Identifying and locating continents, oceans, rivers, countries, states, and major geographic features of the world.

			http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/

			http://www.funbrain.com/where/

			http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/copycat/copycat.html

			Identifying and explaining basic geographic terms.

			http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/74.asp

			http://www.quia.com/quiz/318889.html?AP_rand=920095986

			http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

			http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmss05/applications/ewordgame/index_d.html?book=d&chapter=1&title=Chapter%201:%20What%20on%20Earth%20Is%20Geography?

			Identifying physical and political geography of United States.

			http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

			http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/

			Using map and map keys to locate places and access information.

			Identifying appropriate uses of maps with large and small scales.

			Describing the purpose of American Indian origin stories in Native American culture.

			Comparing ways of life for early Native Americans during and after the time of giant mammals.

			Identifying the government, religion, learnings, and farming practices of individual nations.

			Describing way of life of ancient civilizations, e.g., Mandans, Olmecs, and Anasazi.

			Describing the Chinook trading system.

			Explaining the influence of Hopi customs on the Navajos.

			Describing how the Iroquois and Cherokees formed confederations to resolve conflicts and maintain peace.

			Identifying and describing adaptations of people to geographic regions of North America; such as the locations and relocations, of indigenous civilizations.

			Using timelines to identify time periods of events in history.

			Creating timelines to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology of historical events.

			Using a map to show movement.

			http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

			Identifying explorers, e.g., Vespucci, Coronado, and Cartier.

			Identifying motives, e.g., searching for natural resources, land, etc.

			Identifying beliefs, e.g., acquisition of land already occupied, etc.

			Describing the arrival and treatment of Africans to America.

			Explaining the treatment of Native Americans.

			http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

			Comparing and contrasting cultural groups in the early settlements and adaptations they made to their geographic regions.

			Describing types of transportation used along exploration routes.

			Using vertical timelines to identify time periods of events in history.

			Creating timelines to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology of historical events.

			Using a table to classify information.

			Using longitude and latitude to locate items on a map.

			Describing exchanges between tribal nations and Spanish conquistadors in the Southwest.

			Identifying British traditions that impacted early colonists.

			http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/index.php

			http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm

			http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html

			Describing the influences of the Spanish church and the role of missions and haciendas on the history of the Southwest.

			Identifying key leaders from tribal nations and colonies.

			Identifying the role of religion in expansion and exploration in the northeast colonies, e.g. Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics.

			Describing how fur trade developed French settlements.

			Identifying factors that contributed to the growth of colonial cities, e.g., trade routes, harbors, cities, and slave trade.

			Identifying economic functions of a plantation.

			Comparing and contrasting cultural groups in the colonies and adaptations they made to their geographic regions.

			Analyzing information given in diagrams and circle graphs.

			Using timelines to identify time periods of events in history.

			Creating timelines to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology of historical events.

			Using a table to classify information.

			Using a products map.

			Placing key events on timelines, e.g., French and Indian War, taxation, and Lexington and Concord.

			Identifying differences of British and colonial government.

			Describing alignment of tribal nations.

			Naming key groups, e.g., Loyalists, Patriots, Native Americans and free and enslaved Africans.

			Naming key leaders, e.g., George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin.

			Discussing the key documents of freedom, e.g., Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.

			http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/battles.html

			Identifying and locating major battles.

			Describing the Treaty of Paris and Yorktown.

			Identifying the impact of the Iroquois League on the Articles of Confederation.

			Discussing examples of how democracy is based on compromise, e.g., Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, Constitutional Convention and the federal system.

			Identifying key leaders of the Constitutional Convention, e.g., James Madison, Governeur Morris, Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams.

			Identifying how power is divided among levels and branches of government.

			Discussing the Bill of Rights as the document that guarantees personal rights.

			Demonstrating knowledge of voters' rights and voting by participating in Student Vote.

			Analyzing information given in tables and line graphs.

			Using timelines to identify time periods of events in history.

			Creating timelines to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology of historical events.

			Using a historical map.

			Identifying problems pioneers had moving west over the Appalachian Mountains.

			Explaining the importance of the Louisiana Purchase to westward movement.

			Describing the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and other explorers in the same time period.

			Describing how key trails and discovery of gold contributed to the settlement of land west of the Mississippi River.

			Describing how conflict with Mexico led to acquisition of lands, e.g., Texas, California, and Utah.

			Discussing the causes.

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