8. Determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown words by using dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, technology and textual features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars.

Know Play

Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies

1. Establish and adjust purposes for reading, including to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy and to solve problems.

News Quiz Archive

Bees

Happy Monkey

Reading Exercises

Reading for a Purpose

Elephant Selection and Quiz

Dolphin Selection and Quiz

BrainChild Test

2. Predict and support predictions with specific references to textual examples that may be in widely separated sections of text.

Guess What Comes Next

3. Make critical comparisons across texts.

4. Summarize the information in texts, recognizing that there may be several important ideas rather than just one main idea and identifying details that support each.

Summarizing

Summarizing as you Read

5. Make inferences based on implicit information in texts, and provide justifications for those inferences.

Drawing Inferences

Inference Battleship

Practice Making Inferences

What is an Inference

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Conclusions

6. Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.

Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers Education Place

Graphics Organizers

7. Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.

Grade 5 Interactive Reading Test

Grade 5 Interactive Reading Test 2

Grade 5 Interactive Reading Test 3

8. Monitor own comprehension by adjusting speed to fit the purpose, or by skimming, scanning, reading on, looking back or summarizing what has been read so far in text.

9. List questions and search for answers within the text to construct meaning.

Asking Questions

10. Use criteria to choose independent reading materials (e.g., personal interest, knowledge of authors and genres or recommendations from others).

List of Genres

11. Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience, to gain information or to perform a task).

Stories OnLine

Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text

1. Use text features, such as chapter titles, headings and subheadings; parts of books including the index and table of contents and online tools (search engines) to locate information.

Headings

Looking for the Fine Print

Captions Help Tell the Story

Reading Headlines

Know Play

2. Identify, distinguish between and explain examples of cause and effect in informational text.

Cause and Effect Printable Graphic Organizers

Cause and Effect 1

Cause and Effect Relationship

Cause and Effect Actions

3. Compare important details about a topic, using different sources of information, including books, magazines, newspapers and online resources.

4. Summarize the main ideas and supporting details.

Supporting Details

Main Idea

Main Idea 2

Summarizing

5. Analyze information found in maps, charts, tables, graphs and diagrams.

What's on a Map

Interpreting a Grid Chart

Interpreting a Bar Graph

Interpreting Circle/Pie Graphs

6. Clarify steps in a set of instructions or procedures for proper sequencing and completeness and revise if necessary.

Sequencing for Fun

Sequence of Events

7. Analyze the difference between fact and opinion.

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion Self Test

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Fact or Opinion

English-Zone

Fact or Opinion?

8. Distinguish relevant from irrelevant information in a text and identify possible points of confusion for the reader.

9. Identify and understand an author's purpose for writing, including to explain, to entertain or to inform.

Author's Point of View

Author's Purpose

Indenifying the Author's Purpose

Different Types of Text

Author's Purpose Game

Reading Applications: Literary Text

1. Explain how a character's thoughts, words and actions reveal his or her motivations.

2. Explain the influence of setting on the selection.

Setting, Plot, and Theme

Understanding the Setting, Plot, Theme

3. Identify the main incidents of a plot sequence and explain how they influence future action.

Setting, Plot, and Theme

Understanding the Setting, Plot, Theme

4. Identify the speaker and explain how point of view affects the text.

Point of View Quiz

5. Summarize stated and implied themes.

6. Describe the defining characteristics of literary forms and genres, including poetry, drama, chapter books, biographies, fiction and non-fiction.

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Genres

Poetry Quiz

7. Interpret how an author's choice of words appeals to the senses and suggests mood.

8. Identify and explain the use of figurative language in literary works, including idioms, similes, hyperboles, metaphors and personification.

