Standards
Identify various cultural groups within the U.S. and the students’ community.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of the various cultures represented in the U.S.
Generate resourceDistinguish how people from various cultures in the community and nation share principles, goals, and traditions.
Generate resourceRecognize major U.S. industries and their products, including: agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, transportation, etc.
Generate resourceIdentify and locate the four hemispheres (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), equator, prime meridian, North and South Poles, and the seven continents.
Generate resourceRecognize that the U.S. is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S land/water borders including: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico.
Generate resourceUse legends and cardinal directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.
Generate resourceCompare physical features of the earth, including: Island, Ocean, Plateau, Lake, Peninsula, River, Mountain, Plain, Valley
Generate resourceCompare and contrast regions of the U.S. (i.e., Southeast, Northeast, Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Northwest) in terms of climate, physical features, and population.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the location of regions affects the way people live, including their: food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.
Generate resourceIdentify and examine the significance of well-known national symbols and landmarks, including: Mt. Rushmore, the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and the bald eagle.
Generate resourceRecognize that the U.S. has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation’s laws
Generate resourceRecognize that Tennessee has a constitution, which is the basis for our state’s laws.
Generate resourceRecognize that our nation makes laws and that there are consequences for breaking them.
Generate resourceDescribe the fundamental principles of American democracy, including: equality, fair treatment for all, and respect for the property of others.
Generate resourceExamine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S., including: Neil Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Wilma Rudolph, David Crockett, Rosa Parks, Sequoyah, Benjamin Franklin, Jackie Robinson, George Washington
Generate resourceDescribe periods of time in terms of: Days, Years, Weeks, Decades, Months, Centuries
Generate resourceGather information from a variety of sources, including: Printed materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals), Graphic representations (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, artwork), Artifacts, Media and technology sources
Generate resourceCritically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: Summarize significant ideas and relevant information, Distinguish between fact and opinion, Draw conclusions, Recognize author’s purpose and point of view
Generate resourceOrganize data from a variety of sources in order to Compare and contrast multiple sources, Recognize differences between multiple accounts, Frame appropriate questions for further investigation
Generate resourceCommunicate ideas supported by evidence to: Demonstrate an understanding of ideas, Compare and contrast viewpoints, Predict outcomes, Illustrate cause and effect
Generate resourceDevelop historical awareness by: Sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order, Understanding that things change over time
Generate resourceDevelop geographic awareness by: Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes, Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources
Generate resourceHistory: Students will analyze significant individuals, utilize chronological sequences, and explore primary and secondary sources.
Generate resourceGovernment and Civics: Students will explore the concept of the U.S. constitutional republic by learning about rules, authority, and national monuments and symbolsin order to develop an understanding of the role of citizens and the U.S. government.
Generate resourceGeography: Students will examine the geography of the United States in relation to the world, explore physical and political geography of the United States and Tennessee while continuing to learn that maps communicate useful information.
Generate resourceEconomics: Students will analyze the United States in economic terms, including producers and consumers, supply and demand, imports and exports, and why budgets are important.
Generate resourceCulture: Students explore how collaboration and respect for others is necessary to achieve and maintain a functioning society.
Generate resourceSocial Studies Practices
Generate resourceCompare and contrast beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of various cultures represented in the United States.
Generate resourceDistinguish how people from various cultures in the students’ community and nation share principles and common goals.
Generate resourceRecognize major U.S. industries and their products, including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation.
Generate resourceExplain why and how industries and/or businesses in the United States advertise to sell a product or service.
Generate resourceDescribe how imports and exports help to meet the needs of people in the United States.
Generate resourceExplain that budgets can be used to ensure needs are met and financial goals are achieved.
Generate resourceUse legends, the compass rose, and cardinal and intermediate directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.
Generate resourceIdentify and locate on a map the four hemispheres, as defined by the boundaries created by the equator and prime meridian, including the locations of North and South America in the Western Hemisphere.
Generate resourceRecognize that the United States is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S. land and water borders including Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Generate resourceLocate on a map the eights states that border Tennessee (i.e., Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri).
Generate resourceRecognize that the United States has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation’s laws.
Generate resourceRecognize that Tennessee has a constitution, which is the basis for our state’s laws.
Generate resourceIdentify the three branches of U.S. government (i.e., Legislative, Executive, and Judicial), and their popular names (i.e., Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court).
Generate resourceRecognize that our nation makes laws and that there are consequences for breaking them.
Generate resourceIdentify the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens (e.g., voting, paying taxes, following laws).
Generate resourceIdentify the ways one becomes a U.S. citizen (e.g., by birth or naturalization).
Generate resourceIdentify principles of the American constitutional republic, including equality, fair treatment for all, the right to vote, and respect for the property of others.
Generate resourceIdentify well-known national monuments and symbols (e.g., Liberty Bell, White House, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, National Mall memorials), and examine their significance.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline using terms including years, decades, and centuries.
Generate resourcePrinted materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals)
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