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AZ.SS03-S1.American History
American History
SS03-S1C1. Research Skills for History: Historical research is a process in which students examine topics or questions related to historical studies and/or current issues. By using primary and secondary sources effectively students obtain accurate and relevant infor
SS03-S1C1-02. Recognize how archaeological research adds to our understanding of the past.
SS03-S1C1-03. Use primary source materials (e.g., photos, artifacts, interviews, documents, maps) and secondary source materials (e.g., encyclopedias, biographies) to study people and events from the past.
SS03-S1C10. Contemporary United States 1970s - Present: Current events and issues continue to shape our nation and our involvement in the global community.
SS03-S1C10-02. Discuss the connections between current events and historical events and issues from content studied in Strand 1 using information from class discussions and various resources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television, Internet, books, maps).
SS03-S1C3. Exploration and Colonization 1500s - 1700s: The varied causes and effects of exploration, settlement, and colonization shaped regional and national development of the U.S.
SS03-S1C3-01. Discuss technological advances (e.g., compass, printing press) that facilitated exploration of the New World.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
SS03-S1C3-02. Recognize that European countries explored the New World for economic and political reasons.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
SS03-S1C3-03. Discuss European explorers (e.g., Samuel Champlain, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Ponce de Leon, Hernan de Soto) and their discoveries in the New World.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
SS03-S1C6. Civil War and Reconstruction 1850 - 1877: Regional conflicts led to the Civil War and resulted in significant changes to American social, economic, and political structures.
SS03-S1C6-01. Recognize that there were issues (e.g., slavery, states' rights, South seceded from the Union) associated with the Civil War.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideCivil War
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Americans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
SS03-S1C6-02. Discuss contributions of people (e.g., Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass) during the Civil War era.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideU.S. Presidents
SS03-S1C7. Emergence of the Modern United States 1875 - 1929: Economic, social, and cultural changes transformed the U.S. into a world power.
SS03-S1C7-01. Discuss reasons (e.g., famine, political discord, religious persecution, economic opportunity) why people left their home country to start a new life in the United States.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideImmigration
SS03-S1C7-02. Describe the experiences (e.g., new language, customs, opportunities, hardships) in immigrants' lives after settling in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideImmigration
SS03-S1C9. Postwar United States 1945 - 1970s: Postwar tensions led to social change in the U.S. and to a heightened focus on foreign policy.
SS03-S1C9-01. Recognize that individuals (e.g., Susan B. Anthony, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez) worked for and supported the rights and freedoms of others.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Americans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Americans
AZ.SS03-S2.World History
World History
SS03-S2C1. Research Skills for History: Historical research is a process in which students examine topics or questions related to historical studies and/or current issues.
SS03-S2C1-01. Use timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
SS03-S2C2. Early Civilizations: The geographic, political, economic and cultural characteristics of early civilizations significantly influenced the development of later civilizations.
SS03-S2C2-01. Recognize how government (beginnings of democracy), mythology, art, architecture, and the Olympics in Ancient Greece contributed to the development of their own and later civilizations.
SS03-S2C2-03. Recognize how representative government, mythology, architecture (e.g., aqueducts), and language (e.g., Latin) in Ancient Rome contributed to the development of their own and later civilizations.
SS03-S2C5. Encounters and Exchange: Innovations, discoveries, exploration, and colonization accelerated contact, conflict, and interconnection among societies world wide, transforming and creating nations.
SS03-S2C5-01. Describe how the search for a Northwest Passage to Asia led to the exploration and settlement of Canada.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
SS03-S2C5-02. Discuss European global explorations (e.g., Columbus, Magellan, Henry Hudson, Vasco da Gama, Balboa).
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
AZ.SS03-S3.Civics/Government
Civics/Government
SS03-S3C1. Foundations of Government: The United States democracy is based on principles and ideals that are embodied by symbols, people and documents.
