Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1 Activity Cards

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Grocery Store

Park 1-5

Power Plant

School 1-2

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Factory 1-3

Community Pool

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Office

College 1-4

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Farm 1-9

Football Stadium

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Baseball Park

Post Office 1-14

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Restaurant

Beach 1-15

Playground

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Hospital

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Hotel

Carnival 1-17

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TV Station 1-18

Police Station

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Forest 1-19

Campground

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City Hall

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Court House

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Department Store

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Soccer Stadium

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Movie Theater

Fire Station 1-30

Bank

Bank

Library 1-27

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Museum

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Senior Center

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Fatima’s Farm

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Cow

Chicken

Corn

Hay

Flowers

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Activity Card A: Fatima’s Farm Page 1 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Patel’s Amusement Park

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Splash Tube

Roller Madness

Skull Mountain

Twirl Time

Amazing Maze

Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 3: How Do We Use Maps?

Activity Card B: Patel’s Amusement Park Page 2 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Cheesecake City

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Passenger Jet

Ship

Train

Highway

Crane

Cheesecake Pavilion

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Activity Card C: Cheesecake City Page 3 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Lake SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A lake is a body of water with land all around it.

Example: The Great Salt Lake is located in Utah and is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.

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Activity Card A: Lake Page 1 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Mountain SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A mountain is the tallest kind of land on Earth.

Example: Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain in the United States.

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Activity Card B: Mountain Page 2 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Plain SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A plain is a large area of flat land, usually covered in grass.

Example: The Great Plains covers much of the middle of the United States.

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Activity Card C: Plain Page 3 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Ocean SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: An ocean is the largest body of water on Earth.

Example: The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean.

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Activity Card D: Ocean Page 4 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Desert SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A desert is a land that is hot and dry.

Example: The Mojave Desert in Southern California is the driest desert in North America.

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Activity Card E: Desert Page 5 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Valley SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A valley is a low place between mountains.

Example: The Central Valley in California is surrounded by mountains.

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Activity Card F: Valley Page 6 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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River SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: A river is a body of fresh water that moves through land.

Example: The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States.

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Activity Card G: River Page 7 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

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Island SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08

Definition: An island is land with water all around it.

Example: Hawaii, also known as “The Big Island,” is the largest of the 137 islands that make up the state of Hawaii.

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Activity Card H: Island Page 8 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute