The Elementary SS Educator’s Guide to the GPB Galaxy
Join GPB’s education team for an exploratory overview of our comprehensive no-cost digital resources for elementary social studies, including interactive expansions of GPB’s virtual learning journeys throughout our state. Participants will also learn more about how to meaningfully engage students with the thousands of digital PBS resources adapted especially for the classroom through PBS LearningMedia.
The Elementary SS Educator’s Guide to the GPB Galaxy
Join GPB’s education team for an exploratory overview of our comprehensive no-cost digital resources for elementary social studies, including interactive expansions of GPB’s virtual learning journeys throughout our state. Participants will also learn more about how to meaningfully engage students with the thousands of digital PBS resources adapted especially for the classroom through PBS LearningMedia.
Social Studies
Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.
Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time and place.
Explain that because of scarcity, people must make choices that result in opportunity costs.
Describe European exploration in North America.
Describe the causes and events of the War of 1812; include the burning of the Capitol and the White House and the writing of "The Star Spangled Banner."
Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail.
