Idaho

1 History

• Students will build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States, trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States, and examine the various roles American Indians assumed in the development of the United States, and discuss the concept of sovereignty and how federally recognized tribes exercised their sovereign status throughout the history of the United States, and still do today.

  • 4.SS.1.1 Identify characteristics of different cultural groups in Idaho and describe ways that they have influenced and impacted each other.

  • 4.SS.1.2 Describe the federal policies behind the treaties and executive orders that resulted in the creation of the reservations in Idaho.

  • 4.SS.1.3 Identify the major groups, including but not limited to explorers, missionaries, and significant individuals, immigrant experiences, and their impact on western expansion and the creation of the State of Idaho.

    • The Lewis and Clark Expedition (4-D.2)

  • 4.SS.1.4 Describe the historic role of fur trading and the discovery of gold and silver in Idaho.

  • 4.SS.1.5 Describe the ideology and federal policies that led to westward expansion and subsequent consequences that impacted American Indian tribes in Idaho.

    • The Louisiana Purchase (4-D.1)

  • 4.SS.1.6 Compare and contrast the historical and current key characteristics of the five federally recognized American Indian tribes in Idaho: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Nez Perce Tribe, and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and ceded and current reservation lands.

  • 4.SS.1.7 Describe how tribes in Idaho interacted with and impacted existing and newly arriving people.

  • 4.SS.1.8 Examine the meaning of tribal sovereignty and its relationship at the tribal, local, state, and federal levels of government.

  • 4.SS.1.9 Describe how American Indian tribes maintain resources, including cultural materials, history, language, and culture.

2 Geography

• Students will analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environments on the earth's surface and trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.

  • 4.SS.2.1 Use a number/letter coordinate grid to collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate data for finding specific locations on a map of Idaho.

    • Read a letter-number grid (3-A.1)
    • Use a letter-number grid (3-A.2)

  • 4.SS.2.2 Describe the physical regions of Idaho, identify major natural resources, and explain their impact on settlement.

  • 4.SS.2.3 Describe the encroachment on tribal lands in Idaho and the resulting conflicts, such as the Battle of Four Lakes, Bear River Massacre, Nez Perce Flight of 1877, Bannock War of 1878, and Kootenai War of 1974.

3 Economics

• Students will explain basic economic concepts, identify different influences on economic systems, analyze the different types of economic institutions, and explain the concepts of personal finance.

  • 4.SS.3.1 Describe and analyze how American Indians and early settlers met their basic needs of food, shelter, and water.

  • 4.SS.3.2 Explain the concepts of supply and demand and scarcity.

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

  • 4.SS.3.3 Explain the concepts of specialization and division of labor.

  • 4.SS.3.4 Identify goods and services in early Idaho settlements.

  • 4.SS.3.5 Describe examples of historic and current technological innovations in relation to economic growth in Idaho.

  • 4.SS.3.6 Describe how the geographic features of Idaho have determined the economic base of Idaho's regions.

  • 4.SS.3.7 Define entrepreneurship and identify reasons for starting a business.

4 Civics and Government

• Students will build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization, and formation of the American system of government, that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities, and the evolution of democracy.

  • 4.SS.4.1 Identify the people and groups who make, apply, and enforce laws within state, local, and tribal governments how they function, and the relationships between them.

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

  • 4.SS.4.2 Explain that rules and laws can be used to protect rights, provide benefits, and assign responsibilities.

  • 4.SS.4.3 Explain the significance of Idaho symbols and the unique tribal seal of each federally recognized tribe in Idaho.

  • 4.SS.4.4 Identify the three branches of state government and explain the major responsibilities of each.

    • State government (5-O.2)

  • 4.SS.4.5 Name elected state officials and how they can be contacted.

  • 4.SS.4.6 Identify ways people can monitor and influence the decisions and actions of their state and tribal governments.

  • 4.SS.4.7 Describe the concepts of citizenship, popular sovereignty, respect for the individual, equality of opportunity, and personal liberty.

5 Global Perspectives

• Students will build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

  • 4.SS.5.1 Analyze the roles and relationships of diverse groups of people from various parts of the world who have impacted the state's history and contributed to Idaho's cultural heritage.

  • 4.SS.5.2 Describe the challenges experienced by people from various cultural, racial, and religious groups that settled in Idaho from various parts of the world.

  • 4.SS.5.3 Identify Idaho's role in the global economy.

  • 4.SS.5.4 Identify the diversity within American Indian tribes in Idaho and develop an awareness of the similar experiences of indigenous populations in the world.