Fifth Grade Social Science

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First Quarter

CONTENT (General)

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

5 Themes of Geography

Locate on maps, major bodies of water in the world

Understand how parallels of latitude and longitude can be used to determine distance

Compare the ways the physical environment is used to meet needs of people

Explain how and why people alter the physical environment

Identify the factors that influence the location of cities

Geography Terms Booklet

 

Geography Terms Quiz

17.A.2a

17.B.2a

17.B.2b

17.C.2a

U.S. Regions

Northeast

Southeast

Describe examples of the development of basic freedoms for people of the U.S.

Describe historical examples of the denial or extension of civil rights to various groups

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Identify the productive resources used in the production of goods and services

Compare and contrast family life in two or more American colonies

Discuss how the roles of men, women, and children has changed over time

Describe the location of countries relative to other countries

Locate on maps, major bodies of water and river systems in the U.S.

Compare the ways the physical environment is used to meet needs of people

 

 

 

Regional Grid

Southeast Region Quiz

Northeast Region Quiz

14.F.2

15.A.2a

15.A.2b

16.D.2a

16.E.2a

17.A.2a

17.A.2b

17.B.2a

17.C.2a

17.C.2b

17.C.2c

U.S. Regions

Midwest

Southwest

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Identify the productive resources used in the

production of goods and services

Compare and contrast family life in two or more American colonies

Discuss how the roles of men, women, and children has changed over time

Describe the location of countries relative to other countries

Locate on maps, major bodies of water and river systems in the U.S.

Compare the ways the physical environment is used to meet needs of people

Describe how physical characteristics of a region influence people’s point of view and the decisions they make over time

Regional Grid

 

Midwest—Using Maps

 

Southwest—Linking Ideas

 

Midwest Quiz

 

Southwest Quiz

16.D.2a

16.E.2a

17.A.2a

17.A.2b

17.B.2a

17.C.2a

17.C.2b

17.C.2c

17.D.2b

U.S. Regions

West

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Identify the productive resources used in the production of goods and services

Compare and contrast family life in two or more American colonies

Discuss how the roles of men, women, and children has changed over time

Describe the location of countries relative to other countries

Locate on maps, major bodies of water and river systems in the U.S.

Compare the ways the physical environment is used to meet needs of people

Describe how physical characteristics of a region influence people’s point of view and the decisions they make over time

Regional Grid

Mapping West Region

West Quiz

Regions EXAM

16.D.2a

16.E.2a

17.A.2a

17.A.2b

17.B.2a

17.C.2a

17.C.2b

17.C.2c

17.D.2b

The First Americans

Explain why people voluntarily exchange goods

Describe the economic consequences of the first agricultural revolution

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Chapter 3 Les. 1 Quiz

Chapter 3 Les. 2 Quiz

Chapter 3 Les. 3 Quiz

 

15.d.2a

16.c.2a

16.e.2a

The First Americans

 

Native Americans

Explain why people voluntarily exchange goods

Describe the economic consequences of the first agricultural revolution

Describe the various roles of men, women, and children in the family

Chapter 3 Les. 4 Quiz

Chapter 4 Les. 1 Quiz

Chapter 4 Les. 2 Quiz

Native American Grid

15.d.2a

16.c.2a

16.d.2

Native Americans

Explain why people voluntarily exchange goods

Describe the various roles of men, women, and children in the family

Describe environmental factors that influenced the development of transportation and trade in Illinois

Explain how physical and living components interact in a variety of ecosystems including desert, prairie, flood plain, forest, tundra

Native American Grid

Chapter 4 Les. 3 Quiz

Chapter 4 Les. 4 Quiz

 

Native American Home Building

15.d.2a

16.d.2

16.e.2c

16.e.2a

17.a.2b

17.b.2b

Native Americans

Explain why people voluntarily exchange goods

Describe the various roles of men, women, and children in the family

Describe environmental factors that influenced the development of transportation and trade in Illinois

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Use maps and other geographic representations to gather information about people, places, and environments

 

Chapter 3, 4 Unit Test

Native American Mapping

Native American Crossword

15.d.2a

16.d.2

16.e.2c

16.e.2a

17.a.2b

17.b.2b

Explorers

Ask questions and seek answers by analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources

Describe the various individual motives for settling in colonial America

Explain why people voluntarily exchange goods

Describe how slavery and indentured servitude influenced the early economy of the U.S.

