2ndMarking Period Social Studies Standards Fifth Grade

1. Develop abilities in social studies.

  1. Higher thinking (analyze, evaluate, classify, predict, decide, estimate, generalize, solve, relate, interpret, simplify).
  2. Communications (present, persuade, collaborate, explain, recommend, narrate) using appropriate vocabulary.
  3. Goal setting/attainment (brainstorm, envision, research, plan, organize, persist).
  4. The quality process (plan, draft, analyze, revise when producing products).

2. Be able to apply social studies knowledge and skills to a variety of purposes.

  1. Be able to conduct and present research (locate/observe/gather information, analyze a situation, draw a conclusion, predict an outcome, support a position, create a model, explain a process).
  2. Be able to relate social studies toyour life:

- view life from other perspectives and others' point of view (compromise, cooperation,

social interaction)

- understand key forces (inventions, discoveries, people, events, moments) which have

shaped our world

- explain the causes and effects key forces have on you, the present, the future

- use the past and present (other cultures, other places) to solve problems and

make decisions

- relate current events to your life (know sources related to current events, be able to

talk about current events)

- understand rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship (individual, group)

  1. Possess technical skills:

- read/write/present: instructions, table, chart, thank you letter, letter of request, letter

of response, inquiry, proposal, checklist, research report, summary, persuasive

pieces (editorials, articles, speeches, letters)

- technology: word processing, database, desktop publishing, Internet, AV production

COLONIZATION

CULTURE

3. Know and understand that culture influences viewpoints, social rules, and social institutions.

  1. Identify early cultures (e.g. English, Spanish, French, West African) in what would become the United

States and analyze their similarities and differences. (SS-05-2.1.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-CS-S-1]

  1. Describe social institutions (government, economy, education, religion, family) and explain their role in the growth and development of the nation. (SS-05-2.2.1) [SS-5-CS-S-2]
  2. Describe various forms of interactions (compromise, cooperation, conflict)that occurred between

diverse groups (e.g. Native Americans, European Explorers, English Colonists, British Parliament) in

the history of the United States. (SS-05 2.3.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-CS-S-3]

  1. Give examples of conflicts between individuals or groups and describe appropriate conflict resolution

strategies (e.g. compromise, cooperation, communication). (SS-05-2.3.2 DOK 2) [SS-5-CS-S-4]

ECONOMICS

4. Understand how economic decisions affect production, distribution, and goods and services.

A. Give examples of markets in different periods of U.S. history (Colonization) and explain similarities

and differences. (SS-05-3.3.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-E-S-3]

B. Describe production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in the history of the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-3.4.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-E-S-4]

2nd Marking Period Social Studies Standards Fifth Grade

C. Describe how new knowledge, technology/tools and specialization increase/increased productivity in the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-3.4.2 DOK 3) [SS-5-E-S-4]

D. Describe scarcity and explain how scarcity required people in different periods in the U.S. (Colonization) to make economic choices (e.g. use of productive resources – natural, human, capital) and incur opportunity cost. (SS-05-3.1.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-E-S-1, SS-5-E-S-2]

E. Explain how competition among buyers and sellers influences the price of goods and services in our state, nation and world. (SS-05-3.3.2) [SS-5-E-S-1]

F.Define interdependence and give examples of how people in our communities, states, nation and world depend on each other for goods and services. (SS-05-3.4.3) [SS-5-E-S-1]

GEOGRAPHY

5. Apply geographic knowledge to understand the relationship between people, places and

environments.

A. Use geographic tools (e.g. maps, charts, graphs) to identify natural resources and other physical characteristics (e.g. major landforms, major bodies of water, weather, climate, roads and bridges) and analyze patterns of movement and settlement in the U.S. (SS-05-4.1.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-G-S-1]

B. Describe how different factors (e.g. rivers, mountains) influence where human activities were/are located in the United States. (SS-05-4.1.3) [SS-5-G-S-1]

C. Explain patterns of human settlement in the early development of the United States and explain how these patterns were influenced by physical characteristics (e.g. climate, landforms, bodies of water). (SS-05-4.3.1 DOK 2)[SS-5-G-S-2]

D. Describe how the physical environment (e.g. mountains as barriers for protection, rivers as barriers of transportation) both promoted and restricted human activities during the early settlement of the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-4.4.2 DOK 2)[SS-5-G-S-2]

E. Use geographic tools to locate and describe major landforms, bodies of water, places and objects in the United States by their absolute location. (SS-05-4.1.2 DOK 2)[SS-5-G-S-1]

F. Explain and give examples of how people adapted to/modified the physical environment (e.g. natural resources, physical geography, natural disasters) to meet their needs during the history of the U.S. (Colonization) and analyze the impact on their environment. (SS-05-4.4.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-G-S-3]

HISTORY

6. Understand the past in order to understand the present and make plans for the future.

A.Describe significant historical events during the colonization of the United States and explain cause and effect relationships. (SS-05-5.2.4 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-1, SS-5-HP-S03]

B. Explain reasons (e.g. freedoms, opportunities, fleeing negative situations) immigrants came to America during colonization and compare with why immigrants come to America today. (SS-05-5.2.2 DOK 2) [SS-5-HP-S-2]

