Idaho State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 5

ID.1. History: Students in Grade 5 build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States, trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States, identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States, and analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States.

1.1. Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

5.SS.1.1.1. The student will be able to describe that American Indians were established societies before the coming of the European settlers. (452.01d) 8
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5.SS.1.1.2. The student will be able to explain important national documents, American symbols and U.S. landmarks. (452.01a) 18
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5.SS.1.1.3. The student will be able to discuss significant individuals who have been responsible for bringing about political and social changes in the United States. (452.01b) 75
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5.SS.1.1.4. The student will be able to identify influential political and cultural groups throughout American history. (452.01c) 22
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5.SS.1.1.5. The student will be able to identify different examples of how religion has been an important influence in American history. (452.01e) 6
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5.SS.1.1.6. The student will be able to discuss how the establishment of the 13 original colonies contributed to the founding of the nation. 16
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5.SS.1.1.7. The student will be able to discuss the causes and effects of various conflicts in American history. 35
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1.2. Trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States.

5.SS.1.2.1. The student will be able to discuss the religious, political, and economic motives of voluntary European immigrants to the United States. (449.01a) 4
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5.SS.1.2.2. The student will be able to explain what indentured servants were and how they participated in the early life of the United States. (449.01b) 5
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5.SS.1.2.3. The student will be able to explain the history of the slave trade in the United States. (449.01c) 24
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5.SS.1.2.4. The student will be able to analyze and discuss the motives of the major groups who participated in the western expansion by leaving the East and heading west. (449.01d) 14
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5.SS.1.2.5. The student will be able to discuss the significant American Indian groups encountered in the Western Movement. (449.01e) 22
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5.SS.1.2.6. The student will be able to discuss the significant individuals who took part in the western expansion. (449.01f) 15
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1.3. Identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States.

5.SS.1.3.1. The student will be able to discuss that American Indians were the first inhabitants of the United States.

5.SS.1.3.2. The student will be able to identify examples of American Indian individual contributions and influences. 23
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5.SS.1.3.3. The student will be able to define the terms treaty, reservation and sovereignty. 7
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5.SS.1.3.4. The student will be able to explain that reservations are lands that have been reserved by the tribes for their own use through treaties and was not 'given' to them. The principle that land should be acquired from the Indians only through their consent with treaties involved three assumptions that both parties to treaties were sovereign powers; that Indian tribes had some form of transferable title to the land; and that acquisition of Indian land was solely a government matter not to be left to individual colonists. 5
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1.4. Analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States.

5.SS.1.4.1. The student will be able to describe the impact of technological advances to American society during the Industrial Revolution. (450.01b) 6
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1.5. Trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.

1.6. Explain the rise of human civilization.

1.7. Trace how natural resources and technological advances have shaped human civilization.

1.8. Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of human civilization.

1.9. Identify the role of religion in the development of human civilization.

ID.2. Geography: Students in Grade 5 analyze the spatial organizations of people, places and environment on the earth's surface and explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

2.1. Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places and environment on the earth's surface.

5.SS.2.1.1. The student will be able to develop and use different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models to display and obtain information. (458.01a) 44
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5.SS.2.1.2. The student will be able to identify the regions of the United States and their resources. (458.01b) 7
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5.SS.2.1.3. The student will be able to use latitude and longitude coordinates to find specific locations on a map. (458.01c) 32
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2.2. Explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

5.SS.2.2.1. The student will be able to identify ways the land has been changed by people, technology, and natural forces. (458.03a) 45
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2.3. Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.

2.4. Analyze the human and physical characteristics of different places and regions.

2.5. Explain how geography enables people to comprehend the relationships between people, places, and environments over time.

ID.3. Economics: Students in Grade 5 explain basic economic concepts and identify different influences on economic systems.

3.1. Explain basic economic concepts.

5.SS.3.1.1. The student will be able to identify economic reasons for exploration and colonization. (456.01a) 31
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5.SS.3.1.2. The student will be able to describe how conservation of natural resources is important. (456.01b) 56
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5.SS.3.1.3. The student will be able to describe examples of improved transportation and communication networks and how they encourage economic growth. (456.01c) 13
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5.SS.3.1.4. The student will be able to explain the concepts of tariffs and taxation. 5
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3.2. Identify different influences on economic systems.

5.SS.3.2.1. The student will be able to discuss the economic policies of England that contributed to the revolt in the North American colonies. (457.01a) 27
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3.3. Analyze the different types of economic institutions.

3.4. Explain the concepts of good personal finance.

ID.4. Civics and Government: Students in Grade 5 build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities, and the evolution of democracy.

4.1. Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.

5.SS.4.1.1. The student will be able to identify the people and groups who make, apply, and enforce laws within federal and tribal governments. 20
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5.SS.4.1.2. The student will be able to identify and explain the important concepts in the Declaration of Independence. (453.01c) 12
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5.SS.4.1.3. The student will be able to discuss the significance of the Articles of Confederation as the transitional form of government. (453.01d) 4
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5.SS.4.1.4. The student will be able to identify the basic concepts of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, such as protect individual rights and promote the common good describes how the government is organized and that the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land. (453.01e) 10
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4.2. Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.

5.SS.4.2.1. The student will be able to distinguish and compare responsibilities among state, national, and tribal governments in a federal system. (454.01b) 25
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5.SS.4.2.2. The student will be able to identify the three branches of government and the functions and powers of each. (454.01a) 21
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4.3. Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

5.SS.4.3.1. The student will be able to name President and Vice President of the United States and the United States congressional representatives from Idaho. 5
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5.SS.4.3.2. The student will be able to identify some of the personal responsibilities and basic rights of individual freedoms that belong to American citizens. (455.01a) 10
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5.SS.4.3.3. The student will be able to describe ways in which citizens participate in public life. (455.01b) 22
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4.4. Build an understanding of the evolution of democracy.

5.SS.4.4.1. The student will be able to explain that the United States is a democratic republic. (453.01f) 20
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5.SS.4.4.2. The student will be able to state the difference between direct democracy and the constitutional (representative) democracy of today's United States. (447.01b) 7
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5.SS.4.4.3. The student will be able to discuss the concepts of popular consent, respect for the individual, equality of opportunity, and personal liberty. (447.01a) 9
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4.5. Build an understanding of comparative government.

ID.5. Global Perspectives: Students in Grade 5 build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

5.1. Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

5.SS.5.1.1. The student will be able to explain that the world is divided into many different nations and that each has its own government. 3
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5.SS.5.1.2. The student will be able to state that a nation consists of its territory, people, laws, and government. 20
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5.SS.5.1.3. The student will be able to explain that the United States is one nation and how it interacts with other nations in the world. 20
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5.SS.5.1.4. The student will be able to discuss why it is important that nations try to resolve problems peacefully. 44
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