Social Studies - 5th Grade (2024)
Lesson Plans

Strand 6: Current National Issues and Potential Solutions

Students will understand current national issues and explore their rights and responsibilities as citizens and residents of the United States.

Compelling Questions:

• What are the most pressing issues facing the United States today?
• What are some of the ways students your age can help to make a positive difference?
• Who are some of the most inspiring people working to make positive change in the United States?

Standard 5.6.1

Investigate and report on current pressing issues facing the United States, and propose potential solutions that they can support (for example, raising awareness through digital media, energy and resource conservation, letter writing, fundraising).

• 9/11 and Civil Liberties
  This lesson explores the challenges the United States faced as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and examines the governmentâ"s response through the lens of protection and civil liberties. Students will consider the balance between security and liberty in the United States.
• Conflict between Ukraine and Russia in 2022 (shared by GA Dept. of Ed.)
  This is a lesson plan designed for 5th and 6th grades by the Georgia State Department of Education. It introduces students to the history of the region, including the Cold War and the relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

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