Social Studies
Resources and Required Study
Social Studies Book Online
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AKS and Website Links for Additional Referral
1st Nine Weeks August 9 - October 8
Civil War
explain the causes, major events and consequences of the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-30)
1. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
2. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/links.htm
History for Kids
3. http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Writing/Activities/Report_Writing/sheet2.html
Research Project Page with Websites
4. http://americancivilwar.com/
Websites that help research project
5. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/education/index.html
Website that focuses on music and interviews of former slaves.
6. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0504/articles/mainarticle.html
Article: Fighting for History - about Civil War and current efforts to remember the history that helped form modern USA
7. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
Civil War Reading Passage
8. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/epcomp.htm
Emancipation Proclamation Reading Passage
30a - identify 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War
30b - discuss how the issues of states' rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_longpath/index.html
How did women view slavery?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Interactive Site: Underground Railroad
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0301/adventures/scavengerhunt.html
Interactive Site: Scavenger Hunt Form about the Underground Railroad (goes with Underground Railroad above)
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WRSr-Aint-I-A-Woman.pdf
Reading Comprehension on "Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth, a former slave
30c - identify major battles and campaigns such as Fort Sumpter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House
30d - describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WRSr-Lincoln-And-His-Boys-Quiz.pdf
Lincoln Excerpt
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lincoln/activities/marytodd.htm
Mary Todd Lincoln Reading Passage
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lincoln/activities/lincolnassassination.htm
Assassination of Lincoln Reading Passage
30e - describe the effects of war on the North and South
locate important places in the United States associated with the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-31)
31a - locate important man-made places including Gettysburg, PA
explain the reasons for the spatial patterns of economic activities (GPS) (5SS_C2008-32)
32a - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
Letters, Newspapers, and Diaries of the Civil War Website
explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-33)
33a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
33b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
33c - explain the concept of due process of law
33d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
Places and Locations
Important People
Reconstruction
analyze the effects of Reconstruction on American life (GPS) (5SS_D2008-34)
34a - describe the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
34b - explain the work of the Freedmen's Bureau
34c - explain how slavery was replaced by sharecropping and how African-Americans were prevented from exercising their newly won rights including a discussion of Jim Crow laws and customs
Places and Locations
Imporant People
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR3-Who-Can-Be-President.pdf
Who can be President? Quiz
explain the causes, major events and consequences of the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-30)
1. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
2. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/links.htm
History for Kids
3. http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Writing/Activities/Report_Writing/sheet2.html
Research Project Page with Websites
4. http://americancivilwar.com/
Websites that help research project
5. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/education/index.html
Website that focuses on music and interviews of former slaves.
6. http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0504/articles/mainarticle.html
Article: Fighting for History - about Civil War and current efforts to remember the history that helped form modern USA
7. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
Civil War Reading Passage
8. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/epcomp.htm
Emancipation Proclamation Reading Passage
30a - identify 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War
30b - discuss how the issues of states' rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_longpath/index.html
How did women view slavery?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Interactive Site: Underground Railroad
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0301/adventures/scavengerhunt.html
Interactive Site: Scavenger Hunt Form about the Underground Railroad (goes with Underground Railroad above)
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WRSr-Aint-I-A-Woman.pdf
Reading Comprehension on "Ain't I A Woman" by Sojourner Truth, a former slave
30c - identify major battles and campaigns such as Fort Sumpter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House
30d - describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WRSr-Lincoln-And-His-Boys-Quiz.pdf
Lincoln Excerpt
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lincoln/activities/marytodd.htm
Mary Todd Lincoln Reading Passage
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lincoln/activities/lincolnassassination.htm
Assassination of Lincoln Reading Passage
30e - describe the effects of war on the North and South
locate important places in the United States associated with the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-31)
31a - locate important man-made places including Gettysburg, PA
explain the reasons for the spatial patterns of economic activities (GPS) (5SS_C2008-32)
32a - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
Letters, Newspapers, and Diaries of the Civil War Website
explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to the Civil War (GPS) (5SS_C2008-33)
33a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
33b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
33c - explain the concept of due process of law
33d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
Places and Locations
Important People
Reconstruction
analyze the effects of Reconstruction on American life (GPS) (5SS_D2008-34)
34a - describe the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
34b - explain the work of the Freedmen's Bureau
34c - explain how slavery was replaced by sharecropping and how African-Americans were prevented from exercising their newly won rights including a discussion of Jim Crow laws and customs
Places and Locations
Imporant People
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR3-Who-Can-Be-President.pdf
Who can be President? Quiz
2nd Nine Weeks October 12 - December 17
35 locate important places in the United States associated with Reconstruction (GPS)
35a - locate important man-made places including Pittsburgh, PA
