Curriculum Index Curriculum Objectives Curriculum Outline Student Pages Virginia SOLs Lesson 1: Preparing For Your Journey Lesson 2: Meet Your Ship Lesson 3: Plotting The Course Lesson 4: Adding It Up Lesson 5: Environmental Impact Bibliography

VIRGINIA HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE SOLS COVERED

Introduction to History and Social Science - Geography

  • 3.5 The student will develop map skills by
    • b) using the equator and prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres;
    • e) locating specific places on a simple letter-number grid system.
  • 3.6 The student will interpret geographic information from maps, tables, graphs, and charts.

Virginia Studies - Virginia: 1900 to the Present

  • VS.10 The student will demonstrate knowledge of government, geography, and economics by
    • c) explaining how advances in transportation, communications, and technology have contributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the global economy.

United States History to 1877 - Skills

  • USI.1 The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to
    • e) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing; and
    • g) distinguish between parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude.

United States History: 1877 to the Present - Skills

  • USII.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to
    • g) use parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude to describe hemispheric location.

Civics and Economics

  • CE.9 The student will demonstrate knowledge of how economic decisions are made in the marketplace by
    • a) applying the concepts of scarcity, resources, choice, opportunity cost, price, incentives, supply and demand, production, and consumption.

World Geography

  • WG.2 The student will analyze how selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth’s surface by
    • a) identifying regional climatic patterns and weather phenomena and their effects on people and places;
    • b) describing how humans influence the environment and are influenced by it;
    • c) explaining how technology affects one’s ability to modify the environment and adapt to it.
  • WG.9 The student will analyze the global patterns and networks of economic interdependence by
    • a) identifying criteria that influence economic activities;
    • b) explaining comparative advantage and its relationship to international trade; and
    • c) describing ways that economic and social interactions have changed over time.

Curriculum Index Curriculum Objectives Curriculum Outline Student Pages Virginia SOLs Lesson 1: Preparing For Your Journey Lesson 2: Meet Your Ship Lesson 3: Plotting The Course Lesson 4: Adding It Up Lesson 5: Environmental Impact Bibliography


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