Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country Unit 1 Activity Cards

ECONOMICS Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country Unit 1: Discovering the Social Sciences Lesson 1: The Four Core Social Sciences

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

GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country Unit 1: Discovering the Social Sciences Lesson 1: The Four Core Social Sciences

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

CIVICS Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country Unit 1: Discovering the Social Sciences Lesson 1: The Four Core Social Sciences

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

HISTORY ECONOMICS Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country Unit 1: Discovering the Social Sciences Lesson 1: The Four Core Social Sciences

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

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