Delaware

C Civics

• Government

  • C.1 Students will examine the structure and purposes of governments with specific emphasis on constitutional democracy.

    • C.1.4-5a Students will understand that governments have a variety of structures and exist for many purposes and that in America these are explained in the United States and State constitutions.

      • Local government (4-K.1)
      • State government (4-K.2)
      • Federal government (4-K.3)
      • The Constitution (4-K.4)

    • C.1.4-5b Students will understand that the United States government is divided into executive, legislative, and judicial branches, each with specific responsibilities and powers.

      • Federal government (4-K.3)
      • Checks and balances (4-K.6)

• Politics

  • C.2 Students will understand the principles and ideals underlying the American political system.

    • C.2.4-5a Students will understand that the principle of due process protects American citizens by requiring the government to pass and follow fair laws and use fair procedures to execute and enforce those laws.

      • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

    • C.2.4-5b Students will understand that a society based on the ideal of individual liberty requires a commitment on the part of its citizens to the principles of civic responsibility and personal civility.

• Citizenship

  • C.3 Students will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens.

    • C.3.4-5a Students will apply the fundamental rights and protections of American citizens guaranteed in the Bill of Rights to everyday situations.

      • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

• Participation

  • C.4 Students will develop and employ the civic skills necessary for effective, participatory citizenship.

    • C.4.4-5a Students will understand that in order to select effective leaders, citizens have to become informed about candidates' qualifications and the issues of the day.

      • Presidential elections (4-K.7)
      • Identify facts and opinions (4-Q.1)

    • C.4.4-5b Students will identify and employ the formal and informal methods by which democratic groups function.

E Economics

• Microeconomics

  • E.1 Students will analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy.

    • E.1.4-5a Students will understand that prices in a market economy are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.

      • What is economics? (4-N.1)
      • 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)

    • E.1.4-5b Students will understand that consumers and producers in a market economy make economic choices based on supply and demand.

      • What is economics? (4-N.1)
      • Costs and benefits (4-N.2)
      • Opportunity cost (4-N.3)
      • 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)

• Macroeconomics

  • E.2 Students will examine the interaction of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments in a market economy.

    • E.2.4-5a Students will understand the role of banks and other financial institutions in the economy.

      • Banks (4-O.1)

• Economic Systems

  • E.3 Students will understand different types of economic systems and how they change.

    • E.3.4-5a Students will identify different means of production, distribution, and exchange used within economic systems in different times and places.

• International Trade

  • E.4 Students will examine the patterns and results of international trade.

    • E.4.4-5a Students will demonstrate how international trade links countries around the world and can improve the economic welfare of nations.

G Geography

• Maps

  • G.1 Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or "mental map," and understand the uses of maps and other geo-graphics.

    • G.1.4-5a Students will demonstrate development of mental maps of Delaware and of the United States which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements.

      • 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 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)
      • Identify states of the Midwest (4-H.4)
      • Select states of the Midwest (4-H.5)
      • Name states of the Midwest (4-H.6)
      • Identify states of the Southeast (4-H.7)
      • Select states of the Southeast (4-H.8)
      • Name states of the Southeast (4-H.9)
      • Identify states of the Northeast (4-H.10)
      • Select states of the Northeast (4-H.11)
      • Name states of the Northeast (4-H.12)
      • Identify the 50 states (4-H.13)
      • Select the 50 states (4-H.14)
      • Name the 50 states (4-H.15)
      • Identify state capitals of the West (4-I.1)
      • Name state capitals of the West (4-I.2)
      • Identify state capitals of the Midwest (4-I.3)
      • Name state capitals of the Midwest (4-I.4)
      • Identify state capitals of the Southeast (4-I.5)
      • Name state capitals of the Southeast (4-I.6)
      • Identify state capitals of the Northeast (4-I.7)
      • Name state capitals of the Northeast (4-I.8)
      • Identify the 50 state capitals (4-I.9)
      • Name the 50 state capitals (4-I.10)
      • Cities of the West (4-J.1)
      • Cities of the Midwest (4-J.2)
      • Cities of the Southeast (4-J.3)
      • Cities of the Northeast (4-J.4)
      • Major U.S. cities (4-J.5)
      • Identify oceans and continents (5-B.3)
      • Select oceans and continents (5-B.4)
      • Name oceans and continents (5-B.5)

• Environment

  • G.2 Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment.

    • G.2.4-5a Students will apply a knowledge of topography, climate, soils, and vegetation of Delaware and the United States to understand how human society alters, and is affected by, the physical environment.

      • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-G.1)
      • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-G.2)

• Places

  • G.3 Students will develop an understanding of the diversity of human culture and the unique nature of places.

    • G.3.4-5a Students will understand the reasons for the locations of human activities and settlements and the routes connecting them in Delaware and in the United States.

      • 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)
      • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
      • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
      • Identify the Thirteen Colonies (4-A.10)
      • Select the Thirteen Colonies (4-A.11)
      • Name the Thirteen Colonies (4-A.12)
      • New England colonies: economy and conflict (5-F.5)
      • Middle colonies: economy and society (5-F.7)
      • Southern colonies: economy and slavery (5-F.9)

• Regions

  • G.4 Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections between and among them.

    • G.4.4-5a Students will apply geographic skills to develop a profile of the local community by placing it in the context of physical, cultural, and other types of regions.

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

H History

• Chronology

  • H.1 Students will employ chronological concepts in analyzing historical phenomena.

    • H.1.4-5a Students will study historical events and persons within a given time-frame in order to create a chronology and identify related cause-and-effect factors.

      • 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)

• Analysis

  • H.2 Students will gather, examine, and analyze historical data.

    • H.2.4-5a Students will draw historical conclusions and construct historical accounts from primary and secondary source materials.

      • 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)

    • H.2.4-5b Students will examine historical materials relating to a particular region, society, or theme; chronologically arrange them, and analyze change over time.

      • New England colonies: economy and conflict (4-A.5)
      • Middle colonies: economy and society (4-A.7)
      • 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 Louisiana Purchase (4-C.1)
      • 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 First Battle of Bull Run to Gettysburg (4-D.2)
      • The Civil War: war tactics and the home front (4-D.3)
      • 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)

• Interpretation

  • H.3 Students will interpret historical data.

    • H.3.4-5a Students will explain why historical accounts of the same event sometimes differ and will relate this explanation to the evidence presented or the point-of-view of the author.

      • 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)

• Content

  • H.4 Students will develop historical knowledge of major events and phenomena in world, United States, and Delaware history.

    • H.4.4-5a Students will develop an understanding of Delaware history and its connections with United States history, including:

      • H.4.4-5a.1 Native American inhabitants before European contact

      • H.4.4-5a.2 Exploration and settlement (1609-1775)

        • 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: 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)

      • H.4.4-5a.3 From the First State to the Civil War (1776-1865)

        • 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)

      • H.4.4-5a.4 Growth of commerce, industry, transportation, and agriculture (1865-1945)

        • 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)

      • H.4.4-5a.5 Modern Delaware (1945-present)

    • H.4.4-5b Students will develop an understanding of selected themes in United States history, including:

      • H.4.4-5b.1 Who are the American people? (demographics, immigration)

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

      • H.4.4-5b.2 How did the United States develop its form of government?

        • New England colonies: religion and government (4-A.4)
        • Middle colonies: founding and government (4-A.6)
        • Southern colonies: founding and government (4-A.8)
        • The American Revolution: the Thirteen Colonies under British rule (4-B.1)
        • The American Revolution: New British taxes (4-B.2)
        • The American Revolution: struggle for independence (4-B.6)
        • The American Revolution: conclusion and aftermath (4-B.8)
        • The Constitution (4-K.4)
        • The Bill of Rights (4-K.5)

      • H.4.4-5b.3 How have advances in technology changed our lives?

        • John Deere (3-D.5)
        • Thomas Edison (3-D.11)
        • George Washington Carver (3-D.13)
        • Amelia Earhart (3-D.14)
        • Bill Gates (3-D.21)
        • Antebellum Period: economies of the North and South (4-C.5)

      • H.4.4-5b.4 Important people in American history

        • Benjamin Franklin (3-D.1)
        • Paul Revere (3-D.2)
        • Thomas Jefferson (3-D.3)
        • Davy Crockett (3-D.4)
        • John Deere (3-D.5)
        • Abraham Lincoln (3-D.6)
        • Frederick Douglass (3-D.7)
        • Susan B. Anthony (3-D.8)
        • Harriet Tubman (3-D.9)
        • Sitting Bull (3-D.10)
        • Thomas Edison (3-D.11)
        • Theodore Roosevelt (3-D.12)
        • George Washington Carver (3-D.13)
        • Amelia Earhart (3-D.14)
        • Thurgood Marshall (3-D.15)
        • Rosa Parks (3-D.16)
        • Jackie Robinson (3-D.17)
        • Cesar Chavez (3-D.18)
        • Martin Luther King Jr. (3-D.19)
        • Neil Armstrong (3-D.20)
        • Bill Gates (3-D.21)
        • 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)