Exercise Topics - Grade 5 Social St., week 8

Topic	Study References *
organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;	Harcourt Horizons United States History TE pp. 4-5 Harcourt Horizons United States History TE pp. 282, 304, 320-321 375 • Categorizing p. 435 • Identifying cause-and-effect relationships p. 553 • Comparing p. 651 • Contrasting p. 651 • Making predictions pp. 559, 577, 579 • Drawing inferences p. 523
describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Political Regions,” pp. 48-51 “Population Regions,” pp. 54-57 “Economic Regions,” pp. 60-65
analyze various issues and events of the 20th century such as urbanization, industrialization, increased use of oil and gas, world wars, and the Great Depression;	Horizons United States History “Progressives and Reform,” pp. 532-536 “The Great War,” pp. 537-541 “Good Times and Hard Times,” pp. 542-549 “The Early Years of the Cold War,” pp. 580-584 “Working for Equal Rights,” pp.585-589 “The Cold War Continues,” pp. 590-593 “The American People Today,” pp. 620-627 History Alive! America’s Past Chapter 20 Events of the 20th Century http://teacher.scholastic.com/century/index.htm Celebrate the Century www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson079.shtml America Dreams through the Decades http://www.internetcatalyst.org/ projects/amproject/teach.html
describe the accomplishments of significant colonial leaders such as Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, John Smith, and Roger Williams.	Harcourt Horizons United States History “The Jamestown Colony,” pp. 160-164 “The Massachusetts Bay Colony,” pp. 188-193 “New Ideas, New Colonies,” pp. 194-199 “Settlement of the South,” pp. 232-239 “Southern Plantations,” pp. 241-245 “Southern Cities,” pp. 248-251 History Alive! America’s Past pp. 61-62, 70, 72 Roger Williams, Founder of Rhode Island www.americaslibrary.gov/pages/jb_0105_williams_1.html Biographies of Explorers www.mariner.org/age/biohist.html#ccolumbus Thomas Jefferson (Resource) www.americaslibrary.gov/pages/jb_0413_jefferso_1.html George Washington (Resource) www.americaslibrary.gov/pages/jb_0222_washingtn_1.html
identify the purposes and explain the importance of the Declaration of Independence;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “Independence Is Declared,” pp. 302-307
identify the economic motivations for European exploration and settlement in the United States;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “Europeans Explore the World,” pp. 121-126 “The Spanish Conquerors,” pp. 127-133 “Search for the Northwest Passage,” pp. 136-139 “New Spain,” pp. 144-149 “New France,” pp. 150-155 “The English in the Americas,” pp. 156-159 “Settlement of the South,” pp. 232-239 “Southern Cities,” pp. 248-251 History Alive! America’s Past Chapters 4 & 5
describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “Land and Regions,” pp. 18-23 “Bodies of Water,” pp. 26-32 “Climate and Vegetation Regions,” pp. 33-39
know and understand major historical events and facts;	Core Knowledge series: What your fifth grader needs to know, II History and Geography Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Tell Fact from Fiction,” pp. 218-219 “Identify Cause and Effect,” pp. 298-299 “Understand Time Periods,” pp. 312-313 “Follow Routes on a Map,” pp. 336-337 “Compare History Maps,” pp. 356-357
identify and explain the basic functions of the three branches of government;	Harcourt Horizons United States History “The Three Branches of Government,” pp. 358-363 We the People TE Unit 1 Lesson 5 History Alive! America’s Past pp. 216-217, Chapter 12 How the Senate Works (Resource) http://www.senate.gov/learning/index.cfm The U.S. House of Representatives Educational Resources www.house.gov/house/Educat.html The Capitol Gallery www.congresslink.org/capitol.html http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/capitol_chron.htm We The People TE Unit 3 Lesson 15 History Alive! America’s Past Chapter 14, pp. 220-227
differentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States and your state;	Harcourt Horizons United States History TE pp. 4-5 Harcourt Horizons United States History TE pp. 282, 304, 320-321 375 Harcourt Horizons United States History TE pp. 440, 500-501, 594-595
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