This publication addresses the following Colorado Content Standards for :
Social Studies 4th Grade - Standard 1 History
• GLE 1 . Analyze primary and secondary sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of the history of Colorado . Pages 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 10
• GLE 2 . The historical eras , individuals , groups , ideas , and themes in Colorado history and their relationship to key events in the United States within the same historical period . Pages 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 10
Mathematics 4th Grade - Standard 1 . Number and Quantity
• GLE 4 . NBT . B . Number & Operations in Base Ten : Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic . ( CCSS : 4 . NBT . B . 5 ) Pages 4 , 6 , 7 , 12
5th Grade - Standard 1 . Number and Quantity
• GLE 5 . NBT . A . Number & Operations in Base Ten : Understand the place value system . ( CCSS : 5 . NBT . B . 5 ) ( CCSS : 5 . NBT . B . 7 ) Pages 6 , 7 , 12
• GLE 5 . NBT . B . Number & Operations in Base Ten : Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths . Pages 2 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 12
Comprehensive Health 4th Grade - Standard 2 Physical and Personal Wellness
• GLE 1 . Demonstrate the ability to set a goal in order to enhance personal nutrition . Page 19
• GLE 2 . Describe the connection between food intake and physical health . Page 19
Science 4th Grade - Standard 2 Life Science
• GLE 1 . Organisms have both internal and external structures that serve various functions . ( 4-LS1-1 ) ( 4-LS1- 2 ) Pages 16 , 18
4th Grade - Standard 3 Earth and Science
• GLE 4 . Energy and fuels that humans use are derived from natural sources and their use affects the environment in multiple ways . ( 4-ESS3-1 ) ( ESS3 . A ) Pages 15 , 16 , 17
5th Grade - Standard 2 . Life Science
• GLE 2 . Matter cycles between air and soil and among plants , animals and microbes as these organisms live and die . ( 5-LS2-1 ) ( LS2 : B ) Pages 16 , 17
• GLE 5 . Societal activities have had major effects on land , ocean , atmosphere and even outer space ( ESS3 : C ) Pages 15 , 16 , 17
Reading , Writing , and Communicating 4th Grade - Standard 2 Reading for All Purposes
• GLE 2 . Apply strategies to comprehend and interpret informational texts . ( CCSS : RI . 4.1 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.2 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.3 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.4 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.5 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.7 ) ( CCSS : RI . 4.10 )
• GLE 3 . Apply knowledge of spelling patterns ( orthography ) and word meanings ( morphology ) to decode multisyllable words and determine the meaning of unknown words . ( CCSS : RF . 4.3 ) ( CCSS : RF . 4.3a ) ( CCSS : RF . 4.4 ) ( CCSS : RF . 4.4a )
5th Grade - Standard 2 Reading for All Purposes
• GLE 2 . Apply strategies to interpret and analyze various types of informational texts . ( CCSS : RI . 5.1 ) ( CCSS : RI . 5.2 ) ( CCSS : RI . 5.3 ) ( CCSS : RI . 5.4 ) ( CCSS : RI . 5.10 )
• GLE 3 . Apply knowledge of word meanings ( morphology ) and word relationships to determine the meaning of unknown words in and out of context . ( CCSS . RF . 5.3 ) ( CCSS : RF . 5.3a ) ( CCSS : RF . 5.4 ) ( CCSS : RF . 5.4a ) ( CCSS : L . 5.4b ) ( CCSS : L . 5.4 . c ) ( CCSS . L . 5.6 )
How this publication can be used with Colorado history textbooks :
The textbook , Colorado Crossroads of the West , is about farming an ranching in Colorado . Cattle in Colorado History provides expanded information to the section in Chapter 10 on raising cattle on the plains . Colorado Our Colorful State discusses farming and ranching in Chapter 16 , titled " Settling on the Plains ." Cattle in Colorado History reinforces the events of this historical era and adds details of interest . Two chapters in A Rendezvous with Colorado History can be enhanced using Cattle in Colorado History . The readers of information contained in Chapter 7 , titled " Spanish Americans " and Chapter 11 , titled " Industries in Colorado " will benefit from using Cattle in Colorado History as an introduction .
References :
Colorado Cattlemen ' s Centennial Commission . The Co-operative Century . Denver : Colorado Cattlemen ' s Centennial Commission , 1967 .
Colorado Historical Association . The Historical Encyclopedia of Colorado . Denver : Colorado Historical Association 1960 .
Steinel , Alvin . History of Agriculture in Colorado . Fort Collins : Colorado State University , 1916 .
Noel , Mahoney and Stevens . Historical Atlas of Colorado . Norman : University of Oklahoma Press , 1994 .
Cattle in Colorado History ( first printing ). Denver : Colorado Beef Council , 1984 .