians ANSWER- -emphasize importance of class conflict
-e.g. Charles Beard- Civil War caused by economic conflict,
... [Show More] struggle for economic power
prosography ANSWER- -the investigation of a historical group by means of collective study (not using individual bios)
-ex: historian learns about status relationships in 18th century New England by looking at records showing local church seating arrangements
-tax lists to study power relations in Boston
historical research process ANSWER-
teaching 5 themes of geography- LOCATION ANSWER- -Where is something located?
-coordinates (lat/long), distance from somewhere else
-label or create maps
teaching 5 themes of geography- PLACE ANSWER- -What makes a place different from other places? (climate, phys features, people, culture)
-MEANING
-create a postcard
-compare soil samples from around the world. What do they tell you about different places?
-weather report
teaching 5 themes of geography- HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION ANSWER- -relationships between people and places. how do ppl change enviro to suit their needs?
-Read the Lorax
-Differences between how people live in deserts vs. cold climates
-Look @ pics of your town t/o history. How has it changed?
teaching 5 themes of geography- MOVEMENT ANSWER- -patterns of movement of people, products, and information
-transportation, exports/imports, how do people communicate?
-where do the products we use originate?
-make a commuter graph
-where do ancestors come from?
-keep track of license plates you see w/in a week
-analyze data on US investment in different countries
-Brain Drain- too many ppl leave area
-impact of immigrant pop on native pop
teaching 5 themes of geography- REGIONS ANSWER- -How can earth be divided into different regions for study?
-can be defined by # of things including area, language, political divisions, religions, vegetation
-create map showing school region (area where students come from)
-look at how technological development has affected area
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ANSWER- shows spatial relationships b/w [Show Less]