35b - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
36 explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to Reconstruction
36a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
36b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
36c - explain the concept of due process of law
36d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
37 explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made
37a - explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution
37b - describe the purpose for the amendment process
38 analyze the ways in which the influx of entrepreneurial northern businessmen affected Reconstruction
38a - investigate the economic activities pursued by the northerners including opening mines, building factories and replacing devastated fields
38b - explain how these activities began to change the economic direction of the south
39 describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century
Trail of Tears - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/trailcomp.htm
Sioux - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/siouxcomp.htm
Cherokee - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
Iroquois - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
39a - describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century including the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail
1. http://www.blackcowboys.com/blackcowboys.htm
Articles: Stories about Black Cowboys
2. http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/
Pioneer Life - Reading and Interactive Learning Site
39b - describe the impact on American life by the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity)
Alexander Graham Bell - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/bellquiz.htm
Thomas Edison - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/edisonquiz.htm
39c - explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America's role in the world to include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal
http://sfreading.com/5/u4_iditarod/index.html
Alaskan Inquiry of Iditarod Races
39d - describe the reasons people emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0901/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about Gold Fever (excerpt about Gold Rush in 1800's in the United States)
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0811/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about Death Valley, pioneers, and Native Americans
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/immigration/immigration.htm
Immigration
39e - compare and contrast the effects of the transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century on cowboys, Native Americans, and homesteaders
40 locate important places in the United States associated with the turn of the century
40a - locate important physical features including the Grand Canyon, Salton Sea, Great Salt Lake, and the Mojave Desert
40b - locate important man-made places including Chisholm Trail and Kitty Hawk, NC
41 explain the reasons for the spatial patterns of economic activities
41a - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
41b - define, map and explain the dispersion of the primary economic activities within the United States since the turn of the century
42 explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to turn of the century America
42a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
42b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
42c - explain the concept of due process of law
42d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
43 explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made
43a - explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution
43b - describe the purpose for the amendment process
44 explain how amendments to the U.S. Constitution have maintained a representative democracy
44a - explain the purpose of the 12th and 17th Amendments
44b - explain how voting rights were protected by the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th and 26th Amendments
45 explain the meaning of "e pluribus unum" and the reason it is the motto of the United States
35a - locate important man-made places including Pittsburgh, PA
35b - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
36 explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to Reconstruction
36a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
36b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
36c - explain the concept of due process of law
36d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
37 explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made
37a - explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution
37b - describe the purpose for the amendment process
38 analyze the ways in which the influx of entrepreneurial northern businessmen affected Reconstruction
38a - investigate the economic activities pursued by the northerners including opening mines, building factories and replacing devastated fields
38b - explain how these activities began to change the economic direction of the south
39 describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century
Trail of Tears - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/trailcomp.htm
Sioux - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/siouxcomp.htm
Cherokee - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
Iroquois - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/cherokeecomp.htm
39a - describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century including the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail
1. http://www.blackcowboys.com/blackcowboys.htm
Articles: Stories about Black Cowboys
2. http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/
Pioneer Life - Reading and Interactive Learning Site
39b - describe the impact on American life by the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity)
Alexander Graham Bell - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/bellquiz.htm
Thomas Edison - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/edisonquiz.htm
39c - explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America's role in the world to include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal
http://sfreading.com/5/u4_iditarod/index.html
Alaskan Inquiry of Iditarod Races
39d - describe the reasons people emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0901/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about Gold Fever (excerpt about Gold Rush in 1800's in the United States)
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0811/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about Death Valley, pioneers, and Native Americans
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/immigration/immigration.htm
Immigration
39e - compare and contrast the effects of the transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century on cowboys, Native Americans, and homesteaders
40 locate important places in the United States associated with the turn of the century
40a - locate important physical features including the Grand Canyon, Salton Sea, Great Salt Lake, and the Mojave Desert
40b - locate important man-made places including Chisholm Trail and Kitty Hawk, NC
41 explain the reasons for the spatial patterns of economic activities
