Standards - Social Studies

Describe how occupational and recreational opportunities in the local community and state are affected by the physical environment. (Alabama)

Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features on maps and globes.

Explaining the use of cardinal directions and the compass rose

Measuring distance using nonstandard units

Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including river, lake, ocean, and mountain

Differentiate between natural resources and human-made products.

Listing ways to protect our natural resources

Describe the role of money in everyday life.

Categorizing purchases families make as needs or wants

Explaining the concepts of saving and borrowing

Identifying differences between buyers and sellers

Classifying specialized jobs of workers with regard to the production of goods and services

Using vocabulary associated with the function of money, including barter, trade, spend, and save

Identify traditions and contributions of various cultures in the local community and state. (Alabama)

Compare common and unique characteristics in societal groups, including age, religious beliefs, ethnicity, persons with disabilities, and equality between genders.

Relate principles of American democracy to the founding of the nation.

Identifying reasons for the settlement of the thirteen colonies

Recognizing basic principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the establishment of the three branches of government, and the Emancipation Proclamation

Demonstrating the voting process, including roles of major political parties

Utilizing school and classroom rules to reinforce democratic values

Identify national historical figures and celebrations that exemplify fundamental democratic values, including equality, justice, and responsibility for the common good.

Recognizing our country’s founding fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, John Hancock, and James Madison

Recognizing historical female figures, including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe

Describing the significance of national holidays, including the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Presidents’ Day; Memorial Day; the Fourth of July; Veterans Day; and Thanksgiving Day

Describing the history of American symbols and monuments

Use various primary sources, including calendars and timelines, for reconstructing the past.

Use vocabulary to describe segments of time, including year, decade, score, and century.

Differentiate between a physical map and a political map.

Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including latitude, longitude, and border

Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.

Identifying map elements, including title, legend, compass rose, and scale

Identifying the intermediate directions of northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest

Recognizing technological resources such as a virtual globe, satellite images, and radar

Locating points on a grid

Explain production and distribution processes.