US history: Inventors & entrepreneurs

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 3

• Goal 5: The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities.
  • Objective 5.07: Identify historic figures and leaders who have influenced the economies of communities and evaluate the effectiveness of their contributions.
• Goal 6: The learner will recognize how technology is used at home, school, and in the community.
  • Objective 6.01: Describe and assess ways in which technology is used in a community's economy.
  • Objective 6.02: Identify and describe contributions made by community leaders in technology.
  • Objective 6.03: Identify the impact of technological change on communities around the world.

Grade 5

• Goal 5: The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decisions about the allocation and use of economic resources.
  • Objective 5.05: Evaluate the influence of discoveries, inventions, and innovations on economic interdependence.
• Goal 6: The learner will recognize how technology has influenced change within the United States and other countries in North America.
  • Objective 6.01: Explore the meaning of technology as it encompasses discoveries from the first primitive tools to today's personal computer.
  • Objective 6.02: Relate how certain technological discoveries have changed the course of history and reflect on the broader social and environmental changes that can occur from the discovery of such technologies.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 3

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing by:
    • setting a purpose.
    • previewing the text.
    • making predictions.
    • asking questions.
    • locating information for specific purposes.
    • making connections.
    • using story structure and text organization to comprehend.
  • Objective 2.05: Draw conclusions, make generalizations, and gather support by referencing the text.
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
    • present information in a sequenced, logical manner.
    • discuss.
    • sustain conversation on a topic.
    • share information and ideas.
    • recount or narrate.
    • answer open-ended questions.
    • report information on a topic.
    • explain own learning.
  • Objective 4.04: Use planning strategies (with assistance) to generate topics and to organize ideas (e.g., drawing, mapping, discussing, listing).

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
  • Objective 1.03: Increase reading and writing vocabulary through:
    • wide reading.
    • word study.
    • word reference materials.
    • content area study.
    • writing process elements.
    • writing as a tool.
    • debate.
    • discussions.
    • seminars.
    • examining the author's craft.
• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, and viewing by:
    • making predictions.
    • formulating questions.
    • supporting answers from textual information, previous experience, and/or other sources.
    • drawing on personal, literary, and cultural understandings.
    • seeking additional information.
    • making connections with previous experiences, information, and ideas.
  • Objective 2.07: Evaluate the usefulness and quality of information and ideas based on purpose, experiences, text(s), and graphics.
• Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
  • Objective 3.06: Conduct research (with assistance) from a variety of sources for assigned or self-selected projects (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people, libraries, databases, computer networks).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.02: Use oral and written language to:
    • formulate hypotheses.
    • evaluate information and ideas.
    • present and support arguments.
    • influence the thinking of others.
  • Objective 4.05: Use a variety of preliminary strategies to plan and organize the writing and speaking task considering purpose, audience, and timeline.