Title: Compare 5th Grade New SST Standards to Old
Course: BPSS (SST) Social Studies Standards > Section: Teacher Workspace > Forum: Social Studies Standards Discussions ...

As part of the Curriculum Review Process the new Social Studies K-12 Content Standards have been entered LearnBPS for the ‘Standards Alignment / I can’ Step. There are considerable differences between the old and new standards. The old standards had 6 standards with a total of 30 benchmarks. The new standards have 4 Domains with 33 benchmarks in a 3-5 grade band.

The Bismarck Public School District Standards-Based Progress Report displays grades at the Domain level. Therefore, Bismarck Public School District has modified the North Dakota DPI Identifiers to fit into our student information system PowerSchool for Standards-Based grading. Below is a BPS SST-Standards identifier showing the addition with smaller muted text to the identifier are the components that BPS adds to the State code.

BPS-Standard Identifier | ND State Identifier
SST-03.G.01 | SST-04.G.01 | SST-05.G.01 | G.3_5.1
Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.

Note: the BPS adds the subject abbreviation in the front to distinguish between Domain letters like ‘G’ Geography and Geometry.
ND has grade bands, however PowerSchool identifies each standard by grade level.

Below is a table showing both the old and new standards in two columns beside each other to show a comparison of the new to the old with a column with a brief note of what type of possible comparison.

Reminder if you click on the identifier in the table below the Standards Glossary Term will display in a pop-up.

Standards Comparison
Status | Identifier | NEW SST-Standards | Identifier | OLD SST-Standards
Match | SST-05 | Social Studies Standards for Grade 5 | SST-05 | Grade 05 Social Studies Standards
Match | SST-05.C | Civics Domain | SST-05.4 | Standard 4: Government and Citizenship
New | SST-05.C.01 | Compare and contrast the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government. |  |
Match | SST-05.C.02 | Describe the structure of government and how it functions to serve citizens/residents. | SST-05.4.02 | Identify the duties of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Federal government
New | SST-05.C.03 | Describe the structure of governments in North Dakota and how they function to serve citizens & residents. |  |
Match | SST-05.C.04 | Explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of the American system of government. (e.g. Amendments, Constitution, symbols, patriotic traditions, government leaders, etc.) | SST-05.4.03 | Identify the purpose and importance behind documents leading up to the writing of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights
New | SST-05.C.05 | Describe procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings. |  |
More Rigor | SST-05.C.06 | Compare and contrast personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. | SST-05.4.01 | Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens in a democratic society
New | SST-05.C.07 | Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about an issue |  |
 |  |  | SST-05.4.04 | Explain why the United States government is necessary
Match | SST-05.E | Economics Domain | SST-05.3 | Standard 3: Economic Concepts
Related | SST-05.E.01 | Utilize fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity. | SST-05.3.01 | Describe how various non-economic factors can influence economic behaviors and decision making
Related | SST-05.E.02 | Describe how goods and services are produced and distributed. | SST-05.3.04 | Describe the basic concepts of imports, exports, and international trade
Related | SST-05.E.03 | Identify factors that influence saving and spending choices. | SST-05.3.02 | Explain the relationships between scarcity and resources
New | SST-05.E.04 | Describe the necessity and impact of community services. |  |
New | SST-05.E.05 | Describe & analyze how North Dakota’s location, culture, and natural resources influence its economic decisions and development. |  |
New | SST-05.E.06 | Compare and contrast the economic development of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-05.E.07 | Explain how natural resources affect the economies of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-05.E.08 | Describe how economics have changed over time. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.3.03 | Describe the concept of competition and its relationship to price
Match | SST-05.G | Geography Domain | SST-05.5 | Standard 5: Concepts of Geography
New | SST-05.G.01 | Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places. |  |
New | SST-05.G.02 | Use geographic tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. |  |
New | SST-05.G.03 | Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics. |  |
New | SST-05.G.04 | Explain how North Dakota regions have been influenced by physical and human characteristics. |  |
New | SST-05.G.05 | Compare and contrast the three geographical regions of North Dakota. |  |
Related | SST-05.G.06 | Explain how United States regions are created from common physical and human characteristics. | SST-05.5.03 | Explain how human activity affects the physical environment
New | SST-05.G.07 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North Dakota. |  |
Related | SST-05.G.08 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North America. | SST-05.5.02 | Explain the impact of geography on western exploration and westward migration in the early nineteenth century
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.5.01 | Explain the impact of climate, geography, and available resources on the daily lives of Native Americans
Geog |  |  | SST-05.1 | Standard 1:  Skills and Resources
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.1.01 | Interpret and compare maps of the United States
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.1.02 | Identify differences between primary and secondary resources
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.1.03 | Evaluate current events using print and electronic media
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.1.04 | Construct and interpret time lines of key events in United States history
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.1.05 | Use spatial terms to describe the world
Match | SST-03.H | History Domain | SST-03.2 | Standard 2: Important Historical Events
New | SST-05.H.01 | Compare and contrast multiple perspectives during the same time period, event, or historical period. |  |
New | SST-05.H.02 | Describe how people’s perspectives shape history. |  |
Related | SST-05.H.03 | Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings. | SST-05.2.06 | Explain how regional Native American groups influenced U.S. history
New | SST-05.H.04 | Analyze United States national holidays or days of observance and the impact on the culture of the United States. |  |
New | SST-05.H.05 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to North Dakota. |  |
Related | SST-05.H.06 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to the United States. | SST-05.2.03 | Describe similarities and differences between past events and current events in U.S. history
Related | SST-05.H.07 | Explain cause and effect relationships among historical events in the United States using primary and secondary sources. | SST-05.2.02 | Use chronological order and sequence to describe cause-and-effect relationships of U.S. historical events
More Rigor | SST-05.H.08 | Explain how individuals contributed to the United States throughout different historical eras using primary and secondary sources. | SST-05.2.04 | Explain the significance of scientists, inventors, and historical figures
New | SST-05.H.09 | Explain how individuals and groups contributed to North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-05.H.10 | Describe the events and developments that led to the statehood of North Dakota. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.01 | Explain the significance of America's symbols
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.05 | Describe the migration patterns of people from Asia to the Americas during the Ice Age
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.07 | Explain reasons for early exploration
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.08 | Explain reasons for early colonization
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.09 | Explain how conflicts and cooperation between the Native Americans and Europeans influenced colonial events
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.10 | Describe the daily lives of people from different social groups in colonial America
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.11 | Identify the reasons for conflict between England and the American colonies and the key people involved
Not Used |  |  | SST-05.2.12 | Analyze the events and consequences of the Revolutionary War
Dropped |  |  | SST-05.6 | Standard 6: Human Development and Behavior
Dropped |  |  | SST-05.6.01 | Identify examples of conflict and cooperation that occurred among cultures
Dropped |  |  | SST-05.6.02 | Explain the cultural differences in the regions of the United States today