Units of Study Throughout Middle School
Grade 6:
The Eastern Hemisphere
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Grade 7:
United States and New York State History
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Grade 8:
United States and New York State History
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U.S. History and Government (Grade 8)
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Essential Questions:
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Essential Questions:
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Essential Questions:
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Essential Questions:
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- Does Geography determine development?
- To what degree does geography determine culture?
- What role do belief systems play in society?
- Why do civilizations rise and fall?
- How can power, wealth, and religion influence change and development?
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- Did the American Revolution accomplish its goals?
- How does a nation respond to economic, political, and social challenges?
- How does a nation balance its own needs and interests with that of other nations?
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- What are a nation’s responsibilities to its citizens after major conflict (e.g., civil war…)?
- How do people, policies, and technological advances shape a nation?
- To what degree should a nation be involved in the affairs of other nations?
- How does a nation respond to economic, political, and social challenges?
- How does a nation balance its own needs and interests with that of other nations?
- How do competing powers views of powers and morality lead to global conflict?
- Has the United States lived up to the promise and potential of its history and status?
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- What are American foundations for liberty and freedom?
- Was the Civil War inevitable?
- How was America’s response to challenges of growth and progress aligned to its ideals of democracy?
- How does a nation balance its own needs and interests with that of other nations?
- Is there one America or many?
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