Public learning track
Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
11 lessons
Goal
Analyze diverse pre-Columbian American Indian societies, the causes and technologies behind European exploration, and the lasting global impacts of early transatlantic contact.
11 lessons
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- 1Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern WoodlandsUp nextStart
- 2Great Plains Nations: Bison Hunting and LifewaysPremiumNot started yet
- 3Southwest Desert Cultures and Pueblo ArchitectureNot started yet
- 4Pacific Northwest Nations and Coastal ResourcesNot started yet
- 5Comparing Indigenous Nations Across North AmericaNot started yet
- 6Motivations for European Exploration: God, Gold, and GloryNot started yet
- 7Navigational Tools and Atlantic Ocean RoutesNot started yet
- 8The Columbian Exchange: Plants, Animals, and MicrobesNot started yet
- 9Impact of European Diseases on Native PopulationsNot started yet
- 10The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Forced MigrationNot started yet
- 11Exploration and the Modern Cultural Geography of the AmericasNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. I Standard 1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will analyze evidence, including artifacts and other primary sources to make evidence-based inferences about life among several American Indian nations prior to European exploration of the Americas.
- U.S. I Standard 1.2Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will compare and evaluate historians’ interpretations of the motivations and conditions that led to European exploration.
- U.S. I Standard 1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will draw from multiple perspectives and cite evidence to explain the effects of European exploration, specifically on Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America.
- U.S. I Standard 1.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will identify how the period of exploration has affected the current human geography of the Americas, and in particular the role their own cultural background has played.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
11 lessons
Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration
Analyze diverse pre-Columbian American Indian societies, the causes and technologies behind European exploration, and the lasting global impacts of early transatlantic contact.
2
6 lessons
European Settlements and the Three Colonial Regions
Compare early European colonial empires in North America and investigate the distinct geographic, political, and economic foundations of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
3
6 lessons
Life, Labor, and Society in Colonial America
Analyze the diverse social groups, labor systems, economic roles, and cultural interactions that shaped colonial life and left lasting impacts on American society.
4
6 lessons
The Road to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution
Analyze the British policies, colonial protests, and Enlightenment ideals that led American colonists to declare independence.
5
6 lessons
Fighting for Freedom: The American Revolutionary War and Its Legacy
Examine the diverse contributors, key military campaigns, and enduring democratic principles of the Revolutionary War.
6
11 lessons
Creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Examine the drafting, compromises, and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the fundamental protections established by the Bill of Rights.
7
10 lessons
Branches of the U.S. Government and Civic Life
Analyze the structure, powers, checks and balances, and federal system established by the Constitution, alongside the essential rights and duties of active citizens.
8
10 lessons
The Early Republic and Social Reform Movements
Investigate the emergence of political parties in the Early Republic and the rise of major antebellum reform movements fighting for abolition, women's rights, and expanded democracy.
9
10 lessons
Westward Expansion and the Early Industrial Revolution
Analyze the territorial growth of the United States, conflicts over land and slavery, and the technological innovations that revolutionized American industry and transportation.
10
9 lessons
Sectional Division and the American Civil War
Analyze the sectional crises rooted in slavery that caused Southern secession, the leadership and strategies of the Civil War, and the ultimate Union victory.
11
11 lessons
Reconstruction and Its Lasting Legacy in Modern America
Examine the competing goals and outcomes of Reconstruction and evaluate how its constitutional, social, and political struggles continue to shape contemporary American life.