Public learning track
History, Change Over Time, and Technology
9 lessons
Goal
Examine how tools, technology, daily life, and major events have changed from the past to the present and shape the future.
9 lessons
0 of 9 done
- What Is Technology?Up next
- How Schools Have Changed: Then and NowNot started yet
- How Farming and Ranching Have ChangedNot started yet
- Old and New Household ToolsNot started yet
- How Travel Has ChangedNot started yet
- How Communication Has ChangedNot started yet
- How Events Change the FutureNot started yet
- Using Timelines to Order EventsNot started yet
- Comparing Old and New TechnologyNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS2.4.2Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Identify tools and technologies, including those of Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, that made or make life easier and sustainable (e.g., cars for getting one place to another, washing machines for washing clothes, or flashlights to see in the dark, and usage of bison and natural resources).
- SS2.2.1Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Name the ways groups (e.g., families and schools), including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming, meet human needs and concerns (e.g., belonging and personal safety) and contribute to personal identity and daily life (e.g., compare features of modern-day living [food, shelter, clothing, transportation] to those of the past; create a chart showing how farming, schools, or communities have changed over time; illustrate past dwellings [tepee, sweat lodge, wikiup, sod, log cabin, earth lodge] and present-day housing).
- SS2.3.3Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Identify how science or technology affects production (e.g., assembly line, robots, and video streaming).
- SS2.4.1Wyoming Social Studies Standards · Social Studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Identify how an event could change the future (e.g., moving to a new town means going to a new school or learning to ride a bike could mean getting to a friend’s house faster).
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS
1
8 lessons
Citizenship, Rules, and Laws
Understand why rules and laws exist in schools, communities, tribal nations, and our country, and how good citizens participate.
2
9 lessons
Symbols, Traditions, and National Holidays
Identify patriotic symbols, songs, pledges, and celebrations of the United States and Wyoming's Indigenous Tribes.
3
9 lessons
Culture, Families, and Communities
Explore how families, traditions, languages, and cultural expressions shape personal identity and diverse communities.
4
9 lessons
Geography and Mapping Our World
Read and create maps using keys, cardinal directions, and symbols, and compare physical and human characteristics of communities.
5
8 lessons
People, Places, and the Environment
Discover how humans adapt to, use, and modify their natural environment to meet their needs.
6
9 lessons
History, Change Over Time, and Technology
Examine how tools, technology, daily life, and major events have changed from the past to the present and shape the future.
7
8 lessons
Economics: Needs, Wants, and Economic Choices
Understand fundamental economic concepts including needs, wants, goods, services, prices, saving, and modern production.
8
7 lessons
Social Studies Inquiry and Research Tools
Develop research, literacy, and digital inquiry skills using libraries, atlases, dictionaries, computers, and primary sources.