Correlations to Indiana’s Course of Study
Module I
8000 years of American Prehistory
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will explore the key historic movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of modern Europe and America from early civilizations through modern times by examining religious institutions; trade and cultural interactions; political institutions; and technological developments.
6.1.4 Describe and explain the development and organization of political, cultural, social, and economic systems in Europe and the Americas.
6.1.22 Differentiate between fact and interpretation in historical accounts, and explain the meaning of historical passages by identifying who was involved, what happened, where it happened, and relating them to outcomes that followed and gaps in the historical record.
Standard 2 - Geography:
Students will identify the characteristics of climate regions in Europe and the Americas and describe major physical features, countries and cities of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
Human Systems - 6.3.12 Define the terms anthropology* and archeology* and explain how these fields contribute to our understanding of societies in the present and the past.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will examine the relationship and significance of themes, concepts, and movements in the development of United States history, including review of key ideas related to the colonization of America and the revolution and founding era. This will be followed by emphasis on social reform, national development and westward expansion, and the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
8.1.29 Differentiate between facts and historical interpretations recognizing that the historian’s narrative reflects his or her judgment about the significance of particular facts.
Module II
From Forest to Farm and Back Again
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will explore the key historic movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of modern Europe and America from early civilizations through modern times by examining religious institutions; trade and cultural interactions; political institutions; and technological developments.
6.1.10 Examine and explain the outcomes of European colonization on the Americas and the rest of the world.
Standard 2 - Geography:
Students will identify the characteristics of climate regions in Europe and the Americas and describe major physical features, countries and cities of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
Human Systems - 6.3.10 Identify current patterns of population distribution and growth in Europe and the Americas using a variety of geographic representations such as maps, charts, graphs, satellite images and aerial photography.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will examine the relationship and significance of themes, concepts, and movements in the development of United States history, including review of key ideas related to the colonization of America and the revolution and founding era. This will be followed by emphasis on social reform, national development and westward expansion, and the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.2 Identify and create maps showing the physical growth and development of the United States from settlement of the original thirteen colonies through Reconstruction (1877) including transportation routes used during the period.
8.3.7 Using maps identify changes influenced by growth, economic development, and human migration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Module III
Fueling the Fires of American Industrialization
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will explore the key historic movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of modern Europe and America from early civilizations through modern times by examining religious institutions; trade and cultural interactions; political institutions; and technological developments.
6.1.15 Describe the impact of industrialization* and urbanization* on the lives of individuals and on trade and cultural exchange between Europe and the Americas and the rest of the world.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
Standard 4 - Economics:
Students will identify, describe, and evaluate the influence of economic factors on national development from the founding of the nation to the end of Reconstruction.
8.4.6 Relate technological change and inventions to changes in labor productivity in the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Module IV
From Arbor Day to Earth Day
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will explore the key historic movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of modern Europe and America from early civilizations through modern times by examining religious institutions; trade and cultural interactions; political institutions; and technological developments.
6.1.16 Trace the individuals, beliefs, and events that represent various political ideologies during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Module V
A New Profession Takes Seed
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 4 - Economics:
Students will examine the influence of physical and cultural factors upon the economic systems
of countries in Europe and the Americas.
6.4.8 Identify job skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 4 - Economics:
Students will identify, describe, and evaluate the influence of economic factors on national development from the founding of the nation to the end of Reconstruction.
8.4.11 Use a variety of information resources to compare and contrast job skills needed in different time periods in United States history.
Module VI
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 2 - Geography:
Students will identify the characteristics of climate regions in Europe and the Americas and describe major physical features, countries and cities of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
Human Systems - 6.3.10 Identify current patterns of population distribution and growth in Europe and the Americas using a variety of geographic representations such as maps, charts, graphs, satellite images and aerial photography.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.8 Gather information on ways people changed the physical environment of the United States in the nineteenth century using primary sources and secondary sources including digitized photo collections and historic maps.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
Module VII
Trees in Your Own Back Yard
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
Module VIII
Harvesting Today in a Global Forest
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 4 - Economics:
Students will examine the influence of physical and cultural factors upon the economic systems of countries in Europe and the Americas.
6.4.8 Identify economic connections between the local community and the countries of Europe or the Americas.
Module IX
Fire:Fight, Flight, or Coexistence?
Grade 6 - Peoples, Places, and Cultures in Europe and the Americas:
Standard 1 - History:
Students will explore the key historic movements, events, and figures that contributed to the development of modern Europe and America from early civilizations through modern times by examining religious institutions; trade and cultural interactions; political institutions; and technological developments.
6.1.23 Form research questions and use a variety of information resources to obtain, evaluate, and present data on people, cultures, and developments in Europe and the Americas.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
Module X
The Significance of Private Forests in the U.S.
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
Module XI
Forest Research: Who, What, Where & Why?
Grade 8 - United States History – Growth and Development:
Standard 3 - Geography:
Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
8.3.11 Identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.
