Grade 5 Social Studies Curriculum Map

Unit 1 Geography and Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere

Unit 2 The United States

Unit 3 Latin America

Unit 4 Canada

Unit 5 Western Hemisphere Today

Essential Question: How did geography influence the development of the Western Hemisphere?

Essential Question: How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a nation?

Essential Question: How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?

Essential Question: How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a nation?

Essential Question: How do nations meet the challenges of modern living?

Sept.-Oct.

November

December-mid February

Mid Feb.-April

May-June

The physical environment of the hemisphere is modified by human actions (the 6 themes of geography) H9-H18

Independence: Dissatisfaction with colonial rule, American revolution, influence on the French Revolution Unit 4, chapters 9-10

Colonization, European exploration and the native peoples, colonies established for different reasons, triangular trade, Spanish missionaries, Colonial Latin America, results of

Colonization, Europeans, Native peoples, France’s colonies, reasons for colonies establishment, Interaction between Native Canadians and the French Independence, Key events and people,

Patriotic celebrations and government services European and native influences on contemporary culture, NAFTA, contemporary economy, immigration, environment, border disputes and security, Effects of informational Technology

Colonial Rule Unit 3, all chapters

effects/outcome of independence, new government

Unit 8

Early Civilizations- the ice age, the Bering strait, early groups, development of native civilizations, hunters-gatherers transition to farming, social, economic, and political structures Unit 1 chapters 1,2

Growth and expansion- Manifest Destiny and westward expansion in the US in the 19th century, Lewis and Clark, Effect of expansion on Native Americans, family life, immigrants, Industrialization, transcontinental railroads, and growth of cities/economies Unit 5, chapters 12,13

Case Study of a Latin American Nation and its road to independence Unit 9 Chapters 2-4

Growth and Expansion, Provinces from 1867-1931, the gold rush, transportation and settlement, Canada and the Commonwealth of Nations, Industrialization, Quebecois movement for independent nation status Unit 9, Part 1

European Exploration- explorers, Spain and Portugal in the southern areas of the Americas, England and the Netherlands , the Atlantic

coastline, and waterways, France explores the waterways and lakes in the northern Americas Unit 2 chapters 3-5

Performance tasks

1. Performance task one will go along with Unit 3, focus on Triangle trade. (Standards: Reading for Informational

Text, Standards 1, 2,6,7,9)

Students will view four documents and answer questions about each. They will answer the questions directly

under the documents, and may take any other notes they need to help answer the essay question.

2. Performance task two will go along with Unit 4. (Standards: Reading for Informational Text, Standards 1,2,3)

Students will examine documents and answer questions about the Klondike Gold Rush, and its effect on

settlement. They will use the gathered information to write an essay.