SS03-S3C1-01. Describe national symbols and monuments that represent American democracy and values: a) Statue of Liberty; b) Ellis Island; c) Lincoln Memorial; d) the U. S. Capitol.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideU.S. Government
SS03-S3C1-04. Describe the significance of national holidays: a) Presidents' Day; b) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; c) Veterans' Day; d) Memorial Day; e) Constitution Day; f) Labor Day.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideLocal Government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideState Government
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideU.S. Government
SS03-S3C3. Functions of Government: Laws and policies are developed to govern, protect, and promote the well-being of the people.
SS03-S3C3-01. Identify the basic concept of how laws are made (e.g., law proposed, discussed, amended, voted on).
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Presidency
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideU.S. Congress
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideU.S. Senate
SS03-S3C4. Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship: The rights, responsibilities and practices of United States citizenship are founded in the Constitution and the nation's history.
SS03-S3C4-01. Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship: a) good sportsmanship; b) participation and cooperation; c) rules and consequences; d) voting.
SS03-S3C4-03. Identify traits of character (e.g., honesty, courage, cooperation, respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, citizenship) that are important to the preservation and improvement of democracy.
SS03-S4C1. The World in Spatial Terms: The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments.
SS03-S4C1-01. Discuss that different types of maps (e.g., political, physical, thematic) serve various purposes.
SS03-S4C1-02. Interpret political and physical maps using the following elements: a) alpha-numeric grids; b) title; c) compass rose -cardinal and intermediate directions; d) symbols; e) legend; f) scale.
SS03-S4C1-06. Recognize characteristics of human and physical features: a) physical (i.e., ocean continent, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcano, peninsula); b) human (i.e., equator, Northern and Southern Hemisphere
SS03-S4C1-07. Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images, or globes: a) physical (i.e., seven continents, four oceans, river, lake, mountain range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, peninsula); b) human (i.e., equator, Northern and Southe
SS03-S4C3. Physical Systems: Physical processes shape the Earth and interact with plant and animal life to create, sustain, and modify ecosystems. These processes affect the distribution of resources and economic development.
SS03-S4C3-01. Describe major factors that impact human populations and the environment.
SS03-S4C4-06. Discuss the major economic activities and land use (e.g., harvesting natural resources, agricultural, industrial, residential, commercial, recreational) of areas studied.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideWorld Population
SS03-S4C5. Environment and Society: Human and environmental interactions are interdependent upon one another. Humans interact with the environment- they depend upon it, they modify it; and they adapt to it. The health and well-being of all humans depends upon an und
SS03-S4C5-01. Identify ways (e.g., farming, building structures and dams, creating transportation routes, overgrazing, mining, logging) in which humans depend upon, adapt to, and impact the earth.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideWorld Population
SS03-S4C5-03. Identify resources that are renewable, recyclable, and non-renewable.
SS03-S4C6. Geographic Applications: Geographic thinking (asking and answering geographic questions) is used to understand spatial patterns of the past, the present, and to plan for the future.
SS03-S4C6-02. Use geography concepts and skills (e.g., recognizing patterns, mapping, graphing) to find solutions for local, state or national problems (e.g., shortage or abundance of natural resources).
SS03-S5C1. Foundations of Economics: The foundations of economics are the application of basic economic concepts and decision-making skills. This includes scarcity and the different methods of allocation of goods and services.
SS03-S5C1-02. Identify opportunity costs in personal decision-making situations.
SS03-S5C1-05. Discuss reasons (e.g., labor, raw materials, energy resources) why some goods are made locally and some are made in other parts of the United States and world.
SS03-S5C2. Microeconomics: Microeconomics examines the costs and benefits of economic choices relating to individuals, markets and industries, and governmental policies.
SS03-S5C2-01. Discuss different ways individuals can earn money.
SS03-S5C5. Personal Finance: Decision-making skills foster a person's individual standard of living. Using information wisely leads to better informed decisions as consumers, workers, investors and effective participants in society.
SS03-S5C5-01. Discuss costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.