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Social Studies
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Social Studies
Strand
Historical Understanding
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Strand
Social Studies
Historical Understanding

• Standard 1
• Change, Continuity, Causality

Understand change, continuity, and cause effect
in history.
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Topic Causes Effects in History
Explain cause and effect relationships in stories
and historical narratives.
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Strand
Social Studies
Historical Understanding

• Standard 2
• Inquiry, Empathy, Perspective

Use the tools and methods of inquiry,
perspective, and empathy to explain historical
events with multiple interpretations and judge
the past on its own terms.
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Topic Historical Inquiry
Make generalizations about the history of a
community based on information from primary
sources such as maps, photos, oral histories,
letters, and newspapers.
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Topic Historical Inquiry
Compare an experience or historical event from
the point of view of different people involved
and offer possible reasons for the difference.
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Social Studies
Strand
History
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Strand
Social Studies
History

• Standard 3
• Historical Content

Understand change, cause and effect, and
continuity in history and contemporary life.
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Topic Community Life, Past and Present
Compare issues and concerns (e.g., employment,
safety, population, transportation) of own
community with those of a community in the past.
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Social Studies
Strand
Political Science / Civics
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Strand
Social Studies
Political Science /Civics

• Standard 4
• Governance, Democracy, Interaction

Understand the purpose and historical impact of
political institutions, the principles and values
of American constitutional democracy, and the
similarities and differences in government across
cultural perspectives.
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Topic Governance, Power, and Authority
Explain the purpose of rules and laws and the
differences between them and give examples of
each.
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Topic Governance, Power, and Authority
Describe ways in which people exercise power
without authority (e.g., illegal activities,
bullying, taking charge in a crisis).
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Strand
Social Studies
Political Science /Civics

• Standard 5
• Participation and Citizenship

Understand roles, rights (personal, economic,
political), and responsibilities of American
citizens and exercise them in civic action.
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Topic Rights and Responsibilities
Describe the roles, rights, and responsibilities
of citizenship. Fulfill individual
responsibilities within the classroom.
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Social Studies
Strand
Cultural Anthropology
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Strand
Social Studies
Cultural Anthropology

• Standard 6
• Systems, Dynamics Inquiry

Understand culture as a system of beliefs,
knowledge, and practices shared by a group.
Understand how cultural systems change over time.
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Topic Cultural Diversity Unity
Give examples of the unique values, beliefs, and
practices of different cultures. Explain how
these have changed over time.
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Topic Cultural Inquiry
Gather and classify artifacts, facsimiles, and
photos that have cultural significance. Draw
informed and validated conclusions about the
cultures.
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Topic Cultural Dynamics / Change Continuity
Explain how cultural elements (e.g., language,
art, music, stories, legends, and traditions) can
change over time, and explain possible reasons
for that change.
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Social Studies
Strand
Geography
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Strand
Social Studies
Geography

• Standard 7
• World in Spatial Terms

Use geographic representations to organize,
analyze, and present information on people,
places, and environments. Understand the nature
and interaction of geographic regions and
societies around the world.
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Topic Human Physical Characteristics in
Spatial Terms
Use geographic representations (e.g., maps,
globes, graphs, charts, models) to organize,
analyze, and draw conclusions about geographic
information.
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Topic Places and Regions
Compare the physical and human characteristics of
different communities and regions and analyze why
physical and human characteristics differ from
place to place.
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Topic Places and Regions
Creates a geographic representation showing the
physical and human characteristics of a place or
region and explain its uniqueness.
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Topic Environment and Society
Examine the ways in which people modify the
physical environment (e.g., irrigation, clearing
land, planting crops, building roads), and the
effects of these changes.
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Topic Human Systems
Analyze the factors that influence why people
migrate and where they settle (e.g., natural
resources, major waterways, physical features,
natural hazards, connections, populations,
climate, job opportunities).
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Social Studies
Strand
Economics
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Strand
Social Studies
Economics

• Standard 8
• Resources, Markets Government

Understand economic concepts and the
characteristics of various economic systems.
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Topic Limited Resources Choice
Describe having to make a choice, and explain
what had to be given up by making that choice.
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Topic Limited Resources Choice
Explain why people need to use resources wisely
by considering that there are not enough natural,
human, and capital resources to satisfy
everyone's wishes.
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Topic Economic Interdependence
Describe how money makes it easy to trade goods
and services.