Alliteration or Simile

Word Play 1

Word Play 2

Word Play 3

Word Play 4

Eye on Idioms

Idioms

Idioms Quiz

Simile Quiz

English and Language Arts - Writing

Writing Processes
1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material, and keep a list of writing ideas.
2. Conduct background reading, interviews or surveys when appropriate.
3. State and develop a clear main idea for writing.
4. Determine a purpose and audience. Business Letter Friendly Letter Writing Types of Writing Author's Purpose
5. Use organizational strategies (e.g., rough outlines, diagrams, maps, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing. Graphic Organizers Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers
6. Organize writing, beginning with an introduction, body and a resolution of plot, followed by a closing statement or a summary of important ideas and details.
7. Vary simple, compound and complex sentence structures.
8. Group related ideas into paragraphs, including topic sentences following paragraph form, and maintain a consistent focus across paragraphs.
9. Vary language and style as appropriate to audience and purpose.
10. Use available technology to compose text. Kids Magnetic Poetry Page Riddle Interactive Write Acrostice Poems Comic Creator Write a Diamante Poem Create a Flip Book Letter Generator Letter Poem Creator Postcard Creator Printing Press Shape Poems Stapeless Book
11. Reread and assess writing for clarity, using a variety of methods (e.g., writer's circle or author's chair).
12. Add and delete information and details to better elaborate on a stated central idea and to more effectively accomplish purpose.
13. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs, and add transitional words and phrases to clarify meaning.
14. Use resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionaries and thesauruses) to select more effective vocabulary. Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Thesaurus Know Play
15. Proofread writing, edit to improve conventions, (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization), and identify and correct fragments and run-ons. Power ProofReading Great Practice Site --ESL OnLine Writing Test ProofReading Makes Perfect
16. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing. RubiStar Make a Rubric
17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others), writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose, using techniques such as electronic resources and graphics to enhance the final product.
Writing Applications
1. Write narratives with a consistent point of view, using sensory details and dialogue to develop characters and setting.
2. Write responses to novels, stories and poems that organize an interpretation around several clear ideas, and justify the interpretation through the use of examples and specific textual evidence.
3. Write letters that state the purpose, make requests or give compliments and use business letter format. ReviseWise - Factual Writings: Letters Writing a Friendly Letter
4. Write informational essays or reports, including research, that organize information with a clear introduction, body and conclusion following common expository structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, comparison-contrast) and include facts, details and examples to illustrate important ideas.
5. Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes. How to Write Poems
Writing Conventions
1. Spell high-frequency words correctly. FunBrain Spelling Games Harcourt Brace Spelling Online Spelling Test
2. Spell contractions correctly. Contraction Quiz
3. Spell roots, suffixes and prefixes correctly. Prefix Catch
4. Use commas, end marks, apostrophes and quotation marks correctly. Punctuation Marks Commas Apostrophes Commas in a Series Using Commas More Using Commas Punctuation Paintball
5. Use correct capitalization. Capitalization Quiz
6. Use various parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns and verbs (regular and irregular). Grammer Gorillas Pronouns Parts of Speech Wacky Web Tales
7. Use prepositions and prepositional phrases.
8. Use adverbs. Adjectives and Adverbs Using Adverbs
9. Use objective and nominative case pronouns.
10. Use indefinite and relative pronouns.
11. Use conjunctions and interjections.
Research
1. Generate a topic, assigned or personal interest, and open-ended questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.
2. Locate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). School Library Sites Infohio
3. Identify important information found in sources and paraphrase the findings in a systematic way (e.g., notes, outlines, charts, tables or graphic organizers). Take Notes
4. Compare and contrast important findings and select sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.
5. Define plagiarism and acknowledge sources of information. Bibliography Format Citation Machine
6. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
Communications: Oral and Visual
1. Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact).
2. Interpret the main idea and draw conclusions from oral presentations and visual media.
3. Identify the speaker's purpose in presentations and visual media (e.g., to inform, to entertain, to persuade).
4. Discuss how facts and opinions are used to shape the opinions of listeners and viewers.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language and select language appropriate to purpose and audience.
6. Use clear diction, pitch, tempo and tone, and adjust volume and tempo to stress important ideas.
7. Adjust speaking content according to the needs of the situation, setting and audience.
8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that: a. demonstrate an understanding of the topic and present events or ideas in a logical sequence; b. support the main idea with relevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes; c. organize information, including a clear introduction, body and conclusion and follow common organizational structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast); d. use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology; and e. draw from several sources and identify sources used.
9. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations recalling an event or personal experience that convey relevant information and descriptive details.
10. Deliver persuasive presentations that: a. establish a clear position; b. include relevant evidence to support a position and to address potential concerns of listeners; and c. follow common organizational structures when appropriate (e.g., cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution).

