Colorado

SS.4.1 History

• SS.4.1.1 Analyze primary and secondary sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of the history of Colorado.

  • SS.4.1.1.a Draw inferences about Colorado history from primary sources such as journals, diaries, maps, etc.

  • SS.4.1.1.b Identify cause-and-effect relationships using primary sources to understand the history of Colorado's development.

  • SS.4.1.1.c Explain, through multiple perspectives, the cause-and-effect relationships in the human interactions among people and cultures that have lived in or migrated to Colorado.

  • SS.4.1.1.d Identify and describe how major political and cultural groups have affected the development of the region.

• SS.4.1.2 The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in Colorado history and their relationship to key events in the United States within the same historical period.

  • SS.4.1.2.a Construct a timeline of the major events in Colorado history.

    • Reading and creating timelines with BCE and CE (4-Q.2)

  • SS.4.1.2.b Explain the relationship between major events in Colorado history and events in United States history during the same era.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)
    • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
    • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
    • The American Revolution: the Boston Tea Party (4-B.3)
    • The American Revolution: the rebellion begins (4-B.4)
    • The American Revolution: preparing for war (4-B.5)
    • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
    • The American Revolution: turning the tide of the war (4-B.7)
    • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)
    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-C.1)
    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-C.2)
    • The War of 1812: causes (4-C.3)
    • The War of 1812: events and effects (4-C.4)
    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)
    • Antebellum Period: abolitionist and proslavery perspectives (4-C.6)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part I (4-C.7)
    • Antebellum Period: slavery and politics part II (4-C.8)
    • The Civil War: the beginning of the war (4-D.1)
    • The Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (4-D.2)
    • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
    • The Civil War: the end of the war (4-D.4)
    • Reconstruction (4-D.5)
    • World War I: the road to war (4-E.1)
    • World War I: the war begins (4-E.2)
    • World War I: events of the war (4-E.3)
    • World War I: the road to peace (4-E.4)
    • The Great Depression: part I (4-E.5)
    • The Great Depression: part II (4-E.6)
    • The New Deal (4-E.7)
    • World War II: lead-up to war in Europe, Asia (4-E.8)
    • World War II: global events (4-E.9)

  • SS.4.1.2.c Describe both past and present interactions among the people and cultures in Colorado.

  • SS.4.1.2.d Describe the impact of various technological developments.

    • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)

SS.4.2 Geography

• SS.4.2.1 Use geographic tools to research and answer questions about Colorado geography.

  • SS.4.2.1.a Answer questions about Colorado regions using maps and other geographic tools.

    • Read a map: cardinal directions (4-F.1)

  • SS.4.2.1.b Use geographic grids to locate places on and answer questions about maps and images of Colorado.

    • Identify lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.2)
    • Use lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.3)

  • SS.4.2.1.c Create and investigate geographic questions about Colorado in relation to other places.

    • Read a map: cardinal directions (4-F.1)
    • Identify lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.2)
    • Use lines of latitude and longitude (4-F.3)
    • Identify oceans and continents (4-G.3)
    • Select oceans and continents (4-G.4)
    • Name oceans and continents (4-G.5)
    • Identify states of the West (4-H.1)
    • Select states of the West (4-H.2)
    • Name states of the West (4-H.3)

  • SS.4.2.1.d Illustrate, using geographic tools, how places in Colorado have changed and developed over time due to human activity.

  • SS.4.2.1.e Describe similarities and differences between the physical geography of Colorado and its neighboring states.

    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-G.2)
    • Identify states of the West (4-H.1)
    • Select states of the West (4-H.2)
    • Name states of the West (4-H.3)

• SS.4.2.2 Connections are developed within and across human and physical systems.

  • SS.4.2.2.a Describe how the physical environment provides opportunities for and places constraints on human activities.

    • Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-A.10)
    • Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-A.11)
    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-G.1)
    • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-G.2)

  • SS.4.2.2.b Explain how physical environments influenced and limited immigration into the state.

  • SS.4.2.2.c Analyze how people use geographic factors in creating settlements and have adapted to and modified the local physical environment.

    • Jamestown: the early years (4-A.1)
    • Jamestown: growth of a colony (4-A.2)
    • Plymouth (4-A.3)
    • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
    • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
    • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
    • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
    • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
    • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (4-A.9)

  • SS.4.2.2.d Describe how places in Colorado are connected by movement of goods, services, and technology.

    • Goods and services (3-H.3)

SS.4.3 Economics

• SS.4.3.1 People respond to positive and negative incentives.

  • SS.4.3.1.a Define positive and negative economic incentives and describe how people typically respond when given positive or negative incentives.

    • What is economics? (4-N.1)
    • Costs and benefits (4-N.2)
    • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (4-P.1)
    • Understand overall supply and demand (4-P.2)
    • Create and use supply and demand curves (4-P.3)
    • Identify shortage and surplus (4-P.4)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (4-P.5)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with data (4-P.6)

  • SS.4.3.1.b In a given situation, create a plan of appropriate incentives to achieve a desired result.

  • SS.4.3.1.c Give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Colorado in different historical periods and their connection to economic incentives.

    • Goods and services (3-H.3)

  • SS.4.3.1.d Explain how productive resources (natural, human, and capital) have influenced the types of goods produced and services provided in Colorado.

    • Goods and services (3-H.3)

• SS.4.3.2 Determine the opportunity cost when making a choice (PFL).

  • SS.4.3.2.a Define choice and opportunity cost.

    • What is economics? (4-N.1)

  • SS.4.3.2.b Determine the relationship between long-term goals and opportunity cost.

    • Opportunity cost (4-N.3)

  • SS.4.3.2.c Analyze scenarios of choices including opportunity cost.

    • Opportunity cost (4-N.3)

SS.4.4 Civics

• SS.4.4.1 Identify, investigate, and analyze multiple perspectives on civic issues.

  • SS.4.4.1.a Give examples of issues faced by the state of Colorado and develop possible solutions.

  • SS.4.4.1.b Provide supportive arguments for both sides of a current public policy debate.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-Q.1)

  • SS.4.4.1.c Discuss how various individuals and groups influence the way an issue affecting the state is viewed and resolved.

    • State government (4-K.2)

  • SS.4.4.1.d Identify and use appropriate sources to investigate and analyze multiple perspectives of issues.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-Q.1)

• SS.4.4.2 The origins, structures, and functions of the Colorado government.

  • SS.4.4.2.a Explain the historical foundation and events that led to the Colorado Constitution and the formation of the three branches of Colorado government.

  • SS.4.4.2.b Identify and explain a variety of roles leaders, citizens, and others play in state government.

    • State government (4-K.2)

  • SS.4.4.2.c Identify and explain the services state government provides and how those services are funded.

    • State government (4-K.2)

  • SS.4.4.2.d Describe how the decisions of the state government affect local government and interact with federal law.

    • Local government (4-K.1)
    • State government (4-K.2)

  • SS.4.4.2.e Describe how a citizen might engage in state government to demonstrate their rights or initiate change.

    • State government (4-K.2)