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Social Studies Alive!

Florida and Its People

This program examines Florida's geography and economy and how they relate to our nation's history from the settlements through the industrial revolution. Students will explore the various events and factors that shaped the history, culture, and economy of Florida.

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What Students Will Explore

Unit 1

Geography

Find and share artifacts that represent economics, geography, civics, and history. Practice basic geography skills and use special-purpose maps to figure out where to build recreational parks. Create titles and captions for videos of geography in the Southeast. Complete a Geography Challenge to discover and maps, some of the physical features and locations that make Florida special. Conduct an inquiry to discover how the four core social sciences can help you learn more about Florida.

Unit 2

History

Visit exciting places during a tour of Florida. Use graphic organizers as you learn about Florida's early history. Step into images depicting events in Florida's history. Analyze primary source, quotes, songs, speeches, and poems to learn about different groups who came to the United States. Working in small groups in an inquiry process that connects the history and geography of Florida. Conduct an inquiry to explore the history of Florida.

Unit 3

Civics

Fill a jar with the contributions of different groups to Florida's history. Plan a documentary trailer about a Floridian for the TCI documentary series "Famous Floridians." Complete infographics to learn about Florida's government. Then take on the role of a city council member or concerned citizen and participate in a debate about local issues. Conduct an inquiry to help the people in your community.

Unit 4

Economics

Watch a video to learn the basics of economics. Create a mini drama about one of Florida's industries. Experience what happens to prices when supply and demand change. Play a budget game to make choices about spending wisely. Conduct an inquiry to evaluate how you can make good economic choices.

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Student Materials

  • Aerial view of a coastal Florida city with tall buildings, a highway, green trees, and beaches. Text: Social Studies Alive!.

    Student Edition

    The Student Edition delivers standards-based content, rich primary sources, and stories that bring in multiple perspectives in a colorful, clean format that helps students build a deep understanding of the content. Also available in Spanish.

  • Book cover with blue background, photos of voting, a girl with a horse, the Florida capitol, and a hurricane.

    Social Studies Stories

    The consumable Interactive Student Notebooks allow students to engage with their learning by expressing their ideas, completing graphically organized notes, and developing personalized responses. Also available in Spanish.

Teacher Materials

  • Aerial view of a Florida city with tall buildings and green trees, cover of a social studies teachers guide.

    Teacher's Guide

    Teacher's Guide supports everything from lesson planning to grading—step-by-step procedures, time estimates, differentiation strategies, and answer keys, ready to use offline or as a quick reference while teaching.

  • Blue cover of Activity Cards for Social Studies Alive! Florida and Its People with a barcode and TCI logo.

    Activity Cards

    The Picture Cards are laminated, reusable handouts for lesson activities that engage students in analyzing powerful images, graphs, maps, and primary sources. Also available in Spanish.

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