Georgia SS5H7

SS5H7 is a Georgia social studies standard. These are the elements under it.

• SS5H7.a

  Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the role of Ronald Reagan.

• SS5H7.b

  Describe the events of September 11, 2001, and analyze their impact on American life.

• SS5H7.c

  Explain the impact of the personal computer and the Internet on American life.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students build a timeline linking major political, technological, and social changes from 1975 through 2001. They explain the Soviet collapse, Reagan's role, the spread of computers and the Internet, and the effects of September 11.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can place key developments in order and explain specific causes and effects. They describe Reagan as one factor in the Soviet collapse and give clear examples of how technology and September 11 changed American life.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may credit Reagan alone for the Soviet collapse or assume computers and the Internet appeared suddenly. They may also confuse the September 11 attacks with later wars or describe the attacks without explaining their effects.

04

How to Assess It

Give an exit ticket with four items: Soviet collapse, Reagan's policies, Internet growth, and September 11. Students order them, then write one cause or effect for each.

1. 01

   Give pairs event, cause, and impact cards to match, then place the completed sets on a classroom timeline from 1975 to 2001.

2. 02

   Write: Which development changed daily American life most, the Soviet collapse, personal computers, the Internet, or September 11, and why?

3. 03

   Play a four-corner game where students move to the decade of an event, then explain one cause or effect to earn a point.

4. 04

   Compare a 1990s dial-up Internet advertisement with a current phone plan, then list three changes in communication, work, or entertainment.

• SS5H1

  Describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.

• SS5G1

  Locate important places in the United States.

• SS5H6

  Describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975.