Public learning track
Individual Choices and Community Service
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
7 lessons
Goal
Analyze how personal and civic choices affect a community's future and collaborate with peers on a service project to address a local need.
7 lessons
0 of 7 done
- 1Choices That Affect Other PeopleUp nextStart
- 2How Local Businesses Help Communities FlourishPremiumNot started yet
- 3How Voting and Civic Choices Shape the FutureNot started yet
- 4Identifying Unmet Needs in Our Local CommunityNot started yet
- 5Planning a Collaborative Service-Learning ProjectNot started yet
- 6How Citizens Work Together on Common TasksNot started yet
- 7Civic Action for the SDGs: Local Solutions with Global ImpactNot started yet
Standards Covered
- 3.3.7Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Discuss how the choices of individuals and leaders affect their community and its future (for example, supporting local businesses, volunteering, voting).
- 3.3.8Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Collaborate with peers to address a need in their local community through service.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
6 lessons
Democratic Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
Compare how families, classrooms, and democratic communities address needs, resolve conflicts, and make collective decisions.
2
8 lessons
Community Progress and Civil Rights Over Time
Investigate how public infrastructure, emergency services, utilities, and civil rights have improved communities over time.
3
6 lessons
Civic Roles and Local Leadership
Explain the civic responsibilities of community members, how local leaders are selected, and effective methods for citizen advocacy.
4
5 lessons
Taxes and Public Spending
Describe why governments collect taxes, how public budgets are formed, and how tax revenue funds essential community services.
5
7 lessons
Individual Choices and Community Service
Analyze how personal and civic choices affect a community's future and collaborate with peers on a service project to address a local need.
6
6 lessons
Mapping and Scaling World Communities
Locate international communities on print and digital maps, comparing relative sizes, distances, and spatial scales from town to globe.
7
6 lessons
Geography and Cultural Development
Analyze how landforms, climate, water bodies, and natural resources shape the lifestyles, occupations, and traditions of global communities.
8
6 lessons
Exploring World Cultures and Traditions
Define and examine the art, music, food, dance, writing systems, architecture, and religious traditions of global communities.
9
6 lessons
Comparative Government Systems Worldwide
Compare how different world communities maintain order, create and enforce laws, select leaders, and integrate immigrants.
10
5 lessons
Human-Environment Interaction and Adaptation
Examine how global communities adapt to and modify their physical environments over time, and evaluate the consequences of these changes.