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Social Studies Curriculum: Fifth Grade
The School District of Clayton’s elementary 3-5 Social Studies curriculum is grounded in the Learning for Justice Standards of Justice and Action. The focus on celebrating our country's diverse characteristics strives to develop young people who have begun to interpret our history as a means of better understanding our lives today. Through exposure to the various experiences within our state and country’s history, we aim to develop cultural awareness and encourage empathy. To varying degrees of emphasis at each grade level, we develop the five strands of social studies - history, civics, economics, geography and culture. Each of these is woven into a narrative around the collective experiences of American society and our students’ increasing understanding of their place in the local, national and global communities.
Fifth grade students will begin to explore the past using the following essential questions
1. How do parts of a person's identity impact their access to human rights (past and present)?
2. What is the problem? For whom is it solved? Is there another perspective to consider?
3. What can we learn from past injustice?
4. What can examples of historical solidarity teach us for the future?
5. How can events from the past inform the decisions we make today, and for our future.
Within the three social studies units, fifth grade students will delve into the following topics:
Unit 1 : 1865 - 1900
• Identify Jim Crow Segregation
• Explain the role of of the federal government, state governments and local citizen groups in the maintenance of Jim Crow Segregation.
• Identify Lakota culture, resistance and assimilation within the development of the reservation system
• Identify the causes and impact of the Industrial Revolution
• Identify discriminatory practices within US immigration policies
• Explain the role of immigration in the Industrial Revolution
Unit 2 : 1900 - 1945
• Identify the causes and consequences of Progressive Era
• Identify the Great Migration.
• Identify the Harlem Renaissance.
• Explain the goal of the womens’ suffrage movement
• Identify causes and effects of the Great Depression
• Identify causes and consequences of WWI and WWII on the U.S.
Unit 3: 1945 - present
• Identify the expansion of rights for a variety of historically marginalized peoples.
• Explain the role of of the federal government and local citizen groups in the expansion of rights for various groups.
• Identify various groups and strategies that fought for civil rights
• Identify causes and consequences of US economic growth
• Explain how American culture changed as a result of cars and television
• Identify political, economic and social consequences of the Cold War on the U.S.
Fifth Grade Social Studies Learning Objectives
Social studies is a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to the study of people, their physical environment, history and cultures.. The 3-5 social studies program evaluates the past to attempt to make better sense of the present and future. By studying the history of our state and our country, students will gain a greater appreciation for the idealistic foundation of our country and the struggle to live up to those goals.
Geography
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Urbanization and internal movement of people within the U.S.
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Locations of important events during this time period in US history
Culture-
The evolution of American culture through technology, values and the role of government.
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Impact of new immigrants on American society
History-
The Industrial Revolution, Immigration, World Wars, Expansion of Rights
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Important leaders and events throough out the time period.
Economics-
The growth of the US economy through increased production and expanded markets
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The expansion of international trade
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