5th Grade Learning Targets
Geography
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I can use maps and atlases to answer questions and solve problems.
I can make and label maps.
I can locate the states (13 original) and major landforms and bodies of water of the United States.
I can locate and describe real places using latitude, longitude, and cardinal directions.
I can identify physical (climate, topography, bodies of water) and human (language, economics, political
systems) characteristics of a place.
6. I can locate cities in the regions of Missouri and the United States.
7. I can apply information in format, graphics, sequence, maps, diagrams, charts and index to clarify and
connect concepts to the main ideas.
Native Americans
1. I can summarize the characteristics of the different Native American cultures before the arrival of
Europeans.
2. I can locate and describe Native American regions.
3. I can identify major patterns of settlement and movement among Native Americans.
4. I can identify fact and opinion and recognize bias and points of view. (CA)
5. I can select, investigate and present a topic on Native American cultures using primary and secondary
resources (examples: oral interviews, artifacts, journals, documents, photos and letters).
Discovery, Exploration, and Early Settlement
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I can explain the causes and effects of the European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
I can identify the successes and challenges faced by European explorers.
I can identify and explain why some early American settlements succeeded and why others failed.
I can identify major patterns of settlement and movement among the early settlers of the Americas.
I can make, label and use (answer questions and solve problems) maps of:
o The countries of the explorers who contributed to the colonization of the Americas.
o The lands claimed by European countries as the result of their exploration in the New World.
o The major topographical features of the early English settlements.
6. I can describe interactions among Native Americans, Immigrants from Europe and Africans brought to
America.
7. I can select, investigate and present a topic on this period of history using primary and secondary
resources (examples: oral interviews, artifacts, journals, documents, photos and letters).
8. I can apply information in format, graphics, sequence, maps, diagrams, charts and index to clarify and
connect concepts to the main ideas.
Colonial Period
1. I can locate the 13 original colonies and describe the features that would aid or hurt expansion.
2. I can describe interactions among Native Americans, Immigrants from Europe and Africans brought to
America from discovery to the Bill of Rights.
3. I can identify facts and opinions and recognize bias and points of view. (CA)
4. I can select, investigate and present a topic using primary and secondary resources (examples: oral
interviews, artifacts, journals, documents, photos and letters).
Revolutionary War
1. I can explain the American Revolution including:
The point of view of Patriots, Loyalists and Neutralists
Reasons why the American colonists were successful
Reasons why the British were unsuccessful
2. I can identify important points in the Declaration of Independence (inalienable rights and government by
the consent of the governed)
3. I can identify the causes and consequences of the American Revolution.
4. I can identify facts and opinions and recognize bias and points of view. (CA)
5. I can select, investigate and present a topic using primary and secondary resources (examples: oral
interviews, artifacts, journals, documents, photos and letters).
The United States Constitution
1. I can identify important points in the Constitution (limited government, rule of law, majority rule,
minority rights, separation of powers and checks and balances).
2. I can identify important points in the Bill of Rights (Amendments 1 – 10).
3. I can tell the difference between the powers and functions of local, state and national government.
4. I can select, investigate and present a topic using primary and secondary resources (examples: oral
interviews, artifacts, journals, documents, photos and letters).