NH Social Studies Standards Supported by this Curriculum

Lesson 1: The River Runs Wild and Scenic

Economics: 4:2:1, 4:2:3, 4:2:4, 4:3:1, 4:3:2, 4:4:1

Geography: 4:4:1

History: 4:2:1, 4:4:1, 4:4:2, 4:4:3

Lesson 2: The River Flows Through Life

Economics: 4:2:3, 4:2:4, 4:3:1, 4:3:2

Geography: 4:1:1, 4:1:2, 4:2:1, 4:2:2, 4:3:2, 4:3:4, 4:3:5, 4:4:1, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

History: 4:4:1, 4:4:2, 4:4:3

Lesson 3: A Map of Our Own

Geography: 4:1:1, 4:1:2, 4:1:4, 4:2:1, 4:2:2, 4:3:2, 4:3:4, 4:3:5, 4:4:1, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

Lesson 4: Field Trip: Stopping Along the Lamprey

Geography: 4:1:1, 4:1:2, 4:2:1, 4:2:2, 4:2:4, 4:3:2, 4:3:4, 4:3:5, 4:4:1, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

History: 4:4:1, 4:4:2, 4:4:3

Lesson 5a: Examining the River Data

Geography: 4:3:2, 4:3:4, 4:3:5
Lesson 5b: Using the Data

Geography: 4:1:2, 4:3:2, 4:3:4, 4:3:5, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

Lesson 6: People of the River

Economics: 4:2:1, 4:2:3, 4:2:4, 4:3:1, 4:3:2, 4:4:1

Geography: 4:1:2, 4:2:1, 4:2:2, 4:2:4, 4:3:2, 4:3:5, 4:4:1, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

History: 4:1:1, 4:2:1, 4:4:1, 4:4:2, 4:4:3

Lesson 7: A Message to the Lamprey River

Economics: 4:3:1, 4:3:2

Geography: 4:1:2, 4:3:5, 4:4:1, 4:5:1, 4:5:2

History: 4:2:1, 4:4:1, 4:4:2, 4:4:3

Relevant Sections of the New Hampshire Social Studies Curriculum Framework

Economics (EC)

SS:EC:2: Basic Economic Concepts: Students will learn about the pillars of a free market economy and the market mechanism.

SS:EC:4:2.1: Explain why needs and wants are unlimited while resources are limited.
SS:EC:4:2:3: Describe different ways individuals, households, businesses and governments make economic decisions, e.g., developing alternative choices or budgets.
SS:EC:4:2.4: Define supply and demand and describe factors that can cause a change in supply and demand.

SS:EC:3: Cycles in the Economy: Students will be able to explain the business cycle and trends in economic activity over time.

SS:EC:4:3.1: Illustrate cycles of economic growth and decline, e.g., New Hampshire manufacturing or agriculture.
S:EC:4:3.2: Describe how changes in the business cycle can impact people’s lives.

SS:EC:4: Financial Institutions and the Government: Students will understand how financial institutions and the government work together to stabilize our economy, and how changes in them affect the individual.

SS:EC:4:4.1:Describe different methods people use to exchange goods and services, e.g., barter or the use of money.

Geography(GE)

SS:GE:1: The World in Spatial Terms: Students will demonstrate the ability to use maps, mental maps, globes, and other graphic tools and technologies to acquire, process, report, and analyze geographic information.

SS:GE:4:1.1: Identify and describe the characteristics and purposes of geographic tools: maps, globes, graphs, diagrams, photographs, satellite-produced images, and other technologies.
SS:GE:4:1.2: Display spatial information on maps and other geographic representations, e.g., home-to-school routes or settings in appropriate children's literature.
SS:GE:4:1.4: Illustrate that places and features are distributed spatially across Earth’s surface, e.g., community grid maps or population density maps.

SS:GE:2: Places and Regions: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that define places and regions as well as how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.

SS:GE:4:2.1: Describe the physical and human characteristics of places, e.g., land forms or where people live. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction)
SS:GE:4:2.2: Recognize how physical and human processes together shape places, e.g., the relationship between elevation and population density in a region or the characteristics of regions along the same latitude.
SS:GE:4:2.4: Illustrate the ways in which regions change, e.g., changes in local neighborhoods or changes to the United States through westward expansion.

SS:GE:3: Physical Systems: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface and the characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems.

SS:GE:4:3.2: Demonstrate how physical processes shape features of Earth's surface, e.g., weather or tectonic forces.
SS:GE:4:3.4: Recognize the components and distribution of ecosystems, e.g., the location of certain plants and animals or the food chain.
SS:GE:4:3.5: Investigate how humans interact with ecosystems, e.g., forest management or impacting wetlands.

SS:GE:4: Human Systems: Students will demonstrate an understanding of human migration; the complexity of cultural mosaics; economic interdependence; human settlement patterns; and the forces of cooperation and conflict among peoples.

SS:GE:4:4.1: Recognize the distribution of a population and its underlying causes, e.g., rural, suburban or urban.
SS:GE:5: Environment and Society: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and consequences of the interactions between Earth's physical and human systems.
SS:GE:4:5.1: Illustrate how people modify the physical environment, e.g., irrigation projects or clearing land for human use.
SS:GE:4:5.2: Examine the ways in which the physical environment provides opportunities or limitations, e.g., natural resources that first attracted settlers or natural hazards that threaten life.

US / NH History (HI)

SS:HI:1: Political Foundations and Development: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the major ideas, issues and events pertaining to the history of governance in our state and nation.

SS:HI:4:1.1: Explore biographies of key political figures who helped shape our community, state, and country, e.g., Franklin Pierce or Sandra Day O'Connor.

SS:HI:2: Contacts, Exchanges & International Relations: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the events, actions and policies of our nation in relation to other peoples and governments over time.

SS:HI:4:2.1: Describe the interconnectedness of how the world developed using examples., e.g., the contact between Native Americans and European settlers or the location of family members serving in foreign countries.

SS:HI:4: Economic Systems & Technology: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the changing forms of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services over time.

SS:HI:4:4.1: Explore major developments and changes in economic productivity, e.g., adoption of Native American crops or use of mass production.
SS:HI:4:4.2: Explore the impact of important technological inventions, e.g., new forms of transportation or housing.
SS:HI:4:4.3: Investigate the evolution of the United States economy, e.g., the transition from farms to factories or the trend from small local stores to shopping malls.