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CURRICULUM GUIDE
Social Studies - Grade 5

Goal 14: Political Systems

Standard 14.A
The learner will be able to understand and explain basic principles of the Unitied States government.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.A Classroom
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Responsibilities: give/civic/personal
The learner will be able to give examples of civic and personal responsibilities of students and adults.
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Standard 14.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Democracy: explain/characteristics
The learner will be able to explain the characteristics of a "democracy".
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Laws: justify/governments/rules
The learner will be able to justify why governments need to make rules and laws for people.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Constitutions: examine/declaration
The learner will be able to examine the importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Illinois and United States Constitutions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Rights: define/concept/unalienable
The learner will be able to define the concept of "unalienable" as it relates to rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Constitution: explain/amended
The learner will be able to explain how the U.S. Constitution can be amended.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Rights: defend/bill/protect
The learner will be able to defend the idea of having a Bill of Rights to outline and protect the rights of citizens.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Constitution: summarize/history
The learner will be able to summarize the history of one of the amendments to the constitution (e.g., its origins, implementation, influence).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Law: recognize/rule
The learner will be able to recognize the purpose of having and obeying laws.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14A. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 14.B
The learner will be able to understand the structures and functions of the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.B Classroom
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Legislature: state/two/houses
The learner will be able to state the names of the two houses in the Illinois state legislature.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage E. Classroom
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Branches: describe/division/sharing
The learner will be able to describe the purpose behind the principles of division and sharing powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage E. Classroom
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Government: describe/checks/balances
The learner will be able to describe the system of checks and balances between the three branches of the federal government.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage E. Classroom
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Trials: clarify/criminal/civil
The learner will be able to clarify the characteristics of criminal and civil trials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14B. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 14.C
The learner will be able to understand election processes and responsibilities of citizens.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.C Classroom
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Rights: describe/minorities/respected
The learner will be able to describe situations in their home, school, or community where the rights of minorities have been respected.
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Standard 14.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage E. Classroom
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Rights: predict/consequences/ignoring
The learner will be able to predict the consequences of ignoring the rights of other people in public places (e.g., smoking in a crowded theater).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage E. Classroom
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Problem: explain/solved/community
The learner will be able to explain how an individual or group has solved a problem in their community.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage E. Classroom
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Voting: identify/requirements
The learner will be able to identify voting requirements.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14C. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 14.D
The learner will be able to understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.D Classroom
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Rights: describe/minority/supersede
The learner will be able to describe a situation where minority rights may supersede the wishes of the majority.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage E. Classroom
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Involvement: produce/increase
The learner will be able to produce a plan to increase student and/or parent involvement in school activities.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage E. Classroom
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Lobbying: define/influence/public
The learner will be able to define the concept of "lobbying" to influence public opinion or legislative decision-making.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage E. Classroom
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Persuasion: compare/contrast/political
The learner will be able to compare/contrast contemporary and traditional forms of political persuasion (e.g., speeches and parades with Internet, faxes, electronic mail).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14D. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 14.E
The learner will be able to understand United States foreign policy as it relates to other nations and international issues.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.E Classroom
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Conflict: summarize/nations/interact
The learner will be able to summarize how nations interact to avoid conflict (e.g., diplomacy, trade, treaties).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage E. Classroom
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Government: identify/branches/foreign
The learner will be able to identify government branches and offices at the federal level that are responsible for conducting foreign affairs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage E. Classroom
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Treaty: identify/signed/country
The learner will be able to identify a treaty the United States has signed with another country.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage E. Classroom
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Policy: describe/issue/foreign
The learner will be able to describe how a specific issue (e.g., trade, resources, human rights) has affected a president's foreign policy.
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Standard 14.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14E. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 14.F
The learner will be able to understand the development of United States political ideas and traditions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 14.F Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 14.F Classroom
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Freedoms: describe/development/people
The learner will be able to describe examples of the development of basic freedoms for the people of the United States.
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Standard 14.F Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage E. Classroom
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Traditions: discuss/political/practices
The learner will be able to discuss consistencies and inconsistencies expressed in United States political traditions and actual practices (e.g., freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, slavery, voting rights).
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Standard 14.F Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage E. Classroom
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Principles: compare/value/freedom
The learner will be able to compare the similarities found in national symbols, legends, or stories that have emphasized the value of such principles as freedom, liberty, preservation of the Union, etc.
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Standard 14.F Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage E. Classroom
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Rights: describe/historical/civil
The learner will be able to describe historical examples featuring the denial or extension of civil rights to various individuals or groups.
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Standard 14.F Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage E. Classroom
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Technology: identify/change/information
The learner will be able to identify significant changes in communication or technology that have had an affect on the spread of political information and influence (e.g., telegraph, television, internet).
