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Hey, Ben, what are we going to learn today?
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT HOW TRANSPORTATION AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME
Invention: something thought of in the mind and then created in real life Why:
to improve how people live
It All Starts With Scientific Inventions
How We Move from One Place to Another: A History of Transportation
BACK THEN around the 1800s:
NOW 2015: Walk Ride Horses Ride in Wagons
A History of Technology:Important Inventions
Challenge: Name one important invention and how it has helped us.
It’s Time to….
SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!
Map of the Major Cities in Louisiana
Challenge: In which direction will you travel from…to…?
Review: Louisiana’s Geography How Humans Adapt LA’s Geography for their needs and
wants
This is a map of LA
Review: Louisiana’s Geography
Oil is a HUGE natural resource in LA
This is a map of LA’s oil and gas
refineries
We drill holes in the surface of the earth
to get oil
Challenge: which activity is used to search for oil in Louisiana?
Important Part of LA’s Geography:The Port of New Orleans
WHY is this important to know? This helps the people of Louisiana to sell any extra
goods to other states and countries to make money
New Orleans is an important center of trade because it is located on a large river (the
Mississippi) near the sea (the Gulf).
Challenge: Why is New Orleans an important center of trade? Why is this important to know?
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Natural Resources
Natural resources are things that come from the earth
Important Natural Resources in LA
WHY are LA’s natural resources important?
2.) LA sells the extra natural resources to other states and countries to make money
1.) LA’s natural resources are important because they fulfill our needs and wants
Challenge: Why are LA’s natural resources important?
It’s Time to….
SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!
Louisiana History Review
First things first, how do historians learn about history?
Historians Learn about History From Two Types of Sources:
Primary Sources (1st Person:) Original books, interviews, original
drawings, and original letters written by the people who lived during that
time
Secondary Sources (2nd Person):Encyclopedias, books, and letters written after an event happened
Challenge: How do historians learn about history?
History of the People of Louisiana
1st Native Americans/American Indians
2nd the French from FranceAcadians: French Catholics from Canada
3rd the Spanish from Spain 4th United States of America
The FIRST PEOPLE to inhabit LA:American Indians/Native Americans
How did they live: They were HUNTERS AND GATHERS: PEOPLE WHO HUNTED, FISHED, AND ATE PLANTS FROM
THE LAND (We still do this today!)Challenge: Who were the first people to inhabit LA? How did they live?
The SECOND PEOPLE to Inhabit LA:French from France and the Acadians: French
speaking Catholics from Canada
In 1755, Acadians, French Speaking Catholics were forced
to leave Canada because the Canadians didn’t like them.
They settled (or moved to) LA.
In 1682 the French came from France and traveled to Louisiana.
Why? They wanted to build a
trading post because New Orleans sits on the Mississippi River
which flows into the Gulf
Challenge: Why was New Orleans built by the French?What were the French speaking Catholics called who came from Canada and settled in LA?
Important French People in Louisiana’s History:Robert La Salle
He is important because he claimed Louisiana for France
Important French People in Louisiana’s History:Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienvielle
The Father of New Orleans
He is important because moved the capital of LA from the swamp to New
Orleans
The Louisiana Purchase
IMPORTANT EVENT IN LA’S HISTORY:Louisiana Purchase of 1803
WHAT:
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803
WHY it was important:
It made Louisiana a part of the United States
LOUISIANA & NEW ORLEANS TODAY:What Our State and City is Known for
New Orleans is best known for JAZZ MUSICKnown for
MARDI GRAS brought to LA by the French
Known for SEAFOOD,
Cajun & Creole Style
Known for Its natural resource OIL
Known for TOURISM
because of its rich history
Louisiana Landmarks
Pelican, state bird
Capitol Building in Baton Rouge
Superdome
Capitol Building in Baton Rouge
French Quarter
Port of New Orleans
Magnolia, state flower
Review Economics or the study of MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Economics (the official definition; what it is?:) is the study of how wealth is created and
distributed in a community
Review Economics Word of the Day:
Supply and Demand: It affects everything we do and it’s a cycle
SUPPLY: The amount of a good or service
available DEMAND: the number
of people willing to pay the price a
producer is asking
How Supply and Demand Work
CHALLENGE: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE COST OF GOODS WHEN RESOURCES ARE SCARCE?
WHEN FEW CONSUMERS WANT TO BUY A GOOD, PRICES ARE LOWERED; THEY DECREASE
WHY? PRODUCERS LOWER PRICES TO GET RID OF THE GOOD
WHEN PRICES ARE LOWERED MORE PEOPLE BUY A GOOD OR SERVICE
WHY? IT IS CHEAP
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Supply and Demand
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Supply and Demand
Review Economics Word of the Day:
Scarce/Scarcity
Shortness of supply; not enough
When resources are scarce,
prices increase or go up
CHALLENGE: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE COST OF GOODS WHEN RESOURCES ARE SCARCE?
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Human Resources
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Capital Resources
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Natural Resources
Natural resources are things that come from the earth
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Natural Resources, Capital Resources, & Human Resources
Let’s Play Which Resource am I?Mr. Washington has a company that make
toys. He uses machines to build the toys. What kind of resource does Mr. Washington’s
company make?
One of Louisiana’s biggest goods are Satsuma Oranges grown in Northern Louisiana. What type of resource are
the oranges?
Mr. Smith runs a school. He hires teachers to teach scholars math, science, ELA, and social
studies. What kind of resource are the teachers?
Review Civics
Civics: the study of government and how it runs
The capitol of our country and our government is in Washington, D.C.
There are 3 Branches of Government
Branch 1: Legislative Branch* Made up of Congress(House of Representatives & the Senate)* MAKES LAWS
Branch 2: Executive Branch*Made up of the President*CARRIES OUT LAWS*MAKES SURE PEOPLE OBEY THE LAWS
Branch 3: Judicial*Made up of 9 Supreme Court Judges*EXPLAINS AND DECIDES IF LAWS ARE FAIR*PUNISHES PEOPLE WHO BREAK THE LAW
How People in the Government are Chosen
They are ELECTED: *People in the government are elected by
U.S. citizens like us
*Citizens VOTE for who they want to be in the government
*Citizens VOTE during an ELECTION
People with the HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF VOTES WINS
What Services the U.S. Government and State Governments Provide:
Role of the Government
Repair roads and highways for safe travel:Provide driver’s licenses
Provide schools for people to learn in: Provide resources for schools
How the Government pays for these things:By collecting TAXES from citizens!
What are Rights, Laws, and Rules
Rights: a freedom that is
protected
Laws: something that tells you
how to behave and are enforced by government
Rule: tells you what is
or is not allowed
Challenge: Are these laws or not laws?