5th Grade
1st Quarter
Economy
Context of Unit –
5.E.1 Understand how a market economy impacts life in the United States.
Understanding Evaluate
Explaining Justifying
Summarizing Critiquing
Horizontal Alignment – Students will make a connection between the development of early United States and be able to summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies.
Week 1
How do our economic decisions affect our lives?
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
Week 2
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
How has money linked the United States with countries around the world?
How do our economic decisions affect our lives?
Week 3 and 4
How has history shaped our country into what it is today?
How has money linked the United States with countries around the world?
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
Unit Overview
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.1 Evaluate the relationships between European explorers (French, Spanish and English) and American Indian groups, based on accuracy of historical information (beliefs, fears and leadership).
5.H.1.2 Summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.H.2 Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States.
5.H.2.1 Summarize the contributions of the “Founding Fathers” to the development of our country.
5.H.2.2 Explain how key historical figures have exemplified values and principles
of American democracy.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.1 Explain the impact of the physical environment on early settlements in the New
world.
5.C&G.1
5.C&G.1.3 Analyze historical documents that shaped the foundation of the United States
government.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.1 Analyze the change in leadership, cultures and everyday life of American Indian
groups before and after European exploration.
Essential Questions:
How is independence gained?
How did European settlement change the land and people of North America?
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
What was the aftermath of the American Revolution?
Assessment:
Assessment should be done throughout the unit, as you see student understanding of concepts through class discussion. Short quizzes can be given at any appropriate time within the unit, based on the essential questions of the lesson. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer all of the essential questions listed above using the cumulative assessment. The goal is to understand concepts rather than memorize facts.
3rd Quarter
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.2 Explain the positive and negative effects of human activity on the physical environment of the United States, past and present.
5.G.1.3 Exemplify how technological advances (communication, transportation and agriculture) have allowed people to overcome geographic limitations.
5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors.
5.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of government in the United States.
5.C&G.1.1 Explain how ideas of various governments influenced the development of the United States government (Roman, Greek, Iroquois, European and British).
5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic through rights and responsibilities of citizens.
5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic.
5.C&G.2.3 Exemplify ways in which the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizens are protected under the United States Constitution.
5.C&G.2.4 Explain why civic participation is important in the United States.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.2 Exemplify how the interactions of various groups have resulted in borrowing and sharing of traditions and technology.
5.C.1.3 Explain how the movement of goods, ideas, and various cultural groups influenced the development of regions in the United States.
Essential Questions:
What ideals and principles inspired the creation of democratic government?
How are government powers limited through a democratic republic?
In what way does government influence your life and in what ways can you influence American government?
What are the factors that have brought growth and change to the United States?
In what ways can change/progress/growth be both positive and negative?
Assessment:
Assessment should be done throughout the unit, as you see student understanding of concepts through class discussion. Short quizzes can be given at any appropriate time within the unit, based on the essential questions of the lesson. Several quizzes are embedded within the unit, but these can be altered at teacher discretion. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer all of the essential questions listed above using the cumulative assessment. The goal is to understand concepts rather than memorize facts.
4th Quarter
Unit Overview
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles, and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.H.2 Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States.
5.H.2.3 Compare the changing roles of women and minorities on American society from Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.3 Exemplify how technological advances (communication, transportation and agriculture) have allowed people to overcome geographic limitations.
5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors.
5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic through rights and responsibilities of citizens.
5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.4 Understand how cultural narratives (legends, songs, ballads, games, folk tales, and art forms) reflect the lifestyles, beliefs, and struggles of diverse ethnic groups.
Essential Questions:
How can growth and change have an impact on the land and the people of a nation?
How did increased diversity in the United States impact the lifestyles, beliefs and struggles of the diverse ethnic groups?
What role did technology and geography play in the development of the United Stated throughout the 1800s?
How did Americans work to reform the United States and create a distinct culture?
How have key events in American history helped to shape and create the country that we live in today?
1st Quarter
Economy
Context of Unit –
5.E.1 Understand how a market economy impacts life in the United States.
- 5.E.1.1 Summarize the role of international trade between the United States and other countries through Reconstruction.
- 5.E.1.2 Explain the impact of production, specialization, technology and division of labor on the economic growth of the United States.
- 5.E.2.1 Explain the importance of developing a basic budget for spending and saving.
- 5.E.2.2 Evaluate the costs and benefits of spending, borrowing and saving.