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Standard 14.F Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 14F. Stage E. Classroom
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Goal 15: Economic Systems (USA Emphasis)

Standard 15.A
The learner will be able to understand how different economic systems operate in the exchange, production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 15.A Classroom
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Economic: explain/market/produce
The learner will be able to explain how a market economy answers the three basic economic questions: What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage E. Classroom
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Resources: identify/productive/earn
The learner will be able to identify the productive resources people sell to earn income.
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Standard 15.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage E. Classroom
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Resources: identify/goods/services
The learner will be able to identify human resources in their community and the goods and services they produce.
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Standard 15.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage E. Classroom
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Job: analyze/relationship/learn/need
The learner will be able to analyze the relationship between what they learn in school and the skills they need for a job.
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Standard 15.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15A. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 15.B
The learner will be able to understand that scarcity necessitates choices by consumers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 15.B Classroom
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Cost: apply/opportunity/choices
The learner will be able to apply the concept of opportunity cost to choices in the classroom.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage E. Classroom
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Consumer: identify/factors/choices
The learner will be able to identify factors that affect consumer choices (e.g., prices of goods and services; quality; income; preferences/tastes).
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Standard 15.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage E. Classroom
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Price: describe/good/service/purchased
The learner will be able to describe how a large increase or decrease in the price of a good or service would affect how much of that item would be purchased.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage E. Classroom
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Consumers: explain/goods/services/prices
The learner will be able to explain why consumers will buy more goods and services at lower prices and fewer at higher prices.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage E. Classroom
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Consumers: define/prices/goods/services
The learner will be able to define prices as what consumers pay when buying goods or services and what sellers receive when selling goods or services.
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Standard 15.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15B. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 15.C
The learner will be able to understand that scarcity necessitates choices by producers.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 15.C Classroom
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Price: predict/good/service
The learner will be able to predict how a large increase or decrease in the price of a good or service will affect how much producers will make and sell of that good or service.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage E. Classroom
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Prices: analyze/goods/services
The learner will be able to analyze why producers will produce more goods and services at higher prices and fewer at lower prices.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage E. Classroom
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Markets: identify/sellers/few/many
The learner will be able to identify markets in which there are very few sellers and markets in which there are many sellers.
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Standard 15.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage E. Classroom
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Entrepreneurs: identify/effective
The learner will be able to identify the characteristics of effective entrepreneurs (e.g., why they are willing to take risks to start new businesses).
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Standard 15.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15C. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 15.D
The learner will be able to understand trade as an exchange of goods or services.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 15.D Classroom
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Exchanging: explain/benefits/money
The learner will be able to explain the benefits of exchanging with the use of money.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Institutions: identify/function/services
The learner will be able to identify the primary function and services of financial institutions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Trade: predict/goods/services/different
The learner will be able to predict how people's lives would be different if they did not trade with others for goods and services they use.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Labor: illustrate/division/production
The learner will be able to illustrate how division of labor in a production process can increase productivity.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Labor: explain/division/interdependence
The learner will be able to explain how division of labor creates interdependence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Production: analyze/impact/interdependen
The learner will be able to analyze the impact of interdependence on the production process.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15D. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 15.E
The learner will be able to understand the impact of government policies and decisions on production and consumption in the economy.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 15.E Classroom
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Taxes: list/types/paid/individuals
The learner will be able to list the types of taxes paid by individuals and by businesses.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 15.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 15E. Stage E. Classroom
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Goal 16: History

Standard 16.A
The learner will be able to apply the skills of historical analysis and interpretation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Application Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 16.A Classroom
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Maps: explain/life/changes/region/place
The learner will be able to explain how life changed or stayed the same in a region or place using two historic maps that depict different times in that region or place.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Trends: describe/time/data/graphs
The learner will be able to describe trends during a time period using political, economic, environmental, and social data from appropriate graphs or charts.
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Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Sources: distinguish/primary/secondary
The learner will be able to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Past: formulate/research/question
The learner will be able to formulate a research question about the past that includes it's "people", "space", and "time" dimensions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Research: identify/sources/library
The learner will be able to identify sources in the school or local library that will help answer a research question.
