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WI.SS.BH.Behavioral Sciences (BH)
Behavioral Sciences (BH)
SS.BH4: Wisconsin students will examine the progression of specific forms of technology and their influence within various societies.
BH4.a: Progression of technology
SS.BH4.a.i. Classify technologies based on intended use, access, and design, and how they might change people’s lives (for better or worse).
SS.Econ2: Wisconsin students will analyze how decisions are made and interactions occur among individuals, households, and firms/businesses (Microeconomics).
Econ2.a: Consumers, Producers, and Markets
SS.Econ2.a.3-4. Compare two product markets found in the local community. Differentiate between goods and services.
SS.Econ2.b.4-5. Assess the roles of consumers (demand), producers (supply), prices, non-price factors (e.g., drought or a fad item), and competition in the product market.
Econ2.c: Firm/Business Behavior and Costs of Production
SS.Econ2.c.3. Compare the skills and knowledge required to produce certain goods and services. Provide an example of the factors of production (i.e., land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship) for a given product.
SS.Econ4: Wisconsin students will evaluate government decisions and their impact on individuals, businesses, markets, and resources (Role of Government).
Econ4.c: Role of Government
SS.Econ4.c.5. Discuss reasons a government taxes people.
SS.Geog1: Wisconsin students will use geographic tools and ways of thinking to analyze the world.
Geog1.a: Tools of Geography
SS.Geog1.a.4-5. Summarize how location (absolute and relative) affects people, places, and environment. Construct maps (paper or digital), charts, and graphs using appropriate elements (i.e., date, orientation, grid, scale, title, author, index, legend, situation)
SS.Geog2: Wisconsin students will analyze human movement and population patterns.
Geog2.a: Population and Place
SS.Geog2.a.3. Categorize the populations of people living in their state and country. Compare and contrast types of communities (i.e., rural, suburban, urban, or tribal), and different types of places on Earth (e.g., community, state, region, country/nation).
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Geog2.b: Reasons People Move
SS.Geog2.b.5. Investigate push and pull factors of movement in their community, state, country, and world.
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Geog2.c: Impact of Movement
SS.Geog2.c.5. Describe population changes in their state, and country over time.
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SS.Geog3: Wisconsin students will examine the impacts of global interconnections and relationships.
Geog3.a: Distribution of Resources
SS.Geog3.a.5. Classify a provided set of resources as renewable or nonrenewable, and analyze the implications of both at the local, national, and global level.
SS.Geog3.b.4. Classify various ways that people and countries depend on one another. Summarize how transportation and communication have changed economic activities over time.
SS.Geog5: Wisconsin students will evaluate the relationship between humans and the environment.
Geog5.a: Human Environment Interaction
SS.Geog5.a.3-4. Compare the positive and negative effects of human actions on our physical environment (e.g., availability of water, fertility of soils) over time
SS.Hist2: Wisconsin students will analyze, recognize, and evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time and contextualization of historical events.
Hist2.b: Patterns change over a period of time
SS.Hist2.b.i. Describe patterns of change over time in the community, state, and the United States.
WI.SS.Inq:Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes (Inq)
Social Studies Inquiry Practices and Processes (Inq)
SS.Inq5: Wisconsin students will be civically engaged.
Inq5.a: Civic engagement
SS.Inq5.a.i. Explore opportunities for personal or collaborative civic engagement with community, school, state, tribal, national, and/or global implications.
SS.PS1: Wisconsin students will identify and analyze democratic principles and ideals.
PS1.a: Values & Principles of American Constitutional Democracy
SS.PS1.a.i. Differentiate between majority rule and minority rights (as a function of a democratic republic). Hypothesize why laws and constitutions exist.
PS1.b: Origins & Foundation of the Government of the United States
SS.PS1.b.4-5. Summarize the contributions of historically significant people during the period of early United States history to the development of our political culture. Differentiate between freedom, justice, equality, rights, responsibilities, and citizenship. Apply
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SS.PS2: Wisconsin students will examine and interpret rights, privileges, and responsibilities in society.
PS2.a: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
SS.PS2.a.i. Investigate examples of rights and responsibilities, including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which individuals possess within the state, country, and world. Summarize the actio
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PS2.b: Fundamentals of Citizenship
SS.PS2.b.5. Compare and contrast being a citizen of a country to the principles of good citizenship. Describe the process by which people in the United States become legal citizens (i.e., natural born or naturalization).
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SS.PS2.c.4-5. Critique instances where groups have been denied access to power and rights, and any law or customs that have altered these instances. Summarize how people (e.g., religious groups, civil rights groups, workers, neighborhood residents) organize to gain a g
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SS.PS3: Wisconsin students will analyze and evaluate the powers and processes of political and civic institutions.
PS3.a: Political Participation
SS.PS3.a.4-5. Investigate reasons why citizens participate in elections. Identify their role in government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
SS.PS3.b.3-4. Provide examples of how various types of media are used in elections and government. Compare and contrast the multiple roles people play in elections. Analyze the roles civic institutions play in their lives, their community and beyond (e.g., schools, com
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PS3.c: Power in Government
SS.PS3.c.4-5. Classify the basic structures and functions of governments, and summarize basic powers of the government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.