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MD.1.0.Political Science: Students will understand the historical development and current status of the democratic principles and the development of skills and attitudes necessary to become responsible citizens.
Political Science: Students will understand the historical development and current status of the democratic principles and the development of skills and attitudes necessary to become responsible citizens.
1.A. The foundations and function of government1.A.2. Explain how democratic skills and attitudes are associated with being a responsible citizen1.A.2.a. Use appropriate informational text to develop an understanding of democratic skills and attitudes, such as rights and responsibilities, respect, fairness, honesty, loyalty, and courage
1.A.2.b. Connect certain people, symbols, songs and poems to the ideals they represent, such as George Washington portrays leadership, the American flag represents loyalty and respect, and the star spangled banner represents courage and freedomQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
1.B. Individual and group participation in the political system1.B.1. Explain how contributions and events are important to the American political system1.B.1.a. Describe the contributions of local government leaders and current leaders of their school and community, such as county executives, county council or mayor, and city council
1.B.1.b. Explain how contributions of people recognized in holidays, such as Memorial Day and Constitution Day, represent democratic beliefs and attitudes, that include rights and responsibilities, loyalty, respect, and courage
1.C. Protecting rights and maintaining order1.C.1. Describe the rights and responsibilities of being a participating member of the school and the community1.C.1.a. Recognize and describe how making choices affects self, family, school, and community
MD.3.0.Geography: Students will use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities.
Geography: Students will use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities.
3.A. Using geographic tools3.A.1. Use geographic tools to locate and describe places on earth3.A.1.a. Identify the purpose and use of a globe and a variety of maps and atlases, such as school maps, neighborhood maps and simple atlases
3.A.1.b. Identify and use map elements, such as title, compass rose, simple grid system, legend/key, date, and author to interpret a map
3.A.1.c. Identify the equator, poles, seven continents, four oceans, and countries on a map and globe
3.B. Geographic characteristics of places and regions3.B.1. Classify places and regions in an environment using geographic characteristics3.B.1.a. Identify natural/physical features and human-made features using maps and photographsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks
3.B.1.b. Describe and classify regions using climate, vegetation, animal life, and natural/physical featuresQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks
3.B.1.c. Classify places as rural and urban
3.B.1.d. Describe how geographic characteristics determine choices, such as climate guides decisions about food, clothing, and shelter
3.C. Movement of people, goods and ideas3.C.1. Explain how transportation and communication link places by the movement of people, goods, and ideas3.C.1.a. Compare types of transportation used to move goods and people today and long ago
MD.4.0.Economics: Students will identify the economic principles and processes that are helpful to producers and consumers when making good decisions.
Economics: Students will identify the economic principles and processes that are helpful to producers and consumers when making good decisions.
4.A. Scarcity and economic decision-making4.A.1. Explain why people have to make economic choices about goods and services4.A.1.a. Identify and explain economic choices people make
4.A.1.b. Identify and give examples of the positive and negative aspects of each choice
4.A.1.c. Explain that choices have consequences, some of which are more important than others
4.A.2. Explain the production process4.A.2.a. Identify the natural, capital, and human resources used in the production of a good or service
4.A.3. Examine how technology affects the way people live, work and play4.A.3.a. Identify examples of technology used by consumers, such as automobiles, cameras, telephones, microwaves, televisions, and computers
4.A.3.b. Analyze why consumers use technology in their daily lives
4.B. Economic systems and the role of government in the economy4.B.1. Describe different types of markets4.B.1.a. Describe different market situations where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods and services
4.B.3. Describe how consumers acquire goods and services4.B.3.a. Identify goods and services provided by businesses
MD.5.0.History: Students will use historical thinking skills to understand how individuals and events have changed society over time.
History: Students will use historical thinking skills to understand how individuals and events have changed society over time.
5.A. Individuals and societies change over time5.A.1. Examine differences between past and present time5.A.1.b. Describe the relationship among events in a variety of timelinesQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
5.A.2. Describe people, places and artifacts of today and long ago5.A.2.b. Collect and examine photographs of the past and compare with similar, current images, such as, photographs of modes of transportation and communication
MD.6.0.Social Studies Skills and Processes: Students shall use reading, writing, and thinking processes and skills to gain knowledge and understanding of political, historical, and current events using chronological and spatial thinking, economic reasoning, and
Social Studies Skills and Processes: Students shall use reading, writing, and thinking processes and skills to gain knowledge and understanding of political, historical, and current events using chronological and spatial thinking, economic reasoning, and
6.A. Learn to read and construct meaning about social studies6.A.1. Develop and apply social studies vocabulary through exposure to a variety of text and portions of text6.A.1.a. Acquire new vocabulary through listening to and reading a variety of grade-appropriate print and non-print sourcesQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.1.b. Discuss words and word meanings as they are encountered in texts, instruction, and conversationQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.1.c. Make connections to prior knowledge and new vocabulary by listening, reading, and responding to a variety of textsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.2. Use strategies to prepare for reading (before reading)6.A.2.a. Make and explain the connections made using prior knowledge and experiences with the textQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.2.b. Make predictions or ask questions about the text by examining the title, cover, illustrations/photographs/text, and familiar author or topicQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.2.c. Set a purpose for reading the textQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3. Use strategies to monitor understanding and derive meaning from text and portions of text (during reading)6.A.3.a. Recall and discuss what they understandQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.b. Identify and question what did not make senseQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.c. Reread difficult parts slowly and carefully and use own words to restate difficult partsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.d. Read on, revisit, and restate the difficult parts in your own wordsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.e. Make, confirm, or adjust predictionsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.f. Ask and answer questions about the textQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.g. Periodically summarize while readingQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.h. Visualize what was readQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.i. Look back though the text to search for connection to the topic, characters, events, and actions in textQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.3.j. Explain personal connections to the topics, events, characters, and actions in textsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)6.A.4.a. Review/restate and explain what the text is mainly aboutQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.b. Identify and explain what is directly stated in the text (details, literal meaning)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.c. Identify and explain what is not stated in the text (implied or inferential meaning)Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.d. Summarize the text orallyQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.e. Confirm, refute, or make predictions to form new ideasQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.f. Connect the text to prior knowledge or personal experienceQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.g. Engage in conversation to understand what has been readQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.A.4.h. Retell explicit and implicit main ideas of textsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landmarks Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.C. Ask social studies questions6.C.1. Identify a topic that requires further study6.C.1.b. Pose questions about the topicQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.C.2. Identify a situation or problem that requires study6.C.2.c. Pose/ask questions about the problem/situationQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.D. Acquire social studies information6.D.1. Identify primary and secondary sources of information that relate to the topic/situation/problem being studied6.D.1.c. Locate and gather data and information from appropriate non-print sources, such as music, maps, graphs, photographs, and illustrations
6.E. Organize social studies information6.E.1. Organize information from non-print sources6.E.1.a. Distinguish factual from fictional information
6.E.1.b. Find relationships between gathered information
6.E.2. Organize information from print sources6.E.2.a. Distinguish factual from fictional information
6.E.2.b. Find relationships between gathered information
6.F. Analyze social studies information6.F.1. Interpret information from secondary sources including pictures, graphics, maps, atlases, and timelines6.F.1.b. Compare information to prior knowledge
6.F.1.c. Recognize relationships in and among ideas or events, such as cause and effect, sequential order, main idea, and detailsQuiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Time Lines
6.G. Answer social studies questions6.G.1. Describe how the community has changed over time and how people have contributed to its change, drawing from maps, photographs, newspapers, and other sources6.G.1.b. Plan and engage in school and community events, such as a mock election, playground clean-up, writing letters to community officials, and fund-raising for a cause