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Jefferson County Schools Social Studies In Social Studies, the goal is for all students to develop a deep, rich network of understandings related to the world around them. The objectives and competencies included in this curriculum deal with history, geography, economics, and civics from a diverse, global perspective. Students engage in projects that require them to apply Social Studies skills in real-world contexts. Grade 5 The grade five course focuses on the development of the nation from its early beginnings to late 19th century. Historical content includes the Colonial and Revolutionary periods, Civil War, western expansion, and the Industrial Revolution. Students learn about the foundations of representative government, as well as the important ideas in the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution. Fifth graders will continue to learn core concepts in civics, economics, and geography. Geography studies focus on the United States, as well as Earth's attributes and ecosystems. Students should study U.S. economy while learning about economic interdependence, supply and demand, and gross domestic product. Instruction should also allow for a continued development of cultural perspective through exposure to diversity and strengthening of historical analysis skills. |
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Contributions: Different Groups
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify similarities and differences in customs, celebrations, and traditions of selected racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic groups in Tennessee.
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Culture: Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the characteristics of specific cultures such as what objects found tell about the people who used them.
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Culture: Components
The learner will be able to ( ESSENTIAL) recognize components of American culture (i.e.language, art, music, religion, food, holidays, clothing, religion) and understand how these components reflected the time in which they were created.
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Culture: Diversity
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how immigrants preserved their traditional culture.
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Culture:Diversity
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering the United States.
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Culture: Environment/Changing
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret how culture changes over time as a consequence of industrialization, technology or cultural diffusion (i.e. railroad transportation, telecommunication, building design, varied types of music, and the growth of American services).
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Culture: Way of Life
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize personal, religious, and national celebrations of various American cultures(i.e., Independence Day, Columbus Day, Native American or American Indian Day, Martin Luther King Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving).
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Cultural Unity/Diversity: Importance
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize examples and describe the importance of cultural unity and diversity within and across groups.
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Data Interpre: Graph/Cultural Trends
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze graphs to discover cultural trends (i.e. clothing, music, or radio sales.
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Individuals/Groups: Contributions
The learner will be able to ( IMPORTANT)identify examples of art, music, literature( folktales), language, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and be able to associate examples with various periods, and understand how these examples contribute to national liberty.
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Past: Colonial
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the daily life of early Colonial communities.
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American Economy: Changes
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize how the American economy changed after World War II.
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American Ideas: Impact/Explain
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the impact of American ideas about progress and equality of opportunity on the economic development and growth of the United States.
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Concept: Credit
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the concept of buying on credit.
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Consumer/Producer: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) use a picture to differentiate between consumers and producers.
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Diagram: Read
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) read a diagram illustrating an economic flow of a raw product to a finished product.
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Economic Activities: Geographic Factors
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how geographic factors influence the location of economic activities in Tennessee.
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Economic Change: Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the economic change from agriculture to industrial in the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Economic Growth: Influences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the impact of mass production, specialization, and division of labor on the economic growth of the United States and other regions of the world.
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Economic Issues: Interpret
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) interpret economic issues as expressed in maps, tables, diagrams, and charts(i.e., automobile sales, unemployment rates, or airplane production).
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Economic Issues: 1920's/1930's
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe economic issues of the 1920's and the 1930's.
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Economics: Concepts of 1920's
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how Americans used credit/installment plans to purchase consumer goods in the 1920's(i. e.,vacuum cleaners, washing machines, radios, other home appliances) (Learning Accomplishment includes 1930's).
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Economics: Differentiate Concepts
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between an economic boom and bust.
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Economics: Environmental Changes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze how environmental changes and crisis affected the economy across the nation in the 1930's (i. e.,Dust Bowl, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, Hoovervilles).
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Free Enterprise: Development
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the development of the free enterprise system in Tennessee and the United States.
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Free Enterprise: Examples/Benefits
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) give examples of the benefits of the free enterprise system in the United States.
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Global Economy: Needs/Meet
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how the United States and Tennessee meet some of their needs through the purchase of domestic and international products domestically and internationally in today's global economy.
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Global Interdependence
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe global economic interdependence after World War II.
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Goods/Services: Consumers/Define
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) define consumers as people who use goods and services.
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Goods/Services: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) distinguish between goods and services.
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Growth/Development: Effects/Analyze
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) immigration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of the United States.
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Import/Export: Distinguish
The learner will be able to (COMPACTED) distinguish between and import and an export.
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Living: Earned/Ways
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain how people historically and presently earn their living in different regions of the United States and Tennessee.
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