Math

Number, Number Sense and Operations

1. Use models and visual representation to develop the concept of ratio as part-to-part and part-to-whole, and the concept of percent as part-to-whole.

Percents

Finding the Percent of a Number

Finding Percents

2. Use various forms of "one" to demonstrate the equivalence of fractions; e.g., 18/24 = 9/12 x 2/2 = 3/4 x 6/6.

Fishy Fractions

3. Identify and generate equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents.

Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent Fractions 2

Equivalent Fractions 3

Fraction Decimal Conversions

Comparing Fractions

Fraction and Decimal Equivalents

Fraction Frenzey

Rename in Lowest Term

Fraction Four

Fraction, Decimal, Percent Jeopardy

The Decifractator
Equivalent Fractions by Harcourt

Fraction Sorter

Fractions

Pizza Fractions

Kids Math Fractions

Fresh Baked Fractions

Fraction Vocabulary

Fraction Four

Fraction Test

4. Round decimals to a given place value and round fractions (including mixed numbers) to the nearest half.

5. Recognize and identify perfect squares and their roots.

6. Represent and compare numbers less than 0 by extending the number line and using familiar applications; e.g., temperature, owing money.

Space Coupe to the Rescue game

The change exchange game-National City

7. Use commutative, associative, distributive, identity and inverse properties to simplify and perform computations.

Multiplication Strategies

8. Identify and use relationships between operations to solve problems.

9. Use order of operations, including use of parentheses, to simplify numerical expressions.

Lesson on Order of Operations

10. Justify why fractions need common denominators to be added or subtracted.

Adding Fractions

Fishy Fractions

11. Explain how place value is related to addition and subtraction of decimals; e.g., 0.2 + 0.14; the two tenths is added to the one tenth because they are both tenths.

Virtal Base Blocks

12. Use physical models, points of reference, and equivalent forms to add and subtract commonly used fractions with like and unlike denominators and decimals.

Fishy Fractions

AAA Math Fractions

AAA Math Decimals

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Adding Fractions

Visual Fractions

13. Estimate the results of computations involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals, using a variety of strategies.

AAA Rounding and Estimating

Measurement

1. Identify and select appropriate units to measure angles; i.e., degrees.

Star Gazing

Virtual Geoboard

Measure Angles

Protractor and Angles

2. Identify paths between points on a grid or coordinate plane and compare the lengths of the paths; e.g., shortest path, paths of equal length.

3. Demonstrate and describe the differences between covering the faces (surface area) and filling the interior (volume) of three-dimensional objects.

Surface Area and Volume

3D Boxes

Making Measurements

4. Demonstrate understanding of the differences among linear units, square units and cubic units.

Metric Units for Measuring

Customary Units for Measuring

5. Make conversions within the same measurement system while performing computations.

6. Use strategies to develop formulas for determining perimeter and area of triangles, rectangles and parallelograms, and volume of rectangular prisms.

Perimeter and Area of Polygons

Triangle Explorer

Interactive Area and Perimeter Activity

Perimeter of a Rectangle

Calculating the Area of a Triangle

Area and Perimeter

Fence Me In

7.Use benchmark angles (e.g.; 45º, 90º, 120º) to estimate the measure of angles, and use a tool to measure and draw angles.

What's My Angle

Virtual Protractor

Geometry and Spatial Sense

1. Draw circles, and identify and determine relationships among the radius, diameter, center and circumference; e.g., radius is half the diameter, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is an approximation of pi.

Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies - Circumference of a Circle

2. Use standard language to describe line, segment, ray, angle, skew, parallel and perpendicular.

Identifying Angels

3. Label vertex, rays, interior and exterior for an angle.

4. Describe and use properties of congruent figures to solve problems.

5. Use physical models to determine the sum of the interior angles of triangles and quadrilaterals.

Angles

Angle Activities

6. Extend understanding of coordinate system to include points whose x or y values may be negative numbers.

General Coordinates Game

Maze Game

What's the Point

7. Understand that the measure of an angle is determined by the degree of rotation of an angle side rather than the length of either side.

What's My Angle

Banana Hunt

8. Predict what three-dimensional object will result from folding a two-dimensional net, then confirm the prediction by folding the net.

E-Lab

Patterns, Functions and Algebra

1. Justify a general rule for a pattern or a function by using physical materials, visual representations, words, tables or graphs.

Whole Number Cruncher

Find the Rule Game

2. Use calculators or computers to develop patterns, and generalize them using tables and graphs.

Function Machine

Mean Green Machine

3. Use variables as unknown quantities in general rules when describing patterns and other relationships.

Interactive Function Machine

Weigh the WngDoodles

4. Create and interpret the meaning of equations and inequalities representing problem situations.

ReviseWise Problem Solving

5. Model problems with physical materials and visual representations, and use models, graphs and tables to draw conclusions and make predictions.

Bar Graph

Circle Graph

Create a Graph

6.Describe how the quantitative change in a variable affects the value of a related variable; e.g., describe how the rate of growth varies over time, based upon data in a table or graph.

How it All Stacks Up

Data Analysis and Probability

1. Read, construct and interpret frequency tables, circle graphs and line graphs.

Pie Charts

Circle Graphs

Line Graphs

Using Line Graphs

Create a Graph

2. Select and use a graph that is appropriate for the type of data to be displayed; e.g., numerical vs. categorical data, discrete vs. continuous data.

Data Picking

3. Read and interpret increasingly complex displays of data, such as double bar graphs.

4. Determine appropriate data to be collected to answer questions posed by students or teacher, collect and display data, and clearly communicate findings.

5. Modify initial conclusions, propose and justify new interpretations and predictions as additional data are collected.

6. Determine and use the range, mean, median and mode, and explain what each does and does not indicate about the set of data.

ReviseWise Mean, Median, Mode

7. List and explain all possible outcomes in a given situation.

Disguise Combos Game

8. Identify the probability of events within a simple experiment, such as three chances out of eight.

Fish Tank

9. Use 0, 1 and ratios between 0 and 1 to represent the probability of outcomes for an event, and associate the ratio with the likelihood of the outcome.

10. Compare what should happen (theoretical/expected results) with what did happen (experimental/actual results) in a simple experiment.

