Teacher Network, Michigan Social Studies Standards.
Strand I. Historical Perspective
Standard I.I Time and Chronology
1.
Construct and interpret timelines of people and events from the history
of Michigan and the United States through the era of Reconstruction and from the
history of other regions.
2.
Describe major factors that characterize the following eras in United
States history: The Meeting of Three Worlds (beginnings to 1620), Colonization
and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1815), Expansion
and Reform (1801-1861) and Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877).
3. Select a contemporary condition in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe and Latin America and trace some of the major historical origins of each.
Standard I.2 Comprehending the Past
4.
Use narratives and graphic data to describe the settings of significant
events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States
as a nation during the eras prior to Reconstruction.
5.
Identify and explain how individuals in history demonstrated good
character and personal virtue.
6.
Select conditions in various parts of the world and describe how they
have been shaped by events from the past.
7. Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influenced the course of history.
Standard I.3 Analyzing and Interpreting the Past
8.
Use primary and secondary records to analyze significant events that
shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation
prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction.
9.
Analyze interpretations of major events selected from African, Asian,
Canadian, European and Latin American history to reveal the perspectives of the
authors.
10.
Show that historical knowledge is tentative and subject to change by
describing interpretations of the past that have been revised when new
information was uncovered.
11. Compose narratives of events from the history of Michigan and of the United States prior to the era of Reconstruction.
Standard I.4 Judging Decisions from the Past
12.
Identify major decisions in Michigan and the United States history prior
to the end of the era of Reconstruction, analyze contemporary factors
contributing to the decisions and consider alternative courses of action.
13.
Identify major decisions in the history of Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe
and Latin America, analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions
and consider alternative courses of action.
14.
Identify the responses of individuals to historic violations of human
dignity involving discrimination, persecution and crimes against humanity.
15. Select historic decisions and evaluate them in light of core democratic values and resulting costs and benefits as viewed from a variety of perspectives.
Strand II. Geographic Perspective
Standard
II.I "Diversity of People, Places, and Cultures"
16. Locate and describe the diverse places, cultures, and communities of major world regions.
17. Describe and compare characteristics of major world cultures including language, religion, belief systems, gender roles, and traditions.
18. Explain why people live and work as they do in different regions.
Standard II.2 Human/Environment Interaction
19.
Locate, describe, and compare the ecosystems, resources, and human
environment interactions of major world regions.
20.
Locate major ecosystems, describe their characteristics, and explain the
process that created them.
21.
Explain the importance of different kinds of ecosystems to people.
22. Explain how humans modify the environment and describe some of the possible consequences of those modifications.
23. Describe the consequences of human/environment interactions in several different types of environment.
Standard
II.3 Location, Movement, and Connections
24.
Locate and describe major economic activities and occupations of major
world regions and explain the reasons for their locations.
25.
Explain how governments have divided land and sea areas into different
regions.
26.
Describe how and why people, goods and services, and information move
within world regions and between regions.
27. Describe the major economic and political connections between the United States and different world regions and explain their causes and consequences.
Standard
II.4 "Regions, Patterns, and Processes"
28.
Draw a sketch map of the world from memory.
29. Locate and describe major cultural, economic, political and environmental features of Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North and South America and the processes that created them.
30. Describe major patterns of world population, physical features, ecosystems, cultures and explain some of the factors causing the patterns.
31.Compare
major world regions with respect to cultures, economy, governmental systems,
environment, and communications.
Standard
II.5 Global Issues and Events
32.
Describe how social and scientific changes in regions may have global
consequences.
33.
Describe the geographic aspects of events taking place in different world
regions.
34.
Explain how elements of the physical geography, culture, and history of
the region may be influencing current events.
Strand
III. Civic Perspective
Standard III.I Purposes of Government
35.
Describe how the federal government in the United States serves the
purposes set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution.
36.
Distinguish between representative democracy in the United States and
other forms of government.
37.
Explain how the rule of law protects individual rights and serves the
common good.
38.
