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C3.D1.Developing Questions & Planning Inquiries

Developing Questions & Planning Inquiries
Determining Helpful Sources
D1.5.3-5. Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration the different opinions people have about how to answer the questions.
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C3.D2.Applying Disciplinary Concepts & Tools

Applying Disciplinary Concepts & Tools
GEOGRAPHY: Geographic Representations: Spatial Views of the World
D2.Geo.2.3-5. Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.
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D2.Geo.3.3-5. Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.
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ECONOMICS: The National Economy
D2.Eco.11.3-5. Explain the meaning of inflation, deflation, and unemployment.
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HISTORY: Historical Sources and Evidence
D2.His.10.3-5. Compare information provided by different historical sources about the past.
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D2.His.11.3-5. Infer the intended audience and purpose of a historical source from information within the source itself.
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D2.His.13.3-5. Use information about a historical source, including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.
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D2.His.9.3-5. Summarize how different kinds of historical sources are used to explain events in the past.
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CIVICS: Processes, Rules, and Laws
D2.Civ.11.3-5. Compare procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings, including classroom, school, government, and/or society.
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D2.Civ.12.3-5. Explain how rules and laws change society and how people change rules and laws.
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D2.Civ.13.3-5. Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.
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D2.Civ.14.3-5. Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.
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GEOGRAPHY: Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns
D2.Geo.10.3-5. Explain why environmental characteristics vary among different world regions.
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D2.Geo.11.3-5. Describe how the spatial patterns of economic activities in a place change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.
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CIVICS: Civic and Political Institutions
D2.Civ.1.3-5. Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.
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D2.Civ.2.3-5. Explain how a democracy relies on people’s responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.
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D2.Civ.3.3-5. Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.
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D2.Civ.5.3-5. Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.
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GEOGRAPHY: Human-Environment Interaction: Place, Regions, and Culture
D2.Geo.4.3-5. Explain how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments.
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ECONOMICS: The Global Economy
D2.Eco.14.3-5. Explain how trade leads to increasing economic interdependence among nations.
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D2.Eco.15.3-5. Explain the effects of increasing economic interdependence on different groups within participating nations.
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HISTORY: Causation and Argumentation
D2.His.14.3-5. Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.
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D2.His.16.3-5. Use evidence to develop a claim about the past.
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D2.His.17.3-5. Summarize the central claim in a secondary work of history.
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ECONOMICS: Exchange and Markets
D2.Eco.3.3-5. Identify examples of the variety of resources (human capital, physical capital, and natural resources) that are used to produce goods and services.
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D2.Eco.4.3-5. Explain why individuals and businesses specialize and trade.
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D2.Eco.7.3-5. Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.
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HISTORY: Change, Continuity, and Context
D2.His.1.3-5. Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.
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D2.His.2.3-5. Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.
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D2.His.3.3-5. Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.
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CIVICS: Participation and Deliberation: Applying Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles
D2.Civ.8.3-5. Identify core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide government, society, and communities.
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GEOGRAPHY: Human Population: Spatial Patterns and Movements
D2.Geo.8.3-5. Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.
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C3.D3.Evaluating Sources & Using Evidence

Evaluating Sources & Using Evidence
Gathering and Evaluating Sources
D3.2.3-5. Use distinctions among fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources.

C3.D4.Communicating Conclusions & Taking Informed Action

Communicating Conclusions & Taking Informed Action
Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions
D4.1.3-5. Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources.
D4.2.3-5. Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data.
D4.3.3-5. Present a summary of arguments and explanations to others outside the classroom using print and oral technologies (e.g., posters, essays, letters, debates, speeches, and reports) and digital technologies (e.g., Internet, social media, and digital document
D4.4.3-5. Critique arguments.
D4.5.3-5. Critique explanations.