Standards
Students will recognize Mount Rushmore, Uncle Sam, and the Washington Monument as symbols that represent the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the U.S. Constitution as a document that represents the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize that each level of government has its own unique structure and responsibilities.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize what is meant by “We the People” and the phrase, “consent of the governed.”
Generate resourceStudents will provide examples of people who make and enforce rules and laws in the United States (e.g., congress and president) and Florida (e.g., state legislature and governor).
Generate resourceStudents will recognize that Florida became the 27th state of the United States on March 3, 1845.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the Great Seal of the State of Florida as a symbol that represents the state.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize that the U.S. Constitution and the Florida Constitution establish the framework for national and state government.
Generate resourceStudents will explain the purpose of and need for government in terms of protection of rights, organization, security, and services.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize that the U.S. republic is governed by the “consent of the governed” and government power is exercised through representatives of the people.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize how government is organized at the national level (e.g., three branches of government).
Generate resourceStudents will identify patriotic holidays and observances to include, but not limited to, American Founders Month, Celebrate Freedom Week, Constitution Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Medal of Honor Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, and Veterans Day.
Generate resourceStudents will identify examples including, but not limited to, food drives, book drives, community clean-ups, voting, blood donation drives, volunteer fire departments, and neighborhood watch programs.
Generate resourceStudents will distinguish between the responsibilities of the local, state, and national governments in the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize the Constitutional Convention (May 1787 – September 1787) and the signing of the U.S. Constitution (September 17, 1787) as events that represent the United States.
Generate resourceStudents will identify the Declaration of Rights in the Florida Constitution as a document that represents Florida.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize William Pope Duval, William Dunn Moseley, and Josiah T. Walls as individuals who represent Florida.
Generate resourceStudents will recognize James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Booker T. Washington, and Susan B. Anthony as individuals who represent the United States.
Generate resourceUtilize technology resources to gather information from primary and secondary sources.
Generate resourceIdentify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism (e.g., Booker T. Washington, Jesse Owens, Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, President Barack Obama, 1st Lt. Vernon Baker, Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris).
Generate resourceExplain how the U.S. Constitution establishes the purpose and fulfills the need for government.
Generate resourceDescribe how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues.
Generate resourceExplain the history and meaning behind patriotic holidays and observances.
Generate resourceRecognize symbols, individuals, documents, and events that represent the United States.
Generate resourceRecognize symbols, individuals, documents, and events that represent the State of Florida.
Generate resourceExplain how the U.S. and Florida Constitutions establish the structure, function, powers, and limits of government.
Generate resourceRecognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through the use of trade or money.
Generate resourceDistinguish between currencies used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceUse thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and photos to analyze geographic information.
Generate resourceReview basic map elements (coordinate grid, cardinal and intermediate directions, title, compass rose, scale, key or legend with symbols).
Generate resourceName and identify the purpose of maps (physical, political, elevation, population).
Generate resourceCompare maps and globes to develop an understanding of the concept of distortion.
Generate resourceUse maps to identify different types of scale to measure distances between two places.
Generate resourceLabel the countries and commonwealths in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico) and in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica).
Generate resourceDescribe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceIdentify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceInvestigate how people perceive places and regions differently by conducting interviews, mental mapping and studying news, poems, legends, and songs about a region or area.
Generate resourceDescribe the climate and vegetation in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceDescribe the natural resources in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceExplain how the environment influences settlement patterns in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceIdentify the cultures that have settled the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Generate resourceCompare the cultural characteristics of diverse populations in one of the five regions of the United States with Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean.
Generate resourceIdentify vocabulary associated with maps and globes, including megalopolis, landlocked, border, elevation, and geospatial technologies.
Generate resourceDemonstrate an understanding that families, schools, organizations, and governments have certain structures and rules; identify the Constitution of the United States as a set of rules for the country.
Generate resourceCompare documents, letters, diaries, maps, and photographs and explain how they are used to reconstruct the past.
Generate resourceIdentify representations of American values and beliefs, including the Statue of Liberty, the United States flag, and the national anthem.
Generate resourceIdentify American Indians that have lived in Alabama for many centuries; identify key aspects of American Indian cultures in Alabama.
Generate resourceDefine hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap, and glacier.
Generate resourceIdentify how the environment is affected by humans in the local community, Alabama, and the world.
Generate resourceIdentify geographic, economic, and historic reasons people move to different places.
Generate resourceDefine and give examples of trade; differentiate between imports and exports; distinguish between goods and services.
Generate resourceIdentify reasons for conflicts between people, and within and between organizations, and geographic areas; identify ways to resolve conflicts and encourage cooperation.
Generate resourceIdentify that people tend to live where there are resources available to them; identify resources that make an area/location attractive to people for settlement.
Generate resourceIdentify characteristics of geographic regions of Alabama; identify different ways people travel throughout the state to access these regions.
Generate resourceParticipate in a classroom discussion about different types of natural disasters and ways to prepare for them.
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