5th Grade Social Studies Assignments
- Instructors
- Rosette Braaten
- Sarah Stakely
- Term
- 2022-2023
- Department
- 5th Grade
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Unit 3: World War II (1930s-1940s)
Chapter 10: World War II
Standards:
-5.17: Explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s.
-5.18: Determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S.
-5.19: Identify and locate the Axis and Allied Powers.
-5.21: Analyze the significant of the Holocaust and its impact on the U.S.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 6: Reform Movements of the Progressive Era
Standard:
- Analyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women’s suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.
Objective:
- Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's roles in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 3: World War II (1930s-1940s)
Chapter 10: World War II
Standards:
-5.17: Explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s.
-5.18: Determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S.
-5.19: Identify and locate the Axis and Allied Powers.
-5.21: Analyze the significant of the Holocaust and its impact on the U.S.
Due:
Unit 3: World War II (1930s-1940s)
Chapter 10: World War II
Standards:
-5.17: Explain the structures and goals of the governments in Germany and Japan in the 1930s.
-5.18: Determine the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and its impact on the U.S.
-5.19: Identify and locate the Axis and Allied Powers.
-5.21: Analyze the significant of the Holocaust and its impact on the U.S.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 6: Reform Movements of the Progressive Era
Standard:
- Analyze the major goals, struggles, and achievements of the Progressive Era, including: Prohibition (18th Amendment), women’s suffrage (19th Amendment), and the lack of child labor laws.
Objective:
- Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's roles in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 5: The Journey of Immigrants
Standard:
-5.08: Describe the challenges of the journey and process of successful entry into the U.S. through Ellis Island and Angel Island, and examine the role of immigrants in the development of the U.S.
Objective:
-Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's roles in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 4: The Spanish-American War
Standard: 5.07 - Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including:
a. Imperialism
b. Rough Riders
c. USS Maine
d. Yellow Journalism
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 4: The Spanish-American War
Standard: 5.07 - Analyze the causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including:
a. Imperialism
b. Rough Riders
c. USS Maine
d. Yellow Journalism
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 2: Settling the Great Plains
Standards:
5.02 - Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.
Objectives:
Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 2: Settling the Great Plains
Standards:
5.02 - Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.
Objectives:
Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 1: The South Changes After the Civil War
Standards:
5.01 - Explain the need for the South's move toward industrialization after the Civil War.
Objectives:
SSP.02 - Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: Summarize significant ideas and relevant information, distinguish between fact and opinion, draw inferences and conclusions, and recognize author’s purpose, point of view, and reliability
SSP.05 - Develop historical awareness by: Recognizing how and why historical accounts change over time, recognizing how past events and issues might have been experienced by the people of that time, with historical context and empathy rather than present mindedness, identifying patterns of continuity and change over time, making connections to the present
SSP.06 - Develop geographic awareness by: Determining relationships among people, resources, and ideas based on geographic location, determining the use of diverse types of maps based on the purpose, analyzing the spatial relationships between people, circumstances, and resources, analyzing interaction between humans and the physical environment, and examining how geographic regions and perceptions of the regions change over time
Due:
Constitution Day/Freedom Week
Constitution Day is observed each year on Sept. 17 to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
Objectives:
-Students will learn about the original intent, meaning, and importance of documents like the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and U.S. Constitution.
-Students will explain how the ratification of the U.S. Constitution has impacted the world we live in today.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 3: The Gilded Age
Standard: 5.03 - Analyze the ideas and events of the Gilded Age, including economic disparity (e.g. mistrust of money) and industrial capitalists (e.g. John D. Rockefeller).
Objective: Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 2: Settling the Great Plains
Standards:
5.02 - Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including: settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and American Indians.
Objectives:
Students will explain the key shifts in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries including: immigration, industrialization, the nation's role in world affairs, and the Progressive Era.
Due:
Unit 1: Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era (1870s-1910s)
Chapter 1: The South Changes After the Civil War
Standards:
5.01 - Explain the need for the South's move toward industrialization after the Civil War.
Objectives:
SSP.02 - Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: Summarize significant ideas and relevant information, distinguish between fact and opinion, draw inferences and conclusions, and recognize author’s purpose, point of view, and reliability
SSP.05 - Develop historical awareness by: Recognizing how and why historical accounts change over time, recognizing how past events and issues might have been experienced by the people of that time, with historical context and empathy rather than present mindedness, identifying patterns of continuity and change over time, making connections to the present
SSP.06 - Develop geographic awareness by: Determining relationships among people, resources, and ideas based on geographic location, determining the use of diverse types of maps based on the purpose, analyzing the spatial relationships between people, circumstances, and resources, analyzing interaction between humans and the physical environment, and examining how geographic regions and perceptions of the regions change over time