UNIT 1

Learning Scale for:

6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present
interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make
informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global
communities.
I can:
• Explain how rules and laws created by community, state, and national governments protect the rights of people, help resolve conflicts, and promote the
common good.

4 • Compare and contrast how government functions at the community, county, state, and national levels, the services provided, and the impact of policy
decisions made at each level.
• Compare and contrast information that can be found on different types of maps and determine how the information may be useful.
• Describe how landforms, climate and weather, and availability of resources have impacted where and how people live and work in different regions of New
Jersey and the United States.
I can:
• Identify characteristics of a community.
• Compare and contrast the features of each type of community.

3
• Identify the six communities in which I live.
• Identify the seven continents and five oceans of the world.
• Label a compass rose with the the four cardinal directions.
• Utilize a compass rose with the the eight cardinal directions.
• Recognize symbols on a map.
• Draw symbols on a map.
• Use a map to answer questions.

Students will recognize or recall specific vocabulary, including:

2
Community, rural, urban, suburban, continent, ocean, symbol, compass rose, cardinal directions, map

I can:
• Name three types of communities (rural, urban, suburban).
• Name the four cardinal directions.

1 With help partial success at score 2.0 content and 3.0 content
UNIT 2
 Learning Scale for:
6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present
interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make
informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global
communities.
I can:
• Describe how human interaction impacts the environment in New Jersey and the United States.

4 • Explain why some locations in New Jersey and the United States are more suited for settlement than others.
• Compare ways people choose to use and distribute natural resources.
• Compare different regions of New Jersey to determine the role that geography, natural resources, climate, transportation,
technology, and/or the labor force play in economic opportunities.
I can:
• Identify the four regions of New Jersey (Coastal plain, Piedmont, Highlands, Valley and Ridge).

3
• Construct the flag of New Jersey to understand its history.
• Identify the bird and flower of New Jersey to understand its history.
• Identify the insect and animal of New Jersey to understand its history.
• Identify the tree of New Jersey to understand its history.
• Identify the state fish and shell of New Jersey to understand its history
Students will recognize or recall specific vocabulary, including:
Continents, oceans, communities, hemisphere, regions, symbol

2 I can:
• Identify continents, oceans, and communities.
• Define "What is a Hemisphere"?

1 With help partial success at score 2.0 content and 3.0 content
UNIT 3
 Learning Scale for:
6.1 U.S. History: America in the World: All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present
interactions of people, cultures, and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make
informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national, and global
communities.
I can:
• Describe how the influence of Native American groups, including the Lenni Lenape culture, is manifested in different regions
4 of New Jersey.
• Describe how culture is expressed through and influenced by the behavior of people.
• Trace how the American identity evolved over time.
I can:
• Locate the five main Native American regions in the United States on a map.
• Identify where different Native American tribes were located and describe how they lived (Northwest Coast, Southwest

3 Coast, Great Plains, Eastern Woodlands, Lenni Lenape).

• Explain why a Native American artifact is important to its tribe.
• Compare and contrast two different Native American Regions.
• Recall main facts about the five Native American Regions of the United States.
• Compare and contrast the life of Lenni Lenape Indians to present life.

Students will recognize or recall specific vocabulary, including:

2
(Native American, regions, tribes, artifacts)

I can:
• Define the term Native American.

1 With help partial success at score 2.0 content and 3.0 content