C. Compare change over time in communication, technology, transportation, and education. (SS-05-5.2.3 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-2]

D.Use a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g. artifacts, diaries, maps, timelines) to describe significant events in the history of the U.S. and interpret different perspectives. (SS-05-5.1.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-1]

E. Identify historical documents, selected readings and speeches (e.g. Mayflower Compact, Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech: I Have a Dream) and explain their historical significance. (SS-05-5.2.1 DOK3)[SS-5-HP-S-2]

2nd Marking Period Social Studies Standards Fifth Grade

WAR FORINDEPENDENCE

CULTURE

3. Know and understand that culture influences viewpoints, social rules, and social institutions.

  1. Identify early cultures (e.g. English, Spanish, French, West African) in the United States and analyze their similarities and differences. (SS-05-2.1.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-CS-S-1]
  2. Describe social institutions (government, economy, education, religion, family) and explain their role in the growth and development of the nation. (SS-05-2.2.1) [SS-5-CS-S-2]
  3. Describe various forms of interactions (compromise, cooperation, conflict) that occurred between diverse groups (e.g. Native Americans, European Explorers, English Colonists, British Parliament) in the history of the United States. (SS-05 2.3.1 DOK 2)[SS-5-CS-S-3]
  4. Give examples of conflicts between individuals or groups and describe appropriate conflict resolution strategies (e.g. compromise, cooperation, communication). (SS-05-2.3.2 DOK 2) {SS-5-CS-S-4]

ECONOMICS

4. Understand how economic decisions affect production, distribution, and goods and services.

A. Give examples of markets in different periods of U.S. history (Colonization) and explain similarities and differences. (SS-05-3.3.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-E-S-3]

B. Describe production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in the history of the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-3.4.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-E-S-4]

C. Describe how new knowledge, technology/tools and specialization increase/increased productivity in the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-3.4.2 DOK 3) [SS-5-E-S-4]

D. Describe scarcity and explain how scarcity required people in different periods in the U.S. (Colonization) to make economic choices (e.g. use of productive resources – natural, human, capital) and incur opportunity cost. (SS-05-3.1.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-E-S-1, SS-5-E-S-2]

E. Explain how competition among buyers and sellers influences the price of goods and services in our state, nation and world. (SS-05-3.3.2) [SS-5-E-S-1]

F.Define interdependence and give examples of how people in our communities, states, nation and world depend on each other for goods and services. (SS-05-3.4.3) [SS-5-E-S-1]

GEOGRAPHY

5. Apply geographic knowledge to understand the relationship between people, places and

environments.

A. Use geographic tools (e.g. maps, charts, graphs) to identify natural resources and other physical characteristics (e.g. major landforms, major bodies of water, weather, climate, roads and bridges) and analyze patterns of movement and settlement in the U.S.(SS-05-4.1.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-G-S-1]

B. Describe how different factors (e.g. rivers, mountains) influence where human activities

were/are located in the United States. (SS-05-4.1.3) [SS-5-G-S-1]

C. Explain patterns of human settlement in the early development of the United States and explain how these patterns were influenced by physical characteristics (e.g. climate, landforms, bodies of water). (SS-05-4.3.1 DOK 2) [SS-5-G-S-2]

D. Describe how the physical environment (e.g. mountains as barriers for protection, rivers as barriers of transportation) both promoted and restricted human activities during the early settlement of the U.S. (Colonization). (SS-05-4.4.2 DOK 2) [SS-5-G-S-2]

E. Use geographic tools to locate and describe major landforms, bodies of water, places and objects in the United States by their absolute location. (SS-05-4.1.2 DOK 2) [SS-5-G-S-1]

F. Explain and give examples of how people adapted to/modified the physical environment

(e.g. natural resources, physical geography, natural disasters) to meet their needs during the history of the U.S. (Colonization) and analyze the impact on their environment. (SS-05-4.4.1 DOK 3)

[SS-5-G-S-3]

2nd Marking Period Social Studies Standards Fifth Grade

HISTORY

6. Understand the past in order to understand the present and make plans for the future.

A.Describe significant historical events during the colonization, settlement and Revolutionary period of the United States and explain cause and effect relationships. (SS-05-5.2.4 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-1,

SS-5-HP-S-3]

B. Explain reasons (e.g. freedoms, opportunities, fleeing negative situations) immigrants came to America during colonization and settlement of the nation and compare with why immigrants come to America today. (SS-05-5.2.2 DOK 2) [SS-5-HP-S-2]

C. Compare change over time in communication, technology, transportation, and education. (SS-05-5.2.3 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-2]

D.Use a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g. artifacts, diaries, maps, timelines) to describe significant events in the history of the U.S. and interpret different perspectives. (SS-05-5.1.1 DOK 3) [SS-5-HP-S-1]

  1. Identify historical documents, selected readings and speeches (e.g. Mayflower Compact,

Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech: I Have a Dream) and explain their

historical significance. (SS-05-5.2.1 DOK3)[SS-5-HP-S-2]

May 2010