5th Grade Social Studies Unit 2
Road Map Part 1 of 3
(2 weeks)
SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
Standard
a. Describe the role of the cattle trails in
the late 19th century; include the Black
Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western
Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail.
b. Describe the impact on American life of
the Wright brothers (flight), George
Washington Carver (science), Alexander
Graham Bell (communication), and
Thomas Edison (electricity).
c. Explain how William McKinley and
Theodore Roosevelt expanded America’s
role in the world; include the SpanishAmerican War and the building of the
Panama Canal.
d. Describe the reasons people emigrated
to the United States, from where they
emigrated, and where they settled.
e. Describe the impact of westward
expansion on Native Americans; include
the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the
relocation of Native Americans to
reservations.
Practice Test
(are you ready for the real test?)
Vocabulary
demand
supply
railhead
barbed wire
inventor
patent
Resources
-Textbook:
Read pages 238-241
-Konken’s website
-Trade Books in
classroom basket
Must Dos
Evidence of Mastery
RACE:
Why were cattle trails
important?
yellow journalism
isthmus
-Textbook:
Read pages 296-301
-Konken’s website
persecution
ethinic group
tenement
habitat
assimilate
reservation
extinct
-Textbook:
Read pages 266-269
-Konken’s website
-Textbook:
Read pages 246-251
-Konken’s website
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Ms. Edwards’ class
assignment:
-Konken’s website
imperialism
Grade
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RACE:
How did William McKinley
and Theodore Roosevelt
expand America’s role?
May Dos
Evidence of Enrichment
-3-D Map:
Western Cattle Trails
-Plan your own project
-Trading Cards
-Diorama
-Live Museum
-Video
-Plan your own project
-3-D Map:
Building the Panama Canal
-Plan your own project
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RACE:
Why did so many people
immigrate to the U.S.?
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RACE:
How were Native
Americans affected by
westward expansion?
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Test
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-3-D Map:
Immigrants Flock to
America
-Plan your own project
-Movie Analysis:
Spirit
-3-D Map:
The Transcontinental
Railroad
5th Grade Social Studies Unit 2
Road Map Part 2 of 3
(1 week)
SS5H4 The student will describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America.
Standard
Vocabulary
Resources
shipping during the war in Europe
nationalism
militarism
alliance
-Textbook:
Read pages 304-307
(1914-1917) ultimately led the U.S. to
trench warfare
-Konken’s website
a.Explain how German attacks on U.S.
Must Dos
Evidence of Mastery
RACE:
Why did the U.S. join
World War I?
Grade
May Dos
Evidence of Enrichment
-Models
-Poster
join the fight against Germany; include
-Video
the sinking of the Lusitania and
-Plan your own project
concerns over safety of U.S. ships,
U.S. contributions to the war, and the
impact of the Treaty of Versailles in
_________
1919.
b.Describe the cultural developments
and individual contributions in the
1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis
Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance
(Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe
Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford),
and the airplane (Charles Lindbergh).
Practice Test
(are you ready for the real test?)
boom
assembly line
-Textbook:
Read pages 322-333
division of labor
stock
stock market
broadcast
aviator
prohibition
RACE:
What did American’s do
for fun in the 1920s?
-Trading Cards
-Diorama
-Trade Books in
classroom basket
-Live Museum
-Konken’s website
-Video
_________
Test
_________
-Plan your own project
Road Map Part 3 of 3
(1 week)
SS5H4 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Standard
a. Discuss the Stock Market Crash of
1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin
Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, and soup
Vocabulary
Resources
unemployment
debt
charity
depression
-Textbook:
Read pages 336-339
-Konken’s website
Must Dos
Evidence of Mastery
RACE:
How was America affected
during the Great
Depression?
Grade
May Dos
Evidence of Enrichment
-Poster
-Trading Cards
-Diorama
kitchens.
-Trash Art
_________
-Plan your own project
b. Analyze the main features of the
New Deal; include the significance of
the Civilian Conservation Corps, the
Works Progress Administration, and
hydroelectricity -Textbook:
regulation
Read pages 344-347
Social Security
minimum wage -Trade Books in
classroom basket
of the 1930s; include Duke Ellington,
Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens.
-Trading Cards
-Word Search
-Live Museum
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the Tennessee Valley Authority.
c. Discuss important cultural elements
RACE:
How did the New Deal
help Americas?
-Konken’s website
perseverance
-Textbook
-Trade Books in
classroom basket
-Video
Research each person
named in the standard
and create a project that
describes their
accomplishments.
-Crossword Puzzle
-Trading Cards
_________
-Live Museum
-Konken’s website
-Video
Practice Test
(are you ready for the real test?)
Test
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