National Standards

History Standards

Selected National History Standards developed with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the U.S. Department of Education.

The K-4 history standards to which this project is most closely aligned include standard 3 within topic 2 - the history of students' own state or region.

Pioneer Women		Farming	Archaeology	Industrialization
Standard 3B: The student understands the history of the first European, African and/or Asian-Pacific explorers and settlers who came to his or her state or region.	X
Standard 3C: The student understands the various other groups from regions throughout the world who came into his or her own state or region over the long-ago and recent past.	X
Standard 3D: The student understands the interactions among all these groups throughout the history of his or her state.	X
Standard 3E: The student understands the ideas that were significant in the development of the state and that helped to forge its unique identity.	X	X	X	X
The history standards for grades 5-12 for which this project is most closely aligned include Chapter 3 - United States History.
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Standard 1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans.	X
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)Standard 1: How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people.		X	X	X
Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Standard 3: How the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression.		X	X	X

Information Literacy

Selected Information Literacy Standards Developed by the the American Library Association and Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

Pioneer Women		Farming	Archaeology	Industrialization
Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.	X	X	X	X
Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.	X	X	X	X
Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.	X	X	X	X
Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.	X	X	X	X
Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.	X	X	X	X