Explain the importance of limited government to protect political and
economic freedom
Standard
III.2 Ideals of American Democracy
39.
Identify the essential ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence
and the origins of those ideas, and explain how they set the foundation for
civic life, politics and government in the United States.
40.
Describe provisions of the U.S. Constitution which delegate to government
the powers necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was established.
41.
Explain means for limiting the powers of government established by the
U.S. Constitution.
Standard
III.3 Democracy in Action
42.
Distinguish between civil and criminal procedure.
43.
Identify disparities between American ideals and realities and propose
ways to reduce them
Standard
III.4 American Government and Politics
44.
Evaluate information and arguments from various sources in order to
evaluate candidates for public office.
45.
Explain how the Constitution is maintained as the supreme law of the
land.
Standard
III.5 American Government and World Affairs
46.Describe the purposes and functions of major international, governmental
47.
Describe means used by the United States to resolve international
conflicts
Strand
IV. Economic Perspective
Standard
IV.I Individual and Household Choices
48.
Use economic reasoning when comparing price, quality and features of
goods and services.
49.
Evaluate employment and career opportunities in light of economic trends.
50.
Analyze the reliability of information when making economic decisions.
Standard
IV.2 Business Choices
51.
Using a real example, describe how business practices, profit, and a
willingness to take risks, enabled an entrepreneur to operate.
52.
Compare various methods for the production and distribution of goods and
services.
53.
Describe the effects of a current public policy on businesses.
54.
Examine the historical and contemporary role an industry has played and
continues to play in a community.
Standard
IV.3 Role of Government
55.
Distinguish between public and private goods using contemporary examples.
56.
Identify and describe different forms of economic measurement.
57.
Use case studies to assess the role of government in the economy.
58.
Distinguish different forms of taxation and describe their effects.
Standard
IV.4 Economic Systems
59.
Compare the historical record of market economies in solving the problem
of scarcity.
60.
Describe the roles of the various economic institutions which comprise
the American economic system such as governments, business firms, labor unions,
banks, and households.
61.
Use case studies to exemplify how supply and demand, prices, incentives,
and profits determine what is produced and distributed in the American economy.
62.
Analyze how purchasers obtain information about goods and services from
advertising and other sources.
63.
Identify the current and potential contributions of national and world
regions to trade.
64.
Examine the role of the United States government in regulating commerce
as stated in the United States Constitution.
65.
Describe the historical development of the different means of payment
such as barter, precious metals, or currency to facilitate exchange.
Strand
V. Inquiry
Standard
V.I Information Processing
66.
Locate and interpret information about the natural environments and
cultures of countries using a variety of primary and secondary sources and
electronic technologies, including computers and telecommunications where
appropriate.
67.
Use traditional and electronic means to organize social science
information and to make maps, graphs, and tables.
68.
Interpret social science information about the natural environment and
cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.
Standard
V.2 Conducting Investigations
69.
Pose a social science question about a culture, world region, or
international problem.
70.
Gather and analyze information using appropriate information technologies
to answer the question posed.
71.
Construct an answer to the question posed and support their answer with
evidence.
72.
Report the results of their investigation including procedures followed
and possible alternative conclusions.
Strand
VI. Public Discourse and Decision Making
Standard
VI.I Identifying and Analyzing Issues
73.
State public policy issues and their related ethical, definitional, and
factual issues as questions.
74.
Trace the origins of a public issue.
75.
Explain how culture and experiences shape positions that people take on
an issue.
Standard
VI.2 Group Discussion
76.Engage each other in conversations which attempt to clarify and resolve national and international policy
issues.
Standard
VI.3 Persuasive Writing
77.Compose
essays expressing decisions on national and international policy issues.
Strand
VII. "Citizen Involvement"
Standard
VII.I Responsible Personal Conduct
78.Use
laws and other ethical rules to evaluate their own conduct and the conduct of
others.
79.Engage in activities intended to contribute to solving a national or international problem they have studied.
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Resources: Teacher Network, Michigan
Social Studies Standards.
Compiled by Imad Fadlallah, Stout Middle School, February 2002