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Welcome to Georgia Welcome to Georgia StudiesStudies

An introduction to the

Concepts and Enduring Understandings

The Concepts

• Conflict and Change

• Distribution of Power

• Movement and Migration

• Location

• Production, Distribution, and Consumption

• Rule of Law• Technological

Innovations• Individuals,

Groups, and Institutions

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Conflict and ChangeWhen there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result!

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Conflict and Change• How might conflict

among family members result in change for that family?

• What conflict has occurred in your community and how was it resolved?

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Distribution of Power

• Is a product of existing documents and laws combined with contemporary values and beliefs

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Distribution of Power

• Why is the power structure at your school set up the way it is?

• How is power divided in your family?• How might rules, responsibilities, and

expectation change when there is a change in your family (new sibling, divorce, grandparent moving in)?

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Movement Migration

The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all

societies involved.

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Movement Migration• How does

your class change when a new student moves in?

• What impact do you have on your community?

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LocationLocation affects a society’s

economy, culture, and development.

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Location• How do your activities change depending on where you go on vacation?

• How do your activities change depending on where you chose to spend your free time?

• What are some differences between city (urban) and country (rural) areas.

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Production Distribution Consumption

……produced by produced by the society are the society are affected by the affected by the location, location, customs, customs, beliefs, and beliefs, and laws of the laws of the societysociety

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Production Distribution Consumption

• What are some of the products produced or manufactured in our area?

• How are these products distributed to other areas?

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The Rule of Law……influences influences the behavior the behavior of citizens, of citizens, limits the limits the power of power of government.government.

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The Rule of Law• What prevents

parents, teachers or police from abusing their power?

• Why should you (or shouldn’t you) have all laws written down in an official document?

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Technological Innovations

Innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society.

Technological Innovations• How has access to

the internet both benefited and harmed school?

• What technological innovations have impacted the way you are taught and the way you study?

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Individuals Groups Institutions

The actions of individuals along with institutions such as schools, churches, families, government agencies, and the courts affect society through intended and unintended consequences.

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Individuals Groups Institutions

• How can the actions of a few students bring consequences for an entire class?

• What decisions have you made in your life that have had intended or unintended consequences?

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Conceptual Teaching Format

• We will base our learning this year on the Georgia Performance Standards that you will see posted here in the room.

• We will start each unit with some “Big Ideas” that we will call Enduring Understandings.

• Then we will ask some Essential Questions to guide our learning.

• Connecting all of this throughout the year will be the Themes we just discussed.

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