Correlations to Wyoming’s Course of Study
Module I
8000 years of American Prehistory
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Content Standard 2 - Culture/Cultural Diversity: Students demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and how these cultures have contributed and continue to contribute to the world in which they live.
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Module II
From Forest to Farm and Back Again
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
Benchmark 2 (Grade 8): Students apply the themes of geography to topics being studied.
Module III
Fueling the Fires of American Industrialization
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Module IV
From Arbor Day to Earth Day
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Module V
A New Profession Takes Seed
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Grades 5 - 8: Career/Vocational
Standard 3 - Information: Students acquire and use workplace information.
Standard 6 - Careers: Students develop skills in career planning and workplace.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students explore careers.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students describe employability skills.
Module VI
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
Benchmark 2 (Grade 8): Students apply the themes of geography to topics being studied.
Module VII
Trees in Your Own Back Yard
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Content Standard 1 - Citizenship/Government/Democracy: Students demonstrate how structures of power, authority, and governance have developed historically and continue to evolve.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a U.S. citizen.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students recognize the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other amendments and are able to identify those principles in real-life scenarios.
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
Benchmark 2 (Grade 8): Students apply the themes of geography to topics being studied.
Module VIII
Harvesting Today in a Global Forest
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 3 - Economics: Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principles and concepts and describe the influence of economic factors on societies.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students communicate how economic considerations influence personal, local, state, national, and international decision-making.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students recognize basic concepts of economic systems.
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Module IX
Fire:Fight, Flight, or Coexistence?
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
Grades 5 - 8: Career/Vocational
Standard 2 - Interpersonal Skills: Students acquire and demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to be successful in the workplace.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students participate as a member of a team to accomplish group goals.
Module X
The Significance of Private Forests in the U.S.
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Benchmark 2 (Grade 8): Students discuss current events to better understand the world in which they live.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
Standard 5 - People, Places, and Environments: Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
Benchmark 2 (Grade 8): Students apply the themes of geography to topics being studied.
Module XI
Forest Research: Who, What, Where & Why?
Grades 5 - 8: Social Studies
Standard 4 - Time, Continuity and Change: Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
Grades 5 - 8: Career/Vocational
Standard 6 - Careers: Students develop skills in career planning and workplace.
Benchmark 1 (Grade 8): Students explore careers.
Benchmark 3 (Grade 8): Students describe employability skills.
