What are we doing this week in Social Studies? 

Reflection on an Innovator’s Mindset 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to use the fundamentals of advertising to sell their products to their target audience. 

Students will be able to present their advertisements in a convincing video. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Start Paying Back Borrowed Money 

Tuesday 

-Finish Paying Back Borrowed Money 

Wednesday  

-Start Philanthropy 

Thursday 

-Finish Philanthropy 

Friday 

NO SCHOOL 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to use the fundamentals of advertising to sell their product to their target audience. 

Students will be able to present their advertisement in a convincing video. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Begin Advertising the Product 

Tuesday 

-Work on Advertising the Product 

Wednesday  

-Finish Advertising the Product/post video if done 

Thursday 

-PBL final product- view Flipgrid and comment 

Friday 

-Post Flipgrid video advertisement if needed more time. 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to calculate the expense of a product and determine the selling point for the product that yields a profit. 

Students will be able to present their new or improved law in a convincing video. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Begin Expenses and Scaling 

Tuesday 

-Work on Expenses & Scaling 

Wednesday  

-Complete and submit Expense Analysis 

-Begin PBL final product- script 

Thursday 

-PBL final product 

Friday 

-Post Fipgrid video for PBL final product 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to present and defend their proposals to get laws passed or changed. 

Students will be able to critically discuss the details of their product. 

Students will be able to research and explore different products that their target audience would want to improve or enhance their lives. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-PBL Milestone 5: Addressing our Audience 

Tuesday 

-PBL: Finish any milestones missing 

-Begin Market research 

Wednesday  

-Finish Market research & Submit 

Thursday 

-Begin Prototyping & Designing 

Friday 

-Finish Prototyping & Designing 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to identify issues of concern with the law and propose a fairer and just proposal. 

Students will be able to define innovation and determine the fundamental skills needed to be a successful innovator through past innovators. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday 

-PBL Milestone 4: A More Just Law 

-Understanding the Roots of Innovation 

Wednesday  

-PBL Milestone 4: A More Just Law 

-Understanding the Roots of Innovation 

Thursday 

-PBL Milestone 4: A More Just Law 

-Understanding the Roots of Innovation 

Friday 

-PBL Milestone 4: A More Just Law- Submit 

-Understanding the Roots of Innovation- Submit 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to determine how new laws made and existing laws changed. 

Students will be able to create a flow chart of the process of how laws are made and then changed. 

Students will be able to research and buy a car on PayGrade.io while learning about interest rates and taxes. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-PBL Milestone 3: Law Making Process 

-Purchasing a Car 

Tuesday 

-PBL Milestone 3: Law Making Process 

-Purchasing a Car 

Wednesday  

-PBL Milestone 3: Law Making Process 

-Purchasing a Car 

Thursday 

-PBL Milestone 3: Law Making Process- Submit flow chart 

-Finish Purchasing a Car and Submit 

Friday 

NO SCHOOL 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to define savings, checking, and credit accounts by analyzing pictures to help determine the meaning. 

Students will be able to determine how laws have been passed or changed in the past have made our society more or less just. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Milestone 2 of PBL 

Tuesday 

-work on milestone 2 of PBL 

-Checking, Savings, and Credit Accounts 

Wednesday  

-work on milestone 2 of PBL 

-Vocab Review 

Thursday 

-work on milestone 2 of PBL 

-Finish Vocab Review 

Friday 

-Finish milestone 2 of PBL- Submit  

-Accounts Vocab Quiz 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to identify how certain laws affect different community members differently. 

Students will be able to explain advantages vs disadvantages of owning a home vs renting. 

Students will be able to look objectively at the costs associated with owning a home and how that may impact retirement later in life. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Intro to PBL Broken Laws 

Tuesday 

-work on milestone 1 of PBL 

-Renting VS Owning 

Wednesday  

-work on milestone 1 of PBL 

-Begin Housing Costs 

Thursday 

-work on milestone 1 of PBL 

-Finish and Submit Housing Costs 

Friday 

-Finish milestone 1 of PBL- Submit Controversial Laws 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to define financial literacy and understand how Paygrade.io will function in the classroom. 

Students will be able to leverage personal skills and experiences to create a resume and apply for jobs. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

No School 

Tuesday 

No School 

Wednesday  

-Intro to Paygrade 

Thursday 

-Apply for a Job 

Friday 

-Define Financial Literacy Assignment 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to recall information learned about the Native American Indian’s lifestyle, culture, and influence of the early European explorers who encountered them. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday 

-Complete the slides The Silk Road and Trade Routes, slides 17 and 18 in our Age of Exploration PowerPoint 

Tuesday 

-Complete the slides Colombian Exchange and Northwest Passage, slides 19 through 21 in our Age of Exploration PowerPoint 

Wednesday  

-Complete Unit Test and submit 

Thursday 

No School- Conferences 

Friday 

No School- Conferences 

Remember: There are no Zoom classes this week! It is all on your own. 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to define the main terms of the age of exploration. 

Students will be able to identify the events in chronological order that occurred during the age of exploration. 

What are we doing this week? 

 Monday- Watch the class video attached to the assignments 

-Age of Exploration PowerPoint Instructions- how to download and edit 

-Power Words, slides 2-5 

Tuesday- Watch the class video attached to the assignments 

-Events Timeline, slides 6-8 

Wednesday- Watch the class video attached to the assignments 

-Explorers, slides 9-13 

Thursday- Watch the class video attached to the assignments 

-Tools for Discovery, slides 14-15 

Friday (no video) 

-Marco Polo, slide 16 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to recall the ceremonies the tribes of the Southwest conducted. 

What are we doing this week? 

The Southwest Region 

 Monday 

-Southwest Map Question

-Southwest mini-project requirements 

Tuesday 

-Draw mini-project diagram 

Wednesday  

-Finish drawing diagram 

-Start labeling diagram 

Thursday 

-Finish labeling diagram 

-Start recording video 

Friday 

- Complete the “L” of KWL chart 

-Submit Flipgrid of Southwest mini project using the link in the assignment in teams 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to identify the main tribes of the Southwest region.  

Students will be able to summarize the ways the Southwest region influenced the lifestyle of the Native American Indians who lived there.  

Students will be able to recall the resources used by the tribes of the Southwest. 

What are we doing this week? 

The Southwest Region 

 Monday 

-K & W of KWL chart 

-Read Summary page 

-Add to notes organizer 

Tuesday 

-Read Culture & Lifestyle 

-Add to notes organizer 

Wednesday  

-Read Religion 

-Add to notes organizer 

Thursday 

-Complete Map and Question 

Friday 

-Read European Influence 

-Add to notes organizer 

What are we learning this week in Social Studies? 

Students will be able to represent their family on a totem pole. 

Students will be able to recreate a totem pole from the Northwest Coast region of Native American Indians. 

What are we doing this week? 

The Northwest Coast Region 

 Monday 

NO School 

Tuesday 

NO School 

Wednesday  

Start mini project- go over requirements, totem pole expectations, handouts, etc. 

Thursday 

Work on mini project- write up or totem pole 

Friday 

Complete the “l” of your KWL chart 

Finish Mini Project- submit flipgrid video of totem pole and write up