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Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Research: locate/world/wide/web/source
The learner will be able to locate on the World Wide Web a source pertaining to each of "people", "space", and "time" dimensions of a research question.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16A. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 16.B
The learner will be able to understand the development of significant political events.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 16.B Classroom
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History: identify/political/points/US
The learner will be able to identify turning points in United States political history (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Figures: explain/ideas/actions/US
The learner will be able to explain the causes and effects of ideas and actions of significant political figures during the Colonial Period (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Colonies: analyze/events/american/ideas
The learner will be able to analyze political events, figures, and ideas in the colonies that led to the American Revolution (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Government: list/development/early/ideas
The learner will be able to list the key figures, events, and ideas in the development of the United States government during the Early National Period (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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History: identify/points/world/political
The learner will be able to identify turning points in world political history (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Leaders: identify/political/world
The learner will be able to identify significant political leaders of the non-Western world (e.g., Genghis Khan, Gandhi, Mandela) (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Developments: describe/evolution/world
The learner will be able to describe major developments in the evolution of Western political systems (e.g., Greek democracy, Roman republic, Magna Carta and Common Law, the Enlightenment) (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Past: discuss/ideas/actions/political
The learner will be able to discuss the consequences of political ideas and actions taken by significant individuals in the past (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16B. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 16.C
The learner will be able to understand the development of economic systems.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 16.C Classroom
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History: identify/economic/points/US
The learner will be able to identify turning points in United States economic history (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Choices: explain/economic/economy/US
The learner will be able to explain the economic choices people made or were forced to make during the development of the early economy of the United States (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Groups: summarize/slavery/indentured/US
The learner will be able to summarize how slavery and indentured servitude were related to the wants of economic interest groups in the United States (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Choices: explain/economic/past/political
The learner will be able to explain how the economic choices people made in the past affected their political and social lives and their environment (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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History: identify/economic/points/world
The learner will be able to identify turning points in world economic history (e.g., manorial system, cultural exchanges, capitalism, industrial revolution, information revolution) (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Trade: describe/development/civilization
The learner will be able to describe the impact of trade on the development of early civilizations (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Economies: identify/agricultural/world
The learner will be able to identify the differences between agricultural and industrial economies (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16C. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 16.D
The learner will be able to understand Illinois, United States and world social history.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 16.D Classroom
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Life: compare/contrast/settling/colonies
The learner will be able to compare and contrast family and community life in two or more American colonies in terms of the colonists' motives for settling there (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Society: use/sources/describe/people
The learner will be able to use a variety of sources to describe how people organized colonial society (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Expansion: explain/moved/life
The learner will be able to explain changes in family life as people moved from one geographic region to another during the period of westward expansion (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Social: assess/people/lives/Illinois/US
The learner will be able to assess the influence that significant people had on the social lives of others in Illinois or the United States (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Evaluation Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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History: identify/world/social/points
The learner will be able to identify turning points in world social history (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Cultures: recognize/roles/past/changed
The learner will be able to recognize how the roles of men, women, and children in past cultures have changed over time (World).
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Standard 16.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Cultural: recognize/exchange/societies
The learner will be able to recognize how a cultural exchange occurred between two societies of the past (World).
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Standard 16.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16D. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 16.E
The learner will be able to understand Illinois, United States and world environmental history.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 16.E Classroom
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History: identify/environmental/points
The learner will be able to identify turning points in United States environmental history (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Location: explain/growth/development/US
The learner will be able to explain how a community or state's location helps to understand its growth and development over time (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Maps: organize/environmental/historical
The learner will be able to organize a series of Illinois or United States maps on one environmental theme into a historical atlas (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Technology: describe/human/animal/power
The learner will be able to describe how various people around North America used human or animal power to cultivate crops before the onset of mechanized technology (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Power: provide/human/animal/survive
The learner will be able to provide an example of how some people continue to depend on human or animal power to survive in their environment.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Archaeological: describe/physical/record
The learner will be able to describe the physical and cultural features of life in the pre-colonial Illinois country using images documenting the archaeological record (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Environment: describe/invention/US
The learner will be able to describe the effects of a significant invention or technological innovation on the physical and cultural environment of Illinois between 1700 and 1818 (US).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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History: identify/environmental/world
The learner will be able to identify turning points in world environmental history (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Location: identify/map/powers/explain
The learner will be able to identify on a map the location of the major world political powers, over time, and explain how their location fostered their growth and development (World).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Environment: compare/features/societies
The learner will be able to compare the cultural features of the environment of settled societies with those of hunter-gatherer cultures (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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History: describe/people/animals/crops
The learner will be able to describe how various people around the globe used animals to cultivate crops in early world history (World).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Archaeological: describe/features/world
The learner will be able to describe the physical and cultural features of life in the ancient world using images documenting the archaeological record (World).
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Standard 16.E Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 16E. Stage E. Classroom
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Goal 17: Geography

Standard 17.A
The learner will be able to locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 17.A Classroom
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Map: mark/currents/patterns/landforms
The learner will be able to mark major ocean currents, wind patterns, landforms, and climate regions on a map.