Explorer Projects

Chapter 5 Les. 1 Quiz

                 Les. 2 Quiz

                 Les. 3 Quiz

                 Les. 4 Quiz

                 Les. 5 Quiz

16.A.2b

15.d.2a

16.d.2a

16.c.2a

Second Quarter

CONTENT (General)

 

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Explorers

Colonial Settlement of the U.S.

13 Colonies

  New England

  Middle

  Southern

 Explain why people and countries voluntarily exchange goods and services

Explain how and why public goods and services are provided

Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing

Describe how the European colonies in N. America developed politically

Describe how slavery and indentured servitude influenced the early economy of the U.S.

Describe the various motives for settling in colonial America

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture

Describe the ways in which institutions meet the needs of society

Explorer Projects, Presentations

Ch. 5, 6 Quizzes

Explorer Bingo

Colonial latitude and longitude

Explorer Quiz

Chapter 7 Quiz

Unit Test

    Chs. 8, 9, 10

 

15.d.2a

15.e.2a

16.a.2a

16.b.2a

16.c.2a

16.d.2a

16.e.2a

18.a.2

18.b.2b

 

 

Third Quarter

CONTENT (General)

 

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

French/Indian War

Revolutionary War

Declaration of Independence

Constitution

Westward Expansion

 

 

Explain the importance of fundamental concepts expressed and implied in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution

Explain what government does at local, state, and national levels

Describe and evaluate why rights and responsibilities are important to the family, community, workplace, state, and nation

Explain ways that individuals and groups influence and shape public policy

Explain why people and countries voluntarily exchange goods and services

Identify which public goods and services are provided by differing levels of government

Identify major causes of the American Revolution and describe the roles of G. Washington, T. Jefferson, and B. Franklin

Identify presidential elections that were pivotal in the formation of modern politics

Identify major political events and leaders within the U.S. historical eras sin the adoption of the Constitution (westward expansion, Civil War, Louisiana Purchase)

Describe the ways in which participation in the westward movement affected families and communities

Ch. 11, 12 Unit Test

Ch. 11 Quiz

Ch. 12 Quiz

Loyalist/Patriot Debate

Ch. 13 Constitution quiz and test

Constitution Convention interactive CDROM adventure

Ch. 14 quiz

Ch. 15 quiz

Ch. 14, 15 unit test (westward expansion)

 

14.a.2

14.b.2

14.c.2

14.d.2

15.d.2a

15.e 2b

16.b.2b

16.b.2c

16.b.2d

16.d.2b

 

Fourth Quarter

CONTENT (General)

 

CONTENT (Specific)

ASSESSMENTS

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS

Civil War/

    Reconstruction

Industrial Revolution

Immigration

WW I

Great Depression

WW II

Identify consistencies and inconsistencies between expressed U.S. political traditions and ideas and actual practices

Describe unemployment

Read historical stories and determine events which influenced their writing

Compare different stories about a historical event and analyze the differences in the perspectives

Identify presidential elections that were pivotal in the formation of modern political parties

Explain how individuals (John Deere, Henry Ford, Robert McCormack, T. Edison, G. W. Carver) contributed to economic change through ideas, inventions, and entrepreneurship

Describe significant economic events including industrialization, immigration, the Great Depression

Describe the influence of Susan B. Anthony (suffrage), MLK (civil rights) on the U.S. and Illinois

Identify environmental factors that drew settlers to the state and region

Identify individuals and events in the development of conservation movement and the creation of the National Parks System

Describe how changes in production and population caused changes in social systems

Union/ Confederate Debate

Ch. 16 quiz

Ch. 17 quiz

Ch. 16, 17 unit test (Civil War, Reconstruction)

Ch. 19 quiz (Ind. Rev./Immigration)

Ch. 20 quiz

Ch. 21 quiz

Ch. 20, 21 unit test (WW I/Great Depression/WW II)

WW II Kids Discover

 

 

14.f.2

15.a.2c

16.a.2a

16.a.2b

16.b.2c

16.c.2b

16.c.2c

16.d.2c

16.e.2a

16.e.2b

18.c.2

 

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