6-8. 6-8 Social Studies Indicators Develop questions through investigations. Apply disciplinary concepts and tools. Evaluate sources and use evidence Communicate conclusions and take informed action. Civics Economics Distinguish the powers and Explain how economic decisions affect responsibilities of citizens, political the well-being of individuals, businesses, parties, interest groups and the media. and society. Explain specific roles played by citizens Evaluate alternative approaches or (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, solutions to current economic issues in members of the armed forces, terms of benefits and costs for different petitioners, protesters, and groups and society as a whole. Explain the roles of buyers and sellers in Examine the origins, purposes, and product, labor, and financial markets. impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, Explain how changes in supply and and international agreements. demand causes changes in prices and Explain the powers and limits of the three quantities of goods, and services, labor, branches of government. and credit. Explain the origins, functions, and Analyze the role of innovation and structure of government with reference to entrepreneurship in a market economy. the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions, Describe the roles of institutions such as and selected other systems of corporations, non-profits, and labor unions government. in a market economy. Assess specific rules and laws (both Explain how inflation, deflation, and actual and proposed) as a means of unemployment affect different groups. addressing public problems. Explain barriers and benefits to trade and Compare historical and contemporary how they affect individuals, businesses, means of changing societies and and society. promoting the common good. Geography History and Literacy Construct maps to represent and explain Analyze connections among events and the spatial patterns of cultural and developments in broader historical environmental characteristics. contexts. Use maps, satellite images, Use questions generated about individuals photographs, and other representations and groups to analyze why they, and the to explain relationships between the developments they shaped, are seen as locations of places and regions and historically significant. changes in their environmental Analyze multiple factors that influences characteristics. perspectives during different people’s Use paper based and electronic mapping historical eras. and graphing techniques to represent Analyze how perspectives have people’s and analyze spatial patterns of different changed and how those perspectives have environmental and cultural influenced what information is available in characteristics. the historical sources they created. Explain how cultural patterns and Use questions generated about multiple economic decisions influence historical sources to identify further areas environments and the daily lives of of inquiry and additional sources.
6-8. 6-8 Social Studies Indicators Develop questions through investigations. Apply disciplinary concepts and tools. Evaluate sources and use evidence Communicate conclusions and take informed action. Civics Economics Distinguish the powers and responsibilities of citizens, political parties, interest groups and the media. Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and Examine the origins, purposes, and impact of constitutions, laws, treaties, and international agreements. Explain the powers and limits of the three branches of government. Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions, and selected other systems of government. Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as a means of addressing public problems. Compare historical and contemporary means of changing societies and promoting the common good. Explain how economic decisions affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society. Evaluate alternative approaches or solutions to current economic issues in terms of benefits and costs for different groups and society as a whole. Explain the roles of buyers and sellers in product, labor, and financial markets. Explain how changes in supply and demand causes changes in prices and quantities of goods, and services, labor, and credit. Analyze the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in a market economy. Describe the roles of institutions such as corporations, non-profits, and labor unions in a market economy. Explain how inflation, deflation, and unemployment affect different groups. Explain barriers and benefits to trade and how they affect individuals, businesses, and society. Geography History and Literacy Construct maps to represent and explain the spatial patterns of cultural and environmental characteristics. Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and changes in their environmental characteristics. Use paper based and electronic mapping and graphing techniques to represent and analyze spatial patterns of different environmental and cultural characteristics. Explain how cultural patterns and economic decisions influence environments and the daily lives of Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant. Analyze multiple factors that influences people’s perspectives during different historical eras. Analyze how people’s perspectives have changed and how those perspectives have influenced what information is available in the historical sources they created. Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to identify further areas of inquiry and additional sources.
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