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Standard 17.A Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Maps: create/data/symbols/graphs/world
The learner will be able to create thematic maps and graphs of the students' local community, Illinois, United States, and the world using data and a variety of symbols and colors (e.g., to indicate patterns of population, disease, economic features, rainfall, vegetation).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Locations: describe/physical/human
The learner will be able to describe the locations of major physical and human features in the community.
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Standard 17.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Urban: explain/centers/connected/urban
The learner will be able to explain how major urban centers in Illinois are connected to other urban centers in Illinois and the United States (e.g., transportation arteries, communications systems, cultural and recreational relationships).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.A Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Map: design/legend/key/interpretation
The learner will be able to design symbols as references for map interpretation and place them in a legend/key to be use on a map.
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Standard 17.A Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Map: determine/latitude/longitude/places
The learner will be able to determine the absolute location of places chosen by the teacher and students using a map grid with latitude and longitude.
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Standard 17.A Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17A. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 17.B
The learner will be able to analyze and explain characteristics and interactions of the Earth's physical systems.
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Standard 17.B Analysis Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 17.B Classroom
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Model: demonstrate/earth/sun/tilt/day
The learner will be able to demonstrate understanding of Earth/Sun relationship by preparing a model or by designing a demonstration to show the tilt of the Earth in relations to the Sun in order to explain day/night and length of day at different locations on Earth.
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Standard 17.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage E. Classroom
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Environment: explain/alter/physical
The learner will be able to explain how and why people alter the physical environment (e.g., by creating irrigation projects, clearing land to make room for houses and shopping center, planting crops, building roads).
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Standard 17.B Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage E. Classroom
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Erosion: explain/process/effects/soil
The learner will be able to explain the process of erosion and its effects of rainfall on unprotected soil surfaces (e.g., newly tilled farm fields, deforested hillsides).
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage E. Classroom
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Ecosystem: explain/plants/animals/local
The learner will be able to explain the relationship between plants and animals in a local ecosystem.
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Standard 17.B Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17B. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 17.C
The learner will be able to understand relationships between geographic factors and society.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.C Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 17.C Classroom
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Map: create/natural/hazards/occurrence
The learner will be able to create a map showing the occurrence of natural hazards in Illinois and the United States.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.C Synthesis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage E. Classroom
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Population: map/densities/school/areas
The learner will be able to map the location of students in your school by coloring the different areas (cafeteria, classrooms, gym, etc.) to show different population densities at a given time of day.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.C Application Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage E. Classroom
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Map: analyze/photos/resources/use/abuse
The learner will be able to analyze map and aerial photos of the local community and Illinois to determine how humans use, abuse, and protect resources.
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Standard 17.C Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage E. Classroom
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Location: identify/factors/cities
The learner will be able to identify factors that influence the location of cities (e.g., transportation arteries, physical features, migration, business, industry).
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Standard 17.C Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17C. Stage E. Classroom
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Standard 17.D
The learner will be able to understand the historical significance of geography.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.D Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 17.D Classroom
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Maps: compare/settlement/physical
The learner will be able to compare maps of the United States showing landforms, climate, and natural vegetation regions to maps that show population distribution to identify the relationship between settlement and physical features.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.D Analysis Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17D. Stage E. Classroom
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Customs: discuss/traditions/change/time
The learner will be able to discuss how customs and traditions of people from different parts of the world change over time.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 17.D Comprehension Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17D. Stage E. Classroom
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Characteristics: describe/point/view
The learner will be able to describe how physical characteristics of a region or a nation influence people's point of view and the decisions they make over time (e.g., scarcity of water influences water usage, mining resource in mountainous regions, logging forested land in forested areas).
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Standard 17.D Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 17D. Stage E. Classroom
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Goal 18: Social Systems

Standard 18.A
The learner will be able to compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Source Activities
Standard 18.A Comprehension Master IL: Learning Standards, 1997, Late Elementary, Standard 18.A Classroom
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Culture: describe/shared/world/time
The learner will be able to describe how culture is shared through music, art, and literature throughout the world over time.
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Standard 18.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 18A. Stage E. Classroom
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Tradition: describe/artistic/technology
The learner will be able to describe how an artistic tradition has been changed by technology (e.g., photography, music).
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Standard 18.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 18A. Stage E. Classroom
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Celebrations: describe/social/values
The learner will be able to describe how social celebrations (parades, fairs) reinforce cultural values.
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Standard 18.A Knowledge Master IL Performance Descriptors: 18A. Stage E. Classroom
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Celebration: compare/holidays/cultures
The learner will be able to compare the celebration of holidays by cultures throughout the world.
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Standard 18.A Comprehension