The unit addresses the following English/Language Arts Standards:

Standard 1 – Reading: Word Recognition, Fluency and Vocabulary Development
Students use their knowledge of word parts and word relationships, as well as context clues to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words.
Standard 2 – Reading: Reading Comprehension
Students read and understand grade-level appropriate material. They describe and connect the essential ideas, arguments and perspective of the text. Students read a variety of grade-level-appropriate narrative (story) and expository (informational and technical) texts, including classic and contemporary literature and online information.
Standard 3 – Reading: Literary Response and Analysis
Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children's literature. They identify and discuss the characters, theme (the main idea of a story), plot (what happens in a story) and setting (where a story takes place) of stories that they read.
Standard 4 – Writing: Writing Process
Students discuss and keep a list of ideas for writing. They use graphic organizers (and) progress through the writing process, proofread, edit and revise writing.
Standard 6 – Writing: Written English Language Conventions
Students write using Standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level.
Standard 7 – Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking Skills, Strategies and Applications
Students deliver focused, coherent presentations that convey ideas clearly and relate to the background and interests of the audience. They evaluate the content of oral communication. Students deliver well-organized presentations using traditional speech strategies, including narration, exposition, persuasion and description. Students use the same standard English conventions for oral speech that they use in their writing.

The unit addresses the following Social Studies Standards:

Standard 2 – Civics and Government
Students will identify and explain main components and characteristics of the United States government.
Standard 4 – Economics
Students will describe the productive resources and market relationships that influence the way people produce goods and services and earn a living in the United States in different historical periods.
Standard 5 – Individuals, Society and Culture
Students will identify individuals and groups that have contributed to the development of the United States, investigate the way that individuals and groups cooperate and adapt to the environment and resolve conflicts and examine the challenges faced and the contributions made by various cultural groups to American society.

The unit addresses the following Visual Arts Standards:

Standard 1 – Responding to Art: History
Students understand the significance of visual art in relation to historical, social, political, spiritual, environmental, technological and economic issues.
Standard 3 – Responding to Art: Criticism
Students describe, analyze and interpret works of art and artifacts.
Standard 8 – Creating Art: Production
Students understand and apply elements and principles of design effectively in their work.
Standard 9 – Creating Art: Production
Students develop and apply skills using a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, tools and processes to create works that communicate personal meaning.
Standard 10 – Creating Art: Production
Students reflect on, revise and refine work using problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

The unit addresses the following Science standards:

Standard 1 – The Nature of Science and Technology
Students work collaboratively to carry out investigations. They observe and make accurate measurements, increase their use of tools and instruments, record data in journals and communicate results through chart, graph, written and verbal forms. Students repeat investigations, explain inconsistencies and design projects.
Standard 2 – Scientific Thinking
Students use a variety of skills and techniques when attempting to answer questions and solve problems. They describe their observations accurately and clearly, using numbers, words and sketches, and are able to communicate their thinking to others. They compare, contrast, explain and justify both information and numerical functions.
Standard 5 – The Mathematical World
Students apply mathematics in scientific contexts. They make more precise and varied measurements in gathering data. Their geometric descriptions of objects are comprehensive, and their graphing demonstrates specific connections. They identify questions that can be answered by data distribution, i.e. "Where is the middle?" and their supporting of claims or answers with reasons and analogies becomes important.
Standard 6 – Common Themes
Students work with an increasing variety of systems and begin to modify parts in systems and models and notice the changes that result 

The unit addresses the following Math standards:

Standard 5 – Measurement
Students recognize that measurement has applications in science, social studies, home economics and other subjects.
Standard 6 – Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability
Students display, analyze, compare and interpret data sets; they use the results of probability experiments to predict future events.

The unit addresses the following Music standards:

Standard 1– Singing alone and with others
Students sing alone, on pitch, and in rhythm, with proper timbre, diction, posture and with a steady tempo. They sing expressively, accurately and with good breath control, alone and in small groups.
Standard 2 – Playing an instrument alone and with others
Students perform on one instrument alone or in an ensemble. Echo or play by ear easy rhythmic, melodic, and chordal patterns accurately. They perform instrumental parts while other students sing or play different parts.
Standard 3 – Reading, notating and interpreting music
Students read music notation in simple and compound meters. They use notation to communicate musical ideas.
Standard 4 – Improvising melodies and accompaniments
Students improvise simple harmonies to accompany pieces or songs. They improvise short melodies over given rhythmic pattern.
Standard 5 – Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Students create an original composition, perform the piece on an instrument or sing it.
Standard 6 – Listening to, analyzing and describing music
Students identify music forms when they are heard. They use proper terms when explaining music, music notation and musical performances. They identify the sounds of many instruments and voices and use movement to respond to musical traits or events as they are heard.
Standard 8 – Understanding music in relation to history and culture
Students identify unfamiliar examples of music from either the Classic or Romantic musical style period when heard. They describe how musical elements are used in music from other parts of the world.
Standard 9 – Evaluating and critiquing music and music performances
Students develop a list of criteria that exemplify musical quality. They use appropriate terms to explain their preferences for musical works and styles.