Box Model

11. Make predictions based on experimental and theoretical probabilities

Math Probabilities

Science

Earth and Space Sciences
1. Describe how night and day are caused by Earth’s rotation. Earth and Moon Match Up Moon Phases
2. Explain that Earth is one of several planets to orbit the Sun, and that the Moon orbits Earth. The Nine Planets StarChild: The Solar System Earth, Sun and Moon Sun, Earth and Moon in Motion
3. Describe the characteristics of Earth and its orbit about the Sun (e.g., three fourths of Earth’s surface covered by a layer of water [some of it frozen], the entire planet surrounded by a thin blanket of air, elliptical orbit, tilted axis, spherical planet). StarChild: Earth the Water Planet
4. Explain that stars are like the Sun, some being smaller and some larger, but so far away that they look like points of light. StarChild the Universe
5. Explain how the supply of many non-renewable resources is limited and can be extended through reducing, reusing and recycling but cannot be extended indefinitely. Renewable and Non-renewable Resources Quiz
6. Investigate ways Earth’s renewable resources (e.g., fresh water, air, wildlife and trees) can be maintained. Renewable Energy from Energy Ant Renewable and Non-renewable Resources Quiz
Life Sciences
1. Describe the role of producers in the transfer of energy entering ecosystems as sunlight to chemical energy through photosynthesis. Illuminating Photosynthesis
2. Explain how almost all kinds of animal’s food can be traced back to plants.
3. Trace the organization of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers). Hams Hall Pond
4. Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms. Biomes of the World Helping Plants Grow Well
5. Support how an organism’s patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism’s ecosystem, including the kinds and numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the changing physical characteristics of the ecosystem.
6. Analyze how all organisms, including humans, cause changes in their ecosystems and how these changes can be beneficial, neutral or detrimental (e.g., beaver ponds, earthworm burrows, grasshoppers eating all plants, people planting and cutting trees, and people introducing a new species). Biomes of the World
Physical Sciences
1. Define temperature as the measure of thermal energy and describe the way it is measured. The Energy Story
2. Trace how thermal energy can transfer from one object to another by conduction.
3. Describe that electrical current in a circuit can produce thermal energy, light, sound and/or magnetic forces. Intro to Electricity and Magnetism The Electricity Book Part 2 Electricity Watered Down Electricity
4. Trace how electrical current travels by creating a simple electric circuit that will light a bulb. Circuits and Conductors
5. Explore and summarize observations of the transmission, bending (refraction) and reflection of light. Refraction to Light Reflection of Light
6. Describe and summarize observations of the transmission, reflection, and absorption of sound. What is Sound?
7. Describe that changing the rate of vibration can vary the pitch of a sound. What is Sound?
Science and Technology
1. Investigate positive and negative impacts of human activity and technology on the environment.
2. Revise an existing design used to solve a problem based on peer review.
3. Explain how the solution to one problem may create other problems.
Scientific Inquiry
1. Select and safely use the appropriate tools to collect data when conducting investigations and communicating findings to others(e.g., thermometers, timers, balances, spring scales, magnifiers, microscopes and other appropriate tools).
2. Evaluate observations and measurements made by other people and identify reasons for any discrepancies.
3. Use evidence and observations to explain and communicate the results of investigations.
4. Identify one or two variables in a simple experiment.
5. Identify potential hazards and/or precautions involved in an investigation.
6. Explain why results of an experiment are sometimes different (e.g., because of unexpected differences in what is being investigated, unrealized differences in the methods used or in the circumstances in which the investigation was carried out, and because of errors in observations).
Scientific Ways of Knowing
1. Summarize how conclusions and ideas change as new knowledge is gained.
2. Develop descriptions, explanations and models using evidence to defend/support findings.
3. Explain why an experiment must be repeated by different people or at different times or places and yield consistent results before the results are accepted.
4. Identify how scientists use different kinds of ongoing investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer (e.g., observations of things or events in nature, data collection, controlled experiments).
5. Keep records of investigations and observations that are understandable weeks or months later.
6. Identify a variety of scientific and technological work that people of all ages, backgrounds and groups perform.

