1. Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (1994)--p. 61. ÊCulture. ËTime, continuity, and change. ÌPeople, places, and environment. ÍIndividual development and identity. ÎIndividuals, groups and institutions. ÏPower, authority, and governance. ÐProduction, distribution, and consumption. ÑScience, technology, and society. ÒGlobal connections ÓCivic ideals and practices

2. Themes in Social Studies education (p. 61). What must you teach? What decisions are yours to make about what and how you can teach?

3. Writing Objectives Objectives describe the specific knowledge or skills that are expected to result from the teaching/learning activities

4. Behavioral objectives They derive from broad aims of the unit and are statements of value judgments about what students should learn. They are more specific, clear objectives using verbs such as list, identify, draw, explain, define, model, measure, and solve.

5. From the objectives below, identify the ones that are clearly stated. ÊThe student will learn about the shopping mall (First Grade). ËThe student will write a two-page essay on the life of Abraham Lincoln (Fifth Grade). ÌThe student will identify the states in the United States (Fourth Grade). Í The student will know about the equatorial rain forest (Fourth Grade). ÎThe student will learn about different types of governments.

6. From the objectives below, identify the ones that are clearly stated. (cont.) Review the unit topics and possible themes at page 62 and write a single objective for a unit topic in each grade level.