Review the five essential characteristics of powerful social studies teaching and learning. These five essential characteristics are meaningful, integrative, values-based, challenging, and a

(1) Review the five essential characteristics of powerful social studies teaching and learning. These five essential characteristics are meaningful, integrative, values-based, challenging, and active (see Curriculum Guidelines for Social Studies Teaching and Learning article and pp. 11 – 13 of the National Standards for Social Studies Teachers booklet, found here: National Standards for Social Studies Teachers Booklet.pdf Download National Standards for Social Studies Teachers Booklet.pdf).
(2) Access the lesson plans/activities on the National Geographic website at https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/Links to an external site. You will need to click on LEARN ANYWHERE –> CHOOSE A PARK (Yellowstone, Everglades, or Monterey Bay)–> CLICK ON A PICTURE FOR A GUIDE. Each guide has lessons and activities within it.
(3) Review the 2nd Grade MSCCR social studies standards.
After completing the preliminary work above, respond to the following:
Question #1: Identify the title of a lesson plan from the National Geographic website. Describe the lesson with enough detail that I can understand what will happen in the lesson.
Question #2: Identify the 2nd grade MCCR standard the lesson would fit under. Explain how it satisfies this standard.
Question #3: Identify at least one of the five essential characteristics of powerful social studies in the lesson plan and explain how the characteristic is found in the lesson plan.
Question #4: Describe in detail these three different ways this skill could be ASSESSED #1 Pen and Paper test, #2 Performance Assessment, #3 Group DIscussion