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Content Area: Social Studies
Index: 6.6D Grade 2 CPI 2
Standard: 6.6 - Geography
Strand: D - Human Systems
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will identify the modes of communication used to transmit ideas.
Grade: 2
Sample Activities:
· Each student prepares a report concerning the effects of one major contemporary technological advancement on his or her immediate community. Computers, fax machines, beepers, cell phones, videocameras, the Internet, e-mail, and digital videodiscs would be good examples.
· Use a phone book and map of the local community to locate large clusters of related businesses or other economic activities. Students work cooperatively to research how improvements in communication and transportation keep the businesses in operation. They also investigate why the businesses are located where they are.
Kidspiration Activities:
· Use symbols and links to show cause/effect relationships. |
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