1. 5th Grade Social Studies The United States, Canada, and Latin America
By: Pamela Curtin

2. Goals
To Develop geographic, economic, and social/cultural understandings.
To build on and reinforce historic and political content from the 4th grade.

3. Social Studies Standards
History of the United States and New York
World History
Geography
Economics
Civics, Citizenship, and Government

4. History of the United States, Canada, and Latin America
Different ethnic, national, and religious groups
Different perspectives
Migration
Connections and exchanges
Key turning points and events in the histories
Important historic figures and groups
Industrial growth and urbanization and the impacts
Concepts/Themes:
Culture
Empathy
Interdependence
Change
Identity

5. Different ethnic national and religious groups
Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures.
Learn about Cultural Diffusion
Standards:
History of the United States and New York
World History
Economics

6. Connection and Exchanges
Learn about the trade that existed between the regions and each other or other regions.
Examine the exchanges (What were they?)
Make connections
Standards:
History of the United States and New York
World History
Economics

7. The Geography of the United States, Canada and Latin America
Gather geographic representations to process and report information.
Political boundaries change over time and place.
Key concept: Places and Regions

8. Different geographical processes shaped the physical environments.
Analyzing the Western Hemisphere.
Key concept: Physical Systems
The physical and human characteristics of places.
Key concept: Human Systems

9. Culture and experience
Key concept: Environment and Society
Characteristics, distribution, and complexity of cultures.
Human actions modify physical environments.
Key concept: Human Systems
Social Studies Standard 3: Geography

10. The economies of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations
Scarcity, supply & demand, economic markets, opportunity costs, resources, productivity, economic growth
utilizing scarce capital, natural, and human resources
Types and availability of resources for economic development
Countries interdependence for resources
Decisions concerning production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services

11. The economies of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations cont.
Science and technology’s influence on standard of living
How exchanges of technologies, plants, animals, and diseases between and among nations influence life
Form organizations and make agreements to promote economic growth and development
Concepts
Economic systems
Needs and wants
Factors of production
Interdependence
Technology

12. The governments of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations
the people of the Western Hemisphere
Rights for US, Canada, Latin America
Constitutions, rules, and laws
The rights of citizens in the US & Western Hemisphere
The roles of citizenship
Governments today  Government Game!
Citizens & proper use of authority

13. Interdependence citizenship Civic Life and Values Government
The governments of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations cont.
KEY CONCEPTS/THEMES
Interdependence citizenship
Civic Life and Values
Government

14. Civics, Citizenship, and Government World History
The governments of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations cont.
STANDARDS
Civics, Citizenship, and Government
World History

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16. Work Cited