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Social Studies Practices PK-12
Social Studies Practices PK-12
1 Engage in Democratic Processes – Students will understand the principles of government, the benefits of democratic systems, and their responsibilities as citizens.
1.B. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the important institutions of their society and the principles that these institutions are intended to reflect.
1.C. Students will demonstrate understanding of the processes and rules by which groups of people make decisions, govern themselves, and address public problems.
3 Acquire, Apply, and Evaluate Evidence – Students will utilize interdisciplinary tools and master the basic concepts of the social studies in order to acquire and apply content understanding in all related fields of study.
3.B. Students will demonstrate an understanding of geographic concepts and develop mastery of geographic tools and ways of thinking in order to become geographically informed.
3.C. Students will analyze the principles of economic systems and develop an understanding of the benefits of a market system in local, national, and global settings.
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4 Read Critically and Interpret Informational Sources – Students will engage in critical, active reading of grade-level appropriate primary and secondary sources related to key social studies concepts, including frequent analysis and interpretation of infor
4.A. Students will comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize textual sources to acquire and refine knowledge in the social studies.
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4.B. Students will apply critical reading and thinking skills to interpret, evaluate, and respond to a variety of complex texts from historical, ethnic, and global perspectives.
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5 Engage in Evidence-Based Writing – Students will apply effective communication skills by developing a variety of evidence-based written products designed for multiple purposes and tasks, in order to demonstrate their understandings of social studies conce
5.B. Students will engage in authentic inquiry to acquire, refine, and share knowledge through written presentations related to social studies.
6th Grade Content Standards
6th Grade Content Standards
6.1. The student will analyze data from a geographic perspective using the skills and tools of geography.
6.1.4. Integrate visual information and develop the skill of mental mapping of the political and physical features of Earth’s surface in order to organize information about people, places, and environments.
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6.3. The student will identify the characteristics, distribution, and demographic patterns of human populations and systems of the Western Hemisphere.
6.3.4. Describe how the push and pull factors of migration have affected settlement patterns and the human characteristics of places over time.
6.3.5. Compare the systems of government, including representative governments (democracy, republic, constitutional monarchy) and authoritarian systems (dictatorship, absolute monarchy).
6.3.6. Identify the role of the citizen in the selection of government officials and lawmaking; compare individual liberties under different forms of government.
6.3.9. Describe benefits and limitations of the traditional, market, and command economic systems, including how government policies affect economic activities and trade relationships.
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6.4.2. Evaluate the effects of human modification on the natural environment through transformation caused by subsistence and commercial agriculture, industry, demand for energy, and urbanization.
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6.5. The student will compare common physical and human characteristics of regions which create identity or uniqueness and influence people’s perceptions of the Western Hemisphere.
6.5.1. Define the concept of region and identify the major political, physical, cultural, and economic regions.
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6.5.3. Describe patterns of global economic interdependence and trade, including the concepts of balance of trade and supply and demand; compare measures of economic growth including Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP).
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6.5.5. Analyze reasons for conflict and cooperation among and between groups, societies, nations, and regions.