41a - identify and explain the factors influencing industrial locations in the United States after the Civil War
41b - define, map and explain the dispersion of the primary economic activities within the United States since the turn of the century
42 explain how a citizen's rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution and are related to turn of the century America
42a - explain the responsibilities of a citizen
42b - explain the freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights
42c - explain the concept of due process of law
42d - describe how the Constitution protects a citizen's rights by due process
43 explain the process by which amendments to the U.S. Constitution are made
43a - explain the amendment process outlined in the Constitution
43b - describe the purpose for the amendment process
44 explain how amendments to the U.S. Constitution have maintained a representative democracy
44a - explain the purpose of the 12th and 17th Amendments
44b - explain how voting rights were protected by the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th and 26th Amendments
45 explain the meaning of "e pluribus unum" and the reason it is the motto of the United States
3rd Nine Weeks January 4 - March 11
3 weeks
46 describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America (GPS) (5SS_F2008-46)
46a - explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914-1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships
46b - describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920's of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and the airplane (Charles Lindbergh)
Amelia Earhart - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/ameliacomp.htm Reading Passage
Babe Ruth - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/babecomp.htm Reading Passage
47 explain the role the United States played in World War I and how these experiences affected political, economic, military and lifestyle changes
47a - assess how new technology from the industrial age affected the military including weapons, mass production, aviation and radio
47b - examine the political effects on the United States including the League of Nations, Treaty of Versailles, public opinion, the draft, war bonds, and the farming industry
47c - cite examples of the economic effects on the United States including government regulation of industry, National War Labor Board, and re-privatizing
48 define, map and explain the dispersion of the primary economic activities within the United States since the turn of the century
49 map and explain how the dispersion of global economic activities contributed to the United States emerging from World War I as a world power
3 Weeks
50 explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans
50a - discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, Union growth, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens
50b - analyze the main features of the new Deal including the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, Social Security Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority
50c - discuss important cultural elements of the 1930's; include Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, Jesse Owens and the Federal Arts Projects
56 analyze the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events
56a - explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as among the G8 countries)
56b - describe how trade promotes economic activity (such as trade activities under NAFTA)
56c - give examples of technological advancements and their impact on business productivity during the development of the United States
57 describe the functions of the three major institutions in the U.S. economy in each era of United States history
57a - describe the private business function in producing goods and services
57b - describe the bank function in providing checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans
57c - describe the government function in taxation and providing certain goods/services
58 describe how consumers and businesses interact in the United States economy across time
58a - describe how competition, markets and prices influence people's behavior
58b - describe how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses
58c - describe how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business
3 Weeks
51 cite reasons for the American entry into World War II in Europe and the Pacific
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_passage/index.html
What should people know about WWII? Inquiry
51a - describe Germany's aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia
51b - describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific including Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust
51c - discuss president Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
51d - determine the effects of Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini and Hitler on the world
51e - explain the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African-Americans including Rosie the Riveter and the Tuskegee Airmen
51f - explain the U.S. role in the formation of the United Nations
52 locate important places associated with World War II including Pearl Harbor, the countries involved and the major battles
56 analyze the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events
56a - explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as among the G8 countries)
56b - describe how trade promotes economic activity (such as trade activities under NAFTA)
56c - give examples of technological advancements and their impact on business productivity during the development of the United States
46 describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America (GPS) (5SS_F2008-46)
46a - explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914-1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships
46b - describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920's of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and the airplane (Charles Lindbergh)
Amelia Earhart - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/ameliacomp.htm Reading Passage
Babe Ruth - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/babecomp.htm Reading Passage
47 explain the role the United States played in World War I and how these experiences affected political, economic, military and lifestyle changes
47a - assess how new technology from the industrial age affected the military including weapons, mass production, aviation and radio
47b - examine the political effects on the United States including the League of Nations, Treaty of Versailles, public opinion, the draft, war bonds, and the farming industry
47c - cite examples of the economic effects on the United States including government regulation of industry, National War Labor Board, and re-privatizing
48 define, map and explain the dispersion of the primary economic activities within the United States since the turn of the century
49 map and explain how the dispersion of global economic activities contributed to the United States emerging from World War I as a world power
3 Weeks
50 explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans
50a - discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, Union growth, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens
50b - analyze the main features of the new Deal including the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, Social Security Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority
50c - discuss important cultural elements of the 1930's; include Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, Jesse Owens and the Federal Arts Projects
56 analyze the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events
56a - explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as among the G8 countries)
56b - describe how trade promotes economic activity (such as trade activities under NAFTA)
56c - give examples of technological advancements and their impact on business productivity during the development of the United States
57 describe the functions of the three major institutions in the U.S. economy in each era of United States history
57a - describe the private business function in producing goods and services
57b - describe the bank function in providing checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans
57c - describe the government function in taxation and providing certain goods/services
58 describe how consumers and businesses interact in the United States economy across time
58a - describe how competition, markets and prices influence people's behavior
58b - describe how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses
58c - describe how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business
3 Weeks
51 cite reasons for the American entry into World War II in Europe and the Pacific
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_passage/index.html
What should people know about WWII? Inquiry
51a - describe Germany's aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia
51b - describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific including Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust
51c - discuss president Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
51d - determine the effects of Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hirohito, Truman, Mussolini and Hitler on the world
51e - explain the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African-Americans including Rosie the Riveter and the Tuskegee Airmen
51f - explain the U.S. role in the formation of the United Nations
52 locate important places associated with World War II including Pearl Harbor, the countries involved and the major battles
56 analyze the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, voluntary exchange, productivity and price incentives to illustrate historical events
56a - explain how voluntary exchange helps both buyers and sellers (such as among the G8 countries)
56b - describe how trade promotes economic activity (such as trade activities under NAFTA)
56c - give examples of technological advancements and their impact on business productivity during the development of the United States
4th Nine Weeks March 15 - May 25
2 Weeks
53 discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War
53a - explain the origin and meaning of the term "Iron Curtain"
53b - explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
53c - identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev
54 describe the importance of key people, events and developments between 1950-1975
54a - discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War
54b - explain the key events and people of the Civil Rights movement including Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, and civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991252,00.html
Rosa Parks Article
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_iwanttovote/index.html
Voting Rights examined with Inquiry
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR2-The-Birthplace-Of-Equal-Rights.pdf
The Birthplace of Equal Rights Weekly Reader Quiz with Graphic Source
54c - describe the impact on American society of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
54d - discuss the significance of the technologies of television and space exploration
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0904/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about how people in the 1950's expected the future to be in 2009
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0910/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about how Satellites help us watch television, utilize phones, and the internet
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR3-Space-Travel-Quiz.pdf
Space Travel Quiz with Timeline
2 Weeks
55 trace important developments in America since 1975
55a - describe U.S. involvement in world events including efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001
55b - explain the impact development of the personal computer and Internet has had on American life
58 describe how consumers and businesses interact in the United States economy across time
58a - describe how competition, markets and prices influence people's behavior
58b - describe how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses
58c - describe how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business
53 discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War
53a - explain the origin and meaning of the term "Iron Curtain"
53b - explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
53c - identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev
54 describe the importance of key people, events and developments between 1950-1975
54a - discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War
54b - explain the key events and people of the Civil Rights movement including Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, and civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991252,00.html
Rosa Parks Article
http://sfreading.com/5/u5_iwanttovote/index.html
Voting Rights examined with Inquiry
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR2-The-Birthplace-Of-Equal-Rights.pdf
The Birthplace of Equal Rights Weekly Reader Quiz with Graphic Source
54c - describe the impact on American society of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
54d - discuss the significance of the technologies of television and space exploration
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0904/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about how people in the 1950's expected the future to be in 2009
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0910/articles/mainarticle.html
Article about how Satellites help us watch television, utilize phones, and the internet
http://www.weeklyreader.com/sites/default/files/WR3-Space-Travel-Quiz.pdf
Space Travel Quiz with Timeline
2 Weeks
55 trace important developments in America since 1975
55a - describe U.S. involvement in world events including efforts to bring peace to the Middle East, the collapse of the Soviet Union, Persian Gulf War, and the War on Terrorism in response to September 11, 2001
55b - explain the impact development of the personal computer and Internet has had on American life
58 describe how consumers and businesses interact in the United States economy across time
58a - describe how competition, markets and prices influence people's behavior
58b - describe how people earn income by selling their labor to businesses
58c - describe how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business