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New Jersey’s Geography
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Students will demonstrate their understanding of New Jersey’s geography and its impact on where people live and what they do.
What Happened to the Lenni Lenape
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Students will be able to explain how geography influenced how the Lenni Lenapi lived in New Jersey and be able to describe the causes and effects relating to why the Lenni Lenape moved away from New Jersey.
Colonial Immigration to New Jersey
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Why immigrants decided to leave their homelands and settle in New Jersey and what was colonial life like in the North American colonies and how did life in the North American colonies differ from life in Europe?
How did New Jersey become an English Colony?
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of how New Jersey became an English colony.
Colonial Life in New Jersey
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of what life was like for European colonists in New Jersey in the 1600 and 1700s.
Why was New Jersey the Crossroads of the American Revolution?
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Students will be able to compare and contrast the views and experiences of some New Jerseyans who were Patriots and others who were Loyalists and identify the events and impact of some of the battles of the American Revolution fought in New Jersey ...
Across the Curriculum with Lighthouses
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Students will be able to explain why New Jersey has had so many lighthouses, the purpose of lighthouses and how the technology for ocean safety has changed.
Great Falls: The use of water power and the start of industrialization
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Students will explain how Alexander Hamilton’s idea to use the force of the Great Falls in Paterson, NJ, provided the energy to propel the develop of industry in the United States.
Canal Transportation in New Jersey
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Students will demonstrate their understanding of why canals were built in New Jersey in the 1830s and their impact on the economy.
New Jersey’s Railroads: Yesterday and Today
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Students will be able to explain how a steam engine works, compare and contrast inventors James Watt and John Stevens, and know about the development of railroads across New Jersey impacted the economies of New Jersey and the United States.
New Jersey’s Governor
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Students will be able to identify the role of the Governor, determine the qualifications for Governor of New Jersey, and compare and contrast power and authority.
New Jersey’s Legislature
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What does the New Jersey State Legislatures do? How does a bill become a law? How can individuals influence public policy?
New Jersey’s Judiciary
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Students will be able to: identify the structure of New Jersey’s court system, analyze how procedural due process protects fairness, explain why judges must be impartial, and explain why judicial independence is important.
A Mock Trial In New Jersey
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Explore procedural due process by conducting a mock trial and learn how a jury trial is conducted.
New Jersey’s Counties
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Students will be able to locate the 21 counties in New Jersey and identify which county they live in and know about the structure of their county government.
New Jersey Women
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Students will be able to explain changes in societal attitudes towards the role of women and annalyze and evaluate how New Jersey women have contributed to the improvement of society.
New Jersey: The Garden State
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Students will be able to identify factors that make New Jersey conducive to agriculture and food production and explain the impact of location and transportation on food production ...
New Jersey Symbols
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Explain the symbolism and value of the New Jersey flag, tree, flower, bird, animal, fish and fruit.
County and Local Government in New Jersey
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Students will be able to: locate the 21 counties in New Jersey and identify which county and town that they live in and the structure of their county and local government.
National, State and Local Governments
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Student will be able to identify the concept of federalism as one of the major principles of the United States Constitution and explain the reason for the inclusion of this concept in the United States Constitution ...
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