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Network, Michigan Social Studies Standards.
Strand I Historical Perspective
Standard I.I Time and Chronology
Use
weeks, months and years as intervals of time.
Use
analog and digital clocks to tell time.
Distinguish
among the past, the present and the future.
Place
events of their lives and the lives of others in chronological order.
Standard I.2 Comprehending the Past
Identify who was involved, what happened and where it happened in stories
about the past.
Describe
the past through the eyes and experiences of those who were there as
revealed through their records.
Recount
events from simple biographies of women and men representing a variety of
societies from the past.
Identify
and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good character and
personal virtue.
Standard I.3 Analyzing and Interpreting the Past
Use a variety of records to construct a narrative about their personal or
family histories.
Differentiate between historical facts and historical interpretations.
Explain why accounts of the same event differ.
Standard I.4 Judging Decisions from the Past
Recall situations in their lives that required decisions and evaluate the
decisions made in light of their consequences.
Evaluate decisions made by others as reported in stories about the past.
Strand II Geographic Perspective
Standard
II.I "Diversity of People, Places, and Cultures"
All students will describe, compare, and explain the locations and
characteristics of places, cultures, and settlements.
Standard
II.2 Human/Environment Interaction
Describe how people use
the environment to meet human needs and wants.
Describe the ways in
which their environment has been changed by people, and the ways their lives are
affected by the environment.
Suggest ways the people
can help improve their environment
Standard
II.3 Location, Movement, and Connections
Identify locations of
significance in their immediate environment and explain reasons for their
location.
Identify people and
places in other locations and explain their importance to the community.
dentify people, goods, ser-vices and ideas in their local community
which have come from other places and describe why they moved.
Standard
II.5 Global Issues and Events
Locate and describe major world events that are having an impact on their
community and explain why they are important.
Strand III Civic Perspective
Standard III.I Purposes of Government
Cite examples of government carrying out its legal authority in their
local community.
Describe consequences of
not having rules.
Standard
III.2 Ideals of American Democracy
Identify aspects of life
at school and in the local community that illustrate justice and freedom.
Standard III.3 Democracy in Action
Explain how conflicts at school or in the local community might be
resolved in ways that are consistent with core democratic values.
Standard
III.4 American Government and Politics
Identify rules at school
and in the local community and consider consequences for breaking rules.
Describe fair ways for
groups to make decisions.
Describe ways that individuals influence each other.
Standard
III.5 American Government and World Affairs
Distinguish between
events in this country and events abroad.
Recognize that events in
other countries can affect Americans
Strand IV Economic Perspective
Standard
IV.I Individual and Household Choices
Identify ways families
produce and consume goods and services.
List ways that
individuals can conserve limited resources.
Standard
IV.2 Business Choices
Connect economic needs
with businesses that meet them.
Select a particular good
or service and describe the types of resources necessary to produce and
distribute it.
Standard
IV.3 Role of Government
Describe a good or
service provided by the local government and the method of payment.
Identify the goods and
services their school provides and the people who provide them.
Identify an unmet local
economic need and propose a plan to meet it.
Standard
IV.4 Economic Systems
Identify examples of
markets they experience in their daily life.
Distinguish
between producers and consumers in a market economy.
Describe how the choices
they make impact business decisions.
Recognize economic
exchanges in which they participate.
Identify United States coin and currency denominations and describe the
role of cash in the exchange of goods and
Strand V Inquiry
Standard
V.I Information Processing
Locate information using
people, books, audio/video recordings, photos, simple maps, graphs and tables.
Acquire information from
observation of the local environment.
Organize information to
make and interpret simple maps of their local surroundings and simple graphs and
tables of social data drawn from their experience.
Standard V.2 Conducting Investigations
Pose a question about
life in their school or local community.
Gather and analyze
information in order to answer the question posed.
Construct an answer to the question posed and support their answer with
evidence.
Report the results of their investigation.
Strand VI Public Discourse and Decision Making
Standard
VI.I Identifying and Analyzing Issues
Pose a question about
matters of public concern that they have encountered in school or in the local
community.
Compare his or her own
viewpoint about the matter raised with that of another individual.
Standard
VI.2 Group Discussion
Engage each other in
conversations about issues pertaining to governing their school.
Standard
VI.3 Persuasive Writing
Compose brief statements expressing a decision on an issue in the school
or local community
Strand VII "Citizen Involvement"
Standard
VII.I Responsible Personal Conduct
Help to determine,
interpret and enforce school rules.
Participate in projects
designed to help others in their local community.
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