Unit 1: Our Land and First People
Unit Almanac—Connect to Today
| America's Land | ||
| Vocabulary Preview | Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer | |
| Lesson 1 | Core | Land and Climate |
| Extend | Geography—Trouble from the Tropics | |
| Map and Globe SkillReview Map Skills | ||
| Lesson 2 | Core | Our Nation's Resources |
| Extend | Technology—The Race for Solar Power | |
| Lesson 3 | Core | Regions of the United States |
| Extend | Biographies—Caretakers of the Earth | |
| Lesson 4 | Core | People and the Land |
| Extend | Geography—Reshaping the Land | |
| Chapter 1 Review
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| The First Americans | ||
| Vocabulary Preview | Reading Strategy: Question | |
| Lesson 1 | Core | Ancient Americans |
| Extend | History—Tenochtitlán | |
| Lesson 2 | Core | Peoples of the Northwest |
| Extend | Literature—"Chinook Wind Wrestles Cold Wind,"an American Indian legend | |
| Lesson 3 | Core | Peoples of the Southwest |
| Extend | Biographies—Keepers of Tradition | |
| Lesson 4 | Core | Peoples of the Plains |
| Extend | Primary Sources—Art of the Plains Indians | |
| Reading and Thinking SkillSummarize Apply Critical Thinking |
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| Lesson 5 | Core | Peoples of the East |
| Extend | Geography—American Indian Shelters | |
| Chapter 2 Review | ||
| Unit 1 Review: Current Events Project | ||
