Grade 5 Social Studies Missouri standards Standards

Knowledge of the use of tools of social science inquiry.

Knowledge of relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions.

Knowledge of major elements of geographical study and analysis and their relationship to changes in society and the environment.

Knowledge of economic concepts and principles.

Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of Missouri and the United States.

Knowledge of principles and processes of governance systems.

Knowledge of the principles expressed in documents shaping constitutional democracy in the United States.

Supporting a point of view

Investigate and present research with appropriate resources.

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and Presenting Research with Appropriate Resources

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources.

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Explain how scarcity, supply and demand, opportunity costs, income, labor, wages and other economic concepts affect our nation's past, present and future.

Explain the factors, past and present, that influence changes in our nation's economy.

Use an economic lens to describe the impact of migration on the immigrants and the United States c. 1800-2000.

Use geographic sources to acquire information, answer questions and solve problems.

Construct maps for relevant social studies topics.

Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.

Locate and describe real places, using absolute and relative location.

Describe and analyze physical characteristics of the nation.

Describe and analyze diverse human characteristics of the nation.

Evaluate how people are affected by, depend on, adapt to and change their physical environments in the past and in the present.

Evaluate how changes in communication and transportation technologies affect people's lives.

Describe different regions in the United States and analyze how their characteristics affect people who live there.

Use geography to interpret the past, explain the present and plan for the future as appropriate to topics or eras discussed.

Use a geographic lens to describe the impact of migration on the immigrants and the United States c. 1800-2000.

Explain how the purpose and role of government have been debated across historical time periods to current times.

Analyze peaceful resolution of disputes by courts or other legitimate authorities in U.S. history from 1800 – 2000.

Analyze how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted by the federal government across historical time periods and current events.

Distinguish between powers and functions of local, state and national government in the past and present.

Outline the territorial expansion of the United States.

Describe the impact of migration on immigrants and the United States c. 1800-2000.

Examine cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, European Americans and African-Americans from c. 1800 – 2000.

Identify and describe the contributions of historically significant individuals from 1800 – 2000. (e.g., Presidents, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth C. Stanton, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Alexander G. Bell, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Andrew Carnegie, Jane Adams, Nelson D. Rockefeller, Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, Booker T. Washington, George W. Carver, W.E.B. Du Bois, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry Ford, the Wright brothers, Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, Lewis Hine, etc.).

Explain the causes and consequences of major political developments and reform in U.S. history from c. 1800-2000

Investigate the causes and consequences of westward expansion c. 1800-2000 (e.g. Texas and the Mexican War, Oregon Territory, California Gold Rush and others).

Identify political, economic and social causes and consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Identify political, economic, and social causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

Identify political, economic, and social causes and consequences of World War I and WWII on the United States.

Identify political, economic, and social causes and consequences of the Cold War on the United States.

Apply the principles of the Declaration of Independence to the historical time periods being studied and to current events.

Apply the principles of the U.S. Constitution to the historical time periods being studied and to current events.

Apply the principles of the Bill of Rights to historical time periods being studied and to current events.

Analyze ways by which citizens have effectively voiced opinions, monitored government, and brought about change both past and present.

Describe the character traits and civic attitudes of historically significant individuals in the United States history from c. 1800 – 2000.

Recognize and explain the significance of national symbols associated with historical events and time periods being studied.

Compare cultural characteristics across historical time periods in the U.S. post c. 1800.

Describe the cultural impact of migration on the immigrants and the United States c. 1800-2000.

Evaluate constructive processes or methods for resolving conflicts.

Research stories and songs that reflect the cultural history of the United States c. 1800-2000.

Analyze the preservation of cultural life, celebrations, traditions, and commemorations over time.

Examine the changing roles among Native Americans, Immigrants, African Americans, women and others from 1800-2000.

Use visual tools to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas.

Identify, select, analyze, evaluate, and use resources to create a product of social science inquiry.

Identify, select, analyze, evaluate, and use resources to create a product of social science inquiry.

Evaluate and use artifacts to share information on social studies' topics.

Evaluate and use artifacts to share information on social studies' topics.

Use visual tools to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas.

Create and present products such as maps, graphs, timelines, charts and models, diagrams etc. to communicate information and understanding on social studies' topics.

Create products such as maps, graphs, timelines, charts, models, diagrams, etc. to communicate information and understanding on social studies’ topics.

Explain how facts and opinions affect point of view and/or bias in social studies' topics.

Explain how facts and opinions affect point of view and/or bias in social studies’ topics.

Identify, research, and defend a point of view on a social studies' topic.

Identify, research, and defend a point of view/position on a social studies’ topic.

Conduct and present social studies' research to an audience using appropriate sources.

Conduct and present social studies’ research to an audience using appropriate sources.

Generate compelling research questions about a social studies' topic.

Generate compelling research questions about a social studies’ topic.

Create and apply a research process to investigate a compelling social studies' question.

Create and apply a research process to investigate a compelling social studies’ question.

Evaluate and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies' question.

Evaluate and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies’ question.

Conduct and present research on a social studies' question to an audience, using appropriate sources.

Conduct and present research on a social studies’ question to an audience, using appropriate sources.

Research and defend a point of view/position on a social studies' question.

Research and defend a point of view/position on a social studies’ question.

Knowledge of basic economic concepts

Factors that influence the economy

Reading and constructing maps

Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

Understanding the concept of place

Relationships within places (Human-Environment Interactions)

Understanding relationships between and among places

Understanding relationships between and among regions

Using geography to interpret, explain and predict

Purposes and roles of government

Dispute Resolution

Processes of governmental systems in decision making

Functions of governmental systems

Understand the movement of people from many regions of the world to North America

Historical Perspective/Thinking/Passage of time

Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

Political Developments and Reform Movements in the U.S.

Westward Expansion and settlement in the U.S.

Understanding the causes and consequences of the Civil War

Major Economic Developments in the United States

Causes, comparisons, and results of major twentieth-century wars

Purposes and principles of the Declaration of Independence

Purposes and principles of the Constitution

Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles

Character Traits and Civic Attitudes of Significant Individuals

Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

Cultural characteristics of all people

Methods of resolving conflicts

Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

Cultural heritage and preservation

Changing societal roles and status of various groups

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

Supporting a point of view