Ms. Mikicich
Ms. Mikicich teaches Social Science and
Math on the Team NOVA.
She is a graduate of Illinois State University. Ms.Mikicich likes
to read and watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball in her free time.
Social Science Curriculum:
| Social Science Philosophy | |||
| Umbrella Question - Big Ideas | How and why do people adapt? | What makes a civilization thrive? | What causes change? |
| Themes | |||
| Case Studies | Prehistory Fertile Crescent Nile Valley Civilization Early Asian Civilization |
Asia's
Classical Age India and Persia Ancient Greece Ancient Romans |
Heirs of Rome
and Persia Empires in Asia Growth and Trade European Renaissance |
| Inquiry | Choices What choices do people have to make to survive? Groups What are the advantages of living in groups? Physical Environment How did physical environment effect patterns of development and settlement? Structure For what reasons/purpose do groups of people organize? How do groups organize to be successful? Beliefs How did their beliefs explain their world? How do beliefs affect people's lives? Innovations Ho did people solve problems? |
Leadership Why is leadership necessary? Who ha the power and how did they get it? What makes an effective leader? Culture What is culture? What enables a culture to advance? Connections What do successful civilizations have in common? How was culture spread? What did civilizations inherit and build upon? What did civilizations inherit and build upon What did civilizations leave in their legacy? Organization How are successful civilizations organized? What roles do groups and individuals have within an organization? |
Movement What causes movement of people, goods and ideas? What is the impact of movement? Conflict What causes different types of conflict? How do people respond to conflict? How do the consequences of conflict lead to change? Ideas What causes people to change their ideas? What results from the change of ideas? What makes an idea powerful? |
| Civic Virtues | Diversity The Common Good Justice |
Diversity Individual rights Patriotism The common good Equality Justice |
Diversity Individual rights The common good Equality Justice |
Unit 1: Early Civilizations
Unit 2: The Ancient World
Unit 3: New Empires and New Faiths
Unit 4: The Middle Ages
Unit 5: A changing World
Math Curriculum:
| MATH Philosophy | ||
| Focus Areas | Number and
Operation
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Measurement
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| Problem Solving | Application of previously taught problem solving strategies involving Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Integers. | Application of 0reviously taught problem solving strategies involving customary and metric measurement. |
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Textbook:
| Math | |||||
| Regular Grade 6 Math | MathThematics Book 1 | 0-39577499-3 | 1999 | McDougal Littell | 1-800-4i62-6595 |
| Connected Math: Covering and Surrounding | 1-57232618-2 | 1998 | Prentice Hall | 1-800-848-9500 | |
| Social Science | Journey Across Time: Early Ages | 0-07-824133-2 | 2005 | Glencoe McGraw Hill | 1-800-334-7344 |
e-mail: kmikicich@naperville203.org