7th Grade: UTAH STUDIES - COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS

"Utah is a state diverse in landscape and people. This course is designed to help students understand the state of Utah at a deeper level by reviewing Utah’s early history and particularly emphasizing Utah from statehood to the present. Students will understand the interaction between Utah’s geography and its inhabitants, as well as the formative contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah pioneers. The course will also investigate relationships between government and the people of Utah, the many opportunities people have to make a living in Utah, the diverse nature of Utah’s people and cultures, and the impact of contemporary events on the land and people of Utah. The Utah Studies core is designed to meet the needs of a semester-length course. Full-year Utah Studies courses may expand the scope and detail of this course to meet specific needs."

Source: USOE Social Studies Curriculum

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Standard 1: Students will understand the interaction between Utah’s geography and its inhabitants.

Essentials Questions:

1. What are the relationships between physical geography and Utah’s settlement, land use, and economy?
2. How natural resources sustain and enhance people’s lives?
3. How people affect the geography of Utah?

• Mormon Colonization by 1857
• UB-TAH Utah Collection of Maps
• Utah State Maps
• Utah Physical Geography
• Utah Demographics and Statistics
• Utah Immigration Canyon
• Salt Lake City in 1847

Standard 2: Students will understand the contributions of Native American Indians,
explorers, and Utah’s pioneers.

Essentials Questions:

1. What are the contributions of Native American Indians to the culture of Utah?
2. Investigate the importance of explorers to Utah’s settlement.
3. How we can describe the significance of pioneers in Utah history.

• Utah and Ute History Timeline
• Utah American Indians
• Ute History Timeline
• American Indians in Utah in 1845
• Ute Indians
• American Indians, Trappers and Explorers Collection of Pictures
• Mountain Men Collection
• Utah Pioneers Collection
• Utah Pioneer Journals

Standard 3: Students will understand the relationship between government and the people of Utah.

Essentials Questions:

1. What were the Utah’s struggle for statehood.
2. Explain the structure and function of city, county, and state governments.
3. What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship?

• Utah Executive Branch of Government
• Utah Legislative Branch of Government/Senate
• Utah Legislative Branch of Government/House of Representatives
• Utah Judicial Branch of Government
• Utah County and Cities Government
• Utah State Laws
• Utah State Taxes
• Utah State Education
• Utah State Economy
• Vote Utah, A Vote for the Next Generation
• American Indian Government
• Ute Tribal Government
• U.S/Utah/Ute Nation Relationship
• State Government Websites
• Utah State Government
• Utah State Cities Local Government
• Utah State Constitution
• United State Constitution
• U.S. Federal Government
• Executive Branch of the Federal Government
  "The executive branch of the government is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land. The president, vice president, department heads (cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies carry out this mission."
• Judicial Branch of the Federal Government
  "Courts decide arguments about the meaning of laws and how they are applied. They also decide if laws violate the Constitution—this is known as judicial review, and it is how federal courts provide checks and balances on the legislative and executive branches."The Role of Congress" by The Center of congress at Indiana University
• Legislative Branch of the Federal Government
  "Article I of the Constitution establishes the legislative or law making branch of government. It has a two-branch Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—and agencies that support Congress."
  The Role of Congress by The Center of Congress at Indiana University
• U.S. Senate: How the Congress Make Laws
• U.S. House of Representatives: How the Congress Make Laws

Standard 4: Students will understand the diverse ways people make a living in Utah.

Essentials Questions:

1. What are the components of Utah’s economy?
2. What was the past and present role of agriculture in Utah?
3. Explain aspects that have broadened Utah’s economy.
4. Investigate the current status of Utah’s economy.

• Utah State Economy
• Agriculture in Utah
• A Look at Utah Agriculture
• State of Utah Department of Agriculture
• Envision Utah
• Discover Utah
• Utah Business
• Utah CEO Magazine
• Utah.com
• Governor's Office of Economic Development

Standard 5: Students will understand the diverse nature of Utah’s peoples and cultures.

Essentials Questions:

1. Assess the cultural diversity of Utah.
2. What are the contributions of Utah’s religious and ethnic groups, including
Native American Indians?
3. What are the diverse cultural and recreational opportunities available in Utah?

• Office of Ethnic Affairs
• American Indians in Utah
• The Anasazi or Ancestral Puebloans
• The Fremont
• The Northern Ute
• The Southern Ute
• The Dine or Navajo
• The Northwestern Shoshoni
• The Paiute
• The Goshute
• Utah Tribes Today
• Utah History Dual Timeline by UB-TAH
• Hispanics in Utah
• Polynesians in Utah
• African Americans in Utah
• Chinese in Utah
• Japanese in Utah
• Greeks in Utah
• Utah State Economy
   

Standard 6: Students will understand the impact of major contemporary events that concern the land and people of Utah.

Essentials Questions:

1.What are the major contemporary events that affect individuals, institutions, and society?

• Deseret News Newspaper
• Salt Lake City Tribune Newspaper
• Uintah Basin Standard Newspaper
• The Vernal Express
• The Ute Indian Tribe Bulletin
• Utah.com
• Governor's Office of Economic Development
• Envision Utah

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