SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.CG.01
Identify essential ideas of our republican form of government as expressed in the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
SS.05.CG.04
Identify the rights of U.S. citizens.
SS.05.CG.08
Understand that there are different ways for governments to be organized.
Blooms Level
Level 1: Remembering
Level 2: Understanding
Skills
Identify
Understand
Big Ideas
Understanding the form of government as stated in the Declaration of Independence and U.S.
constitution makes you an informed citizen.
The rights of U.S. citizens are outlined in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. constitution.
Understanding the different governments informs you of the functions of the government.
Essential Questions
Why is it important to understand the form of government as stated in the Declaration of Independence
and U.S. Constitution?
What are the rights of U.S. citizens?
How does it help me to understand that there are different ways for governments to be organized?
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.CG.03
Understand the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government.
SS.05.CG.03.01
Name and distinguish the primary function of each branch of government at the
federal and state levels.
SS.05.CG.02.01
Identify public safety, transportation, education, and recreation as responsibilities
of local governments.
Blooms Level
Level 2: Understanding
Skills
Understand
Name
Distinguish
Big Ideas
Legislative, executive and judicial are the names of the three branches.
The Legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch makes laws official, and the judicial
branch interprets and carries laws out.
The Legislative branch is made up of senators and representatives elected from each state. They
serve 2 years in the House of Representatives and 6 year terms in senate.
The Executive branch is led by the president and his cabinet, serves a minimum 4-year term, not
to exceed 8-years.
The Judicial branch is made up of appointed judges, they serve a life term.
Understanding the responsibilities of local government empowers you as a citizen.
Essential Questions
What are the names of the three branches of government?
What is the primary function of each branch?
Who serves in each branch of government and how long is the term of each service?
Why is it important to know the responsibilities of local governments?
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.CG.07
Recognize and give examples of how nations interact with one another through
trade, diplomacy, cultural contacts, treaties, and agreements.
Blooms Level
Level 1: Remembering
Level 2: Understanding
Big Ideas
Recognizing how nations interact helps us understand our history as a nation.
Essential Questions
Why is it important to recognize how nations interact with each other?
Skills
Understand
Recognize
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.EC.06
Understand the processes of earning, saving, spending, budgeting, and record
keeping in money management.
Blooms Level
Level 2: Understanding
Skills
Understand
Record
Big Ideas
People earn money by providing labor or services.
Money is used to purchase labor, services or goods.
Needs are essential items and wants are something you can live without.
Savings aer a part of income not spent, and spending is the exchange of money for goods and
services.
Essential Questions
What is the history of money
How do people earn money?
What is money used for?
How do needs and wants differ?
What is the difference between saving and spending?
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.GE.01 Define basic geography vocabulary such as concepts of location,
direction, distance, scale, movement, and region using appropriate words and
diagrams.
SS.05.GE.02 Examine and understand how to prepare maps, charts, and other
visual representations to locate places and interpret geographic information.
Blooms Level
Level 1: Remembering
Level 2: Understanding
Level 6: Creating
Skills
Examine
Understand
Locate
Interpret
Big Ideas
A landform is any feature of Earth’s surface having a distinct shape and origin. Landforms
include major features (such as continents, ocean basins, plains….)
A landmark is the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape.
A map legend lists and explains the symbols and colors used on a map.
Essential Questions
What is a landform?
How do the characteristics define the landform?
Can you distinguish between a landform and a landmark?
What is a map legend?
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.GE.03.02
Identify the names of the fifty states and their location relative to the other states.
Blooms Level
Level 1: Remembering
Big Ideas
Students will identify the fifty states by name on a blank map of the United States.
Students will identify states by region.
Essential Questions
Skills
Describe
Identify
List
Locate
Order
Recall
Can you identify by name the fifty individual states?
What states comprise each region of the United States?
SMS STANDARDS
Grade Level __5__
Subject Social Studies
Standard
SS.05.GE.05
Identify patterns of migration and cultural interaction in the United States.
SS.05.GE.05.02
Explain how migrations affect the culture of emigrants and native populations.
Blooms Level
Level 1: Remembering
Level 2: Understanding
Big Ideas
The routes, flows, and destinations of migration are impacted by physical geography.
Migration impacts native and emigrant population density, food and water supplies,
transportation and communication systems.
Essential Questions
How does physical geography affect the patterns of migration?
How does migration affect the culture of native populations and emigrants?
Skills
Identify
Explain