Title: Compare 4th 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 31 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-04 | Social Studies Standards for Grade 4 | SST-04 | Grade 04 Social Studies Standards
Match | SST-04.C | Civics Domain | SST-04.4 | Standard 4: Government and Citizenship
New | SST-04.C.01 | Compare and contrast the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government. |  |
New | SST-04.C.02 | Describe the structure of government and how it functions to serve citizens/residents. |  |
More Rigor | SST-04.C.03 | Describe the structure of governments in North Dakota and how they function to serve citizens & residents. | SST-04.4.02 | Identify the basic roles of the three branches of North Dakota government
New | SST-04.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.) |  |
New | SST-04.C.05 | Describe procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings. |  |
More Rigor | SST-04.C.06 | Compare and contrast personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. | SST-04.4.01 | Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of a citizen in North Dakota
New | SST-04.C.07 | Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about an issue |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.4.03 | Identify the characteristics of a sovereign nation in terms of tribal government in North Dakota
Match | SST-04.E | Economics Domain | SST-04.3 | Standard 3: Economic Concepts
New | SST-04.E.01 | Utilize fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity. |  |
New | SST-04.E.02 | Describe how goods and services are produced and distributed. |  |
New | SST-04.E.03 | Identify factors that influence saving and spending choices. |  |
New | SST-04.E.04 | Describe the necessity and impact of community services. |  |
More Rigor | SST-04.E.05 | Describe & analyze how North Dakota’s location, culture, and natural resources influence its economic decisions and development. | SST-04.3.02 | Identify ways that natural resources contribute to the economy of the local community and North Dakota
Related | SST-04.3.03 | Explain the impact of tourism on North Dakota's economy
Related | SST-04.3.04 | Identify principal exports of North Dakota
New | SST-04.E.06 | Compare and contrast the economic development of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-04.E.07 | Explain how natural resources affect the economies of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-04.E.08 | Describe how economics have changed over time. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.3.01 | Describe the impact of education, training, and health care on personal income
Match | SST-04.G | Geography Domain | SST-04.5 | Standard 5: Concepts of Geography
New | SST-04.G.01 | Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places. |  |
Related | SST-04.G.02 | Use geographic tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. | SST-04.1.03 | Create a mental map that demonstrates understanding of the relative location, direction, size and shape of the United States.
New | SST-04.G.03 | Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics. |  |
Match | SST-04.G.04 | Explain how North Dakota regions have been influenced by physical and human characteristics. | SST-04.5.04 | Explain how the physical environment affects human activity in North Dakota
Match | SST-04.G.05 | Compare and contrast the three geographical regions of North Dakota. | SST-04.5.03 | Identify the location and characteristics of significant features of North Dakota
Related | SST-04.5.05 | Identify different patterns of land use in North Dakota
More Rigor | SST-04.G.06 | Explain how United States regions are created from common physical and human characteristics. | SST-04.5.01 | Identify the physical features and relative locations of the major land forms of the regions of the United States
Related | SST-04.5.02 | Identify the political regions of the United States and their relative locations
New | SST-04.G.07 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-04.G.08 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North America. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.5.06 | Describe ways geography has affected the development of the state over time
Geog |  |  | SST-04.1 | Standard 1:  Skills and Resources
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.1.01 | Interpret and compare maps of North Dakota
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.1.02 | Use map scales to locate physical features and estimate distance on a map
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.1.04 | Interpret current events using print and electronic media
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.1.05 | Construct a North Dakota time line and compare with existing United States time lines of concurring events
Match | SST-04.H | History Domain | SST-04.2 | Standard 2: Important Historical Events
New | SST-04.H.01 | Compare and contrast multiple perspectives during the same time period, event, or historical period. |  |
New | SST-04.H.02 | Describe how people’s perspectives shape history. |  |
Match | SST-04.H.03 | Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings. | SST-04.2.06 | Describe the daily lives of the first inhabitants of North Dakota
New | SST-04.H.04 | Analyze United States national holidays or days of observance and the impact on the culture of the United States. |  |
New | SST-04.H.05 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-04.H.06 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to the United States. |  |
New | SST-04.H.07 | Explain cause and effect relationships among historical events in the United States using primary and secondary sources. |  |
New | SST-04.H.08 | Explain how individuals contributed to the United States throughout different historical eras using primary and secondary sources. |  |
Match | SST-04.H.09 | Explain how individuals and groups contributed to North Dakota. | SST-04.2.05 | Identify the contributions of prominent individuals to North Dakota
Related | SST-04.2.07 | Explain the significance of fur trading in North Dakota
Related | SST-04.2.08 | Explain the significance of the Lewis and Clark expeditions in North Dakota history
Related | SST-04.H.10 | Describe the events and developments that led to the statehood of North Dakota. | SST-04.2.09 | Explain reasons for settlement in North Dakota
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.01 | Identify the symbols  that represent North Dakota
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.02 | Use chronological terms
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.03 | Identify similarities and differences between past events and current events in North Dakota
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.04 | Use chronological order and sequence to describe the cause-and-effect relationships of historical events and periods in North Dakota
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.10 | Explain the significance of agriculture in North Dakota history
Not Used |  |  | SST-04.2.11 | Describe the effects of changes in industry, agriculture, and technology in North Dakota
Dropped |  |  | SST-04.6 | Standard 6: Human Development and Behavior
Dropped |  |  | SST-04.6.01 | Explain how background and history influence people's actions
Dropped |  |  | SST-04.6.02 | Explain the contributions of various ethnic groups to the history of North Dakota