Understanding Evaluate
Explaining Justifying
Summarizing Critiquing
Horizontal Alignment – Students will make a connection between the development of early United States and be able to summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies.
Week 1
How do our economic decisions affect our lives?
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
Week 2
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
How has money linked the United States with countries around the world?
How do our economic decisions affect our lives?
Week 3 and 4
How has history shaped our country into what it is today?
How has money linked the United States with countries around the world?
How has a market economy impacted lives in the United States throughout history?
Unit Overview
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.1 Evaluate the relationships between European explorers (French, Spanish and English) and American Indian groups, based on accuracy of historical information (beliefs, fears and leadership).
5.H.1.2 Summarize the political, economic and social aspects of colonial life in the thirteen colonies.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.H.2 Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States.
5.H.2.1 Summarize the contributions of the “Founding Fathers” to the development of our country.
5.H.2.2 Explain how key historical figures have exemplified values and principles
of American democracy.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.1 Explain the impact of the physical environment on early settlements in the New
world.
5.C&G.1
5.C&G.1.3 Analyze historical documents that shaped the foundation of the United States
government.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.1 Analyze the change in leadership, cultures and everyday life of American Indian
groups before and after European exploration.
Essential Questions:
How is independence gained?
How did European settlement change the land and people of North America?
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
What was the aftermath of the American Revolution?
Assessment:
Assessment should be done throughout the unit, as you see student understanding of concepts through class discussion. Short quizzes can be given at any appropriate time within the unit, based on the essential questions of the lesson. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer all of the essential questions listed above using the cumulative assessment. The goal is to understand concepts rather than memorize facts.
3rd Quarter
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.2 Explain the positive and negative effects of human activity on the physical environment of the United States, past and present.
5.G.1.3 Exemplify how technological advances (communication, transportation and agriculture) have allowed people to overcome geographic limitations.
5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors.
5.C&G.1 Understand the development, structure and function of government in the United States.
5.C&G.1.1 Explain how ideas of various governments influenced the development of the United States government (Roman, Greek, Iroquois, European and British).
5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic through rights and responsibilities of citizens.
5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic.
5.C&G.2.3 Exemplify ways in which the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizens are protected under the United States Constitution.
5.C&G.2.4 Explain why civic participation is important in the United States.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.2 Exemplify how the interactions of various groups have resulted in borrowing and sharing of traditions and technology.
5.C.1.3 Explain how the movement of goods, ideas, and various cultural groups influenced the development of regions in the United States.
Essential Questions:
What ideals and principles inspired the creation of democratic government?
How are government powers limited through a democratic republic?
In what way does government influence your life and in what ways can you influence American government?
What are the factors that have brought growth and change to the United States?
In what ways can change/progress/growth be both positive and negative?
Assessment:
Assessment should be done throughout the unit, as you see student understanding of concepts through class discussion. Short quizzes can be given at any appropriate time within the unit, based on the essential questions of the lesson. Several quizzes are embedded within the unit, but these can be altered at teacher discretion. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer all of the essential questions listed above using the cumulative assessment. The goal is to understand concepts rather than memorize facts.
4th Quarter
Unit Overview
Objectives:
5.H.1 Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States.
5.H.1.3 Analyze the impact of major conflicts, battles, and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction.
5.H.2 Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States.
5.H.2.3 Compare the changing roles of women and minorities on American society from Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction.
5.G.1 Understand how human activity has and continues to shape the United States.
5.G.1.3 Exemplify how technological advances (communication, transportation and agriculture) have allowed people to overcome geographic limitations.
5.G.1.4 Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors.
5.C&G.2 Analyze life in a democratic republic through rights and responsibilities of citizens.
5.C&G.2.1 Understand the values and principles of a democratic republic.
5.C.1 Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic development in the United States.
5.C.1.4 Understand how cultural narratives (legends, songs, ballads, games, folk tales, and art forms) reflect the lifestyles, beliefs, and struggles of diverse ethnic groups.
Essential Questions:
How can growth and change have an impact on the land and the people of a nation?
How did increased diversity in the United States impact the lifestyles, beliefs and struggles of the diverse ethnic groups?
What role did technology and geography play in the development of the United Stated throughout the 1800s?
How did Americans work to reform the United States and create a distinct culture?
How have key events in American history helped to shape and create the country that we live in today?