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__Unit Plans__
 [|**Famous People - Mini-Curriculum Units**] : Created by Students in ELED 405, Teaching Social Studies, Department of Elementary Education, Utah State University. Winter, 1997. Contact Person: Deborah A. Byrnes (byrnes@cc.usu.edu). Teacher education students completed these mini-units as part of a course entitled "Teaching Social Studies." Each student was assigned a famous woman, African American, or African to research. After researching these famous individuals, the pre-service teachers developed short mini-units to teach about these people. The following big understandings were adopted to span the variety of mini-units that were developed:
 * 1) Individuals do and should make a difference
 * 2) Role models help us to reflect on the qualities and actions we want to exhibit.
 * 3) People's actions are influenced by time and place.
 * 4) Individuals are influenced by the groups and institutions around them.
 * 5) Our perceptions of people vary with time, information, and world view.

= Social Studies Curriculum - Mini-Units =


 * **Unit Title** || **Author** ||
 * [|Neighborhood and Community: North Logan, Utah - Grades 2 and 3] || Sylvia Read ||
 * [|Community Justice - Grades 3 and 4] || Thomas L. McFarland ||
 * [|Celebrating Diversity: Social Studies Unit for Primary Grades] (PDF) || Renee Neilsen ||
 * [|Careers and Community Helpers - Grade 1] (PDF) || Georgianne Jensen ||
 * [|World War I - A Social Studies Unit for High School Level] (PDF) || Jamie Hodges ||

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