Correlations to Maine’s Course of Study

Module I

8000 years of American Prehistory

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
B. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, & Patterns
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module II

From Forest to Farm and Back Again

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
A. Chronology
B. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, & Patterns
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
A. Skills & Tools
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module III

Fueling the Fires of American Industrialization

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
A. Chronology
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module IV

From Arbor Day to Earth Day

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
A. Chronology
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation.

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module V

A New Profession Takes Seed

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
B. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, & Patterns
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Module VI

From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

Geography:
A. Skills & Tools
B. Human Interaction with Environments

History:
A. Chronology
B. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, & Patterns
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Module VII

Trees in Your Own Back Yard

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

Civics & Government:
A. Rights, Responsibilities, & Participation

Geography:
A. Skills & Tools
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module VIII

Harvesting Today in a Global Forest

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Economics:
A. Personal & Consumer Economics
D. International Trade & Global Interdependence

Civics & Government:
D. International Relations

Module IX

Fire:Fight, Flight, or Coexistence?

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module X

The Significance of Private Forests in the U.S.

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
A. Skills & Tools
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments

Module XI

Forest Research: Who, What, Where & Why?

Grades 5-8 - Social Studies:

History:
A. Chronology
C. Historical Inquiry, Analysis, & Interpretation

Geography:
B. Human Interaction with Environments