November 2017
K-2
(History)
Explores why people from the past moved from place to place.
3-5
(History)
Explores why early settlers moved.
6-8
(History / World History)
Compares physical and human-made features of the past with those of today.
SS.K.G.1.1 Describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using
positional words.
SS.K.G.1.In.a Identify the relative location of an object by using positional words, such as up/down and
top/bottom
SS.K.G.1.Su.a Identify the relative location of an object as up or down.
SS.K.G.1.Pa.a Recognize the location of an object or person.
SS.1.G.1.6 Describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect the
way people live in our community.
SS.1.G.1.In.f Recognize selected ways location, weather, and physical environment affect people in the
student’s community, such as their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.
SS.1.G.1.Su.f Recognize a way location, weather, or physical environment affects people in the student’s
community, such as their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, or recreation
SS.1.G.1.Pa.f Associate a selected characteristic of the student’s environment, such as food, clothing, or
shelter, with its personal effect on the student.
SS.2.E.1.1 Recognize that people make choices because of limited resources.
SS.2.E.1.In.a Recognize that people make choices when there is little or none left of a resource
SS.2.E.1.Su.a Recognize when there is little or none left of a resource.
SS.2.E.1.Pa.a Recognize when there is none left of a resource.
SS.3.G.4.1 Explain how the environment influences settlement patterns in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
SS.3.G.4.In.a Identify major ways environmental influences contribute to settlement patterns in the United
States, such as settlement near water for drinking, bathing, and cooking; and settlement near land for
farming.
SS.3.G.4.Su.a Recognize a major way the environment influences settlement patterns in the United States,
such as settlement near water for drinking, bathing, and cooking, or settlement near land for farming.
SS.3.G.4.Pa.a Recognize an environmental influence that affects where people live
SS.4.A.3.1 Identify explorers who came to Florida and the motivations for their expeditions.
SS.4.A.3.In.a Recognize a European explorer who came to Florida, such as Ponce de Leon, who came to
find slaves and riches
SS.4.A.3.Su.a Recognize a European explorer who came to Florida, such as Ponce de Leon.
SS.4.A.3.Pa.a Recognize that people came to Florida long ago.
SS.5.A.3.2 Investigate (nationality, sponsoring country, motives, dates and routes of travel,
accomplishments) the European explorers.
SS.5.A.3.In.b Identify a European explorer, the sponsoring country, and a reason for the exploration.
SS.5.A.3.Su.b Recognize a reason why a European explorer came to America.
SS.5.A.3.Pa.b Recognize that exploration involves looking for something new.
SS.5.A.4.1 Identify the economic, political and socio-cultural motivation for colonial settlement.
SS.5.A.4.In.b Recognize differences in location and resources of the three groups of colonies (New
England, Middle, and Southern).
SS.5.A.4.Su.b Recognize resources found in a colonial region, such as farms in the Southern Colonies
SS.5.A.4.Pa.b Recognize that different regions had different resources.
SS.6.G.2.1 Explain how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and absolute and relative
locations have influenced settlement, interactions, and the economies of ancient civilizations of the world.
SS.6.G.2.In.a Identify how major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, and location
influenced where people settled in different ancient regions of the world
SS.6.G.2.Su.a Recognize major physical characteristics, natural resources, climate, or location of ancient
civilizations of the world.
SS.6.G.2.Pa.a Recognize a way the environment affects people.