SocialStudiesContentStandards

History: HistoricalThinkingandSkills: 1)Timecanbeshowngraphicallyoncalendarsandtimelines Useacalendartodetermineday,week,monthandyear Listdaysofweekandmonthsinorder Placeaseriesofeventsinchronologicalorderonatimeline 2)Changeovertimecanbeshownwithartifacts,maps,andphotographs Useartifacts,maps,andphotostodescribehowdailylifehaschanged Heritage 3)Scienceandtechnologyhavechangeddailylife Communication:mail,cellphones,email,texting,socialnetworking Travel:walking,horsebackriding,canoeing,publictransportation,cars,ships, airplanes,high-speedtrain,spacetravel 4)Biographiescanshowhowpeople'sactionshaveshapedtheworld ExplorebiographiesofAmericansocialandpoliticalleaders,explorers, inventors,andscientists Geography SpatialThinkingandSkills 5)Mapsandtheirsymbolscanbeinterpretedtoanswerquestionsaboutlocation ofplaces Describetheinformationprovidedonprint/electronicmapsusingamapkey Constructamapthatincludesatitleandkey Landforms:plateaus,islands,hills,mountains,valleys Bodiesofwater:creeks,ponds,lakes,oceans PlacesandRegions 6)Theworkthatpeopledoisimpactedbythedistinctivehumanandphysical characteristicsintheplacewheretheylive

 Humancharacteristics:language,religion,populationdistribution Physicalcharacteristics:landforms,climate,soils,hydrology HumanSystems 7)Humanactivitiesalterthephysicalenvironment,bothpositivelyandnegatively Describepositiveandnegativeresultsofhumanchanges 8)Culturesdevelopinuniqueways,inpartthroughtheinfluenceofthephysical environment Examinefood,clothing,shelter,language,andartisticexpression 9)Interactionsamongculturesleadtosharingwaysoflife Describeexamplesofculturalsharing:food,language,customs Government CivicParticipationandSkills 10)Personalaccountabilityincludesmakingresponsiblechoices,takingresponsibility forpersonalactions,andrespectingothers 11)Groupsareaccountableforchoicestheymakeandactionstheytake Studentsworkcollaborativelyingroupstodeterminegoals,assigntasksfor individuals,completeassignedresponsibilities,anddetermineifgoalsare reached Cooperationrequiresmanagingconflictpeacefully,displayingcourtesyto others,andrespectingothers RulesandLaws 12)Therearedifferentrulesthatgovernbehaviorindifferentsettings Economics EconomicDecisionMakingandSkills 13)Informationdisplayedonbargraphscanbeusedtocomparequantities Scarcity 14)Resourcescanbeusedinvariousways ProductionandConsumption

 15)Mostpeoplearoundtheworldworkinjobsinwhichtheyproducespecific goodsandservices Markets 16)Peopleusemoneytobuyandsellgoodsandservices FinancialLiteracy 17)Peopleearnincomebyworking