Fifth Grade Social Studies

• Sequence of Study
  • U.S. History (through the 1780's)
• Core Democratic Values
  • Truth
  • Equality
  • Life
  • Liberty
  • Diversity
  • Justice
  • Pursuit of Happiness
  • Common Good
  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Individual Rights
  • Patriotism
  • Checks and Balances
  • Rule of Law
• Geographical Concepts
  • Cultures
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Adaptation and modification of the environment
  • Migration
  • Sketch Maps
  • Region
  • Five themes of Geography:
    1. Location
    2. Place
    3. Movement
    4. Regions
    5. Human Interaction
• Historical Concepts
  • Native Cultures
  • Exploration and Discovery
  • Colonization
  • Colonial Development
  • African Experiences in America
  • Early Conflicts in America
  • Causes of the American Revolution
  • American Revolution
  • Early U.S. Government
  • Expansion
• Civics Concepts
  • National government
  • Authority and power
  • limiting government power
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Due Process
  • Equal Protection of law
  • Responsibilities of citizens
  • Federal courts
  • Making, enforcing, and interpreting laws
  • Branches of Federal government
  • campaign participation
  • current events
  • Red Cross
  • United Nations
  • Preamble to the Constitution
• Economic Concepts
  • Scarcity
  • Opportunity costs
  • decision model
  • consumer credit
  • Natural resources
  • Human Capital
  • Capital resources
  • Goods and services
  • Individual ownership, partnership, corporation
  • Federal Tax
  • Market economy
  • Producer, consumer, distributor
  • Trade flows
  • International trade
  • Economic Activity