Social Studies

History
1. Create time lines and identify possible relationships between events. Timeline Generator Timeline
2. Explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways. First Americans
3. Explain why European countries explored and colonized North America. An Adventure to the New World Plymouth Colony The First Thanksgiving
4. Describe the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization in North America including cultural patterns evident today such as language, food, traditions and architecture.
5. Explain how the United States became independent from Great Britain. Causes for the Revolution The Shot Heard Round the World Liberty! The American Revolution
6. Explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States. America on the Move
People in Societies
1. Compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including a. artistic expressions b. religion c. language d. food e. clothing f. shelter Celebrate the World Hispanic Heritage
2. Compare life on Indian reservations today with the cultural traditions of American Indians before the reservation system.
3. Describe the experiences of African-Americans under the institution of slavery. Understanding Slavery
4. Describe the waves of immigration to North America and the areas from which people came in each wave.
5. Compare reasons for immigration to North America with the reality immigrants experienced upon arrival. Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today
Geography
1. Use coordinates of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute location of points in North America. Color Landform atlas of the United States List of Latitude and Longitude of U.S. and Canadian Cities Look-Up Longitude and Latitude -USA Lost at Sea Game Where on Earth? Longitude and Latitude Game
2. Use maps to identify the location of a. the three largest countries of North America b. the 50 states of the United States c. the Rocky and Appalachian mountain systems d. the Mississippi, Rio Grande and St. Lawrence rivers e. the Great Lakes GeoSense Game Geo Spy How Well Do You Know the Location of the 50 States? Puzzle Maps Label Maps Clue Maps All about the United States Major Rivers and Lakes
3. Describe and compare the landforms, climates, population, culture and economic characteristics of places and regions in North America.
4. Explain how climate is influenced by a. earth-sun relationships b. landforms c. vegetation
5. Explain, by identifying patterns on thematic maps, how physical and human characteristics can be used to define regions in North America.
6. Use distribution maps to describe the patterns of renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources in North America including a. forests b. fertile soil c. oil d. coal e. running water
7. Analyze reasons for conflict and cooperation among regions of North America including a. trade b. environmental issues c. immigration
8. Explain how the characteristics of different physical environments affect human activities in North America.
9. Analyze the positive and negative consequences of human changes to the physical environment including a. Great Lakes navigation b. highway systems c. irrigation d. mining e. introduction of new species
10. Use or construct maps of colonization and exploration to explain European influence in North America.
Economics
1. Compare different allocation methods for scarce goods and services such as prices, command, first-come-first-served, sharing equally, rationing and lottery.
2. Explain that individuals in all economies must answer the fundamental economic questions of what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce. Hot Shot Business
3. Explain how education, specialization, capital goods and the division of labor affect productive capacity.
4. Explain how regions in North America become interdependent when they specialize in what they produce best and then trade with other regions inside and outside North America to increase the amount and variety of goods and services available.
5. Explain the general relationship between supply, demand and price in a competitive market. Supply and Demand Lemonade Stand Game
6. Explain why competition among producers/sellers results in lower costs and prices, higher product quality and better customer service.
7. Explain why competition among consumers/buyers results in higher product prices.
Government
1. Explain major responsibilities of each of the three branches of the United States government a. the legislative branch, headed by Congress, passes laws b. the executive branch, headed by the president, carries out and enforces the laws made by Congress c. the judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, interprets and applies the law Branches of Government The American Presidency Judicial Quiz
2. Explain the essential characteristics of American democracy including a. the people are the source of the government’s authority b. all citizens have the right and responsibility to vote and influence the decisions of the government c. the government is run directly by the people or through elected representatives d. the powers of government are limited by law e. basic rights of individuals are guaranteed by the Constitution Inside the Voting Booth Election Process Electing a President
3. Explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Historical Documents
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
1. Explain how an individual acquires United States citizenship a. birth b. naturalization Citizenship
2. Explain the obligations of upholding the United States Constitution including a. obeying laws b. paying taxes c. serving on juries d. registering for selective service
3. Explain the significance of the rights that are protected by the First Amendment including a. freedom of religion b. freedom of speech c. freedom of the press d. right of petition and assembly First Amendment
Social Studies Skills and Methods
1. Obtain information from a variety of print and electronic sources and analyze its reliability including a. accuracy of facts b. credentials of the source World Fact Book Who's Who
2. Locate information in a variety of sources using key words, related articles and cross-references. Infohio
3. Differentiate between primary and secondary sources. Library Research: finding Primary Sources Examples of Primary and Secondary Sources Do You Know the Difference Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
4. Read information critically in order to identify a. the author b. the author's perspective c. the purpose Author's Point of View Author's Purpose Author's Purpose Indenifying the Author's Purpose Different Types of Text Author's Purpose Game
5. Compare points of agreement and disagreement among sources.
6. Draw inferences from relevant information. Drawing Inferences Inference Battleship Practice Making Inferences What is an Inference Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Drawing Conclusions
7. Organize key ideas by taking notes that paraphrase or summarize. Take Notes Note Taker
8. Communicate research findings using line graphs and tables. Line Graphs Using Line Graphs
9. Use a problem-solving/decision-making process which includes a. identifying a problem b. gathering information c. listing and considering options d. considering advantages and disadvantages of options e. choosing and implementing a solution f. developing criteria for judging its effectiveness g. evaluating the effectiveness of the solution.

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