*The student applies the methods of social science investigation to compare and contrast interpretations of historical events.
*The student applies the methods of social science investigation to compare and contrast interpretations of historical events.
- investigate and research.
- analyze historical information.
- synthesize information and reflect on findings.
*The student understands the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments on history and social change.
- explain the history and impact of an idea on society.
- analyze how historical conditions shape the emergence of ideas and how ideas change over time.
- understand how ideas and technological developments shape the organization of people, resources, and culture.
*The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments on Earth's surface.
- use and construct maps, charts, and other resources to gather and interpret geographical info.
- recognize spatial patterns on Earth's surface and understand the processes that create these patterns.
*The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.
- identify and examine people's interaction with the impact on the environment.
- analyze how the environment and environmental changes affect people.
- examine cultural characteristics, transmission, diffusion, and interaction.
*The student analyzes the purposes and organization of governments and laws.
- compare various forms of democracy with other forms of government.
*The student understands the purposes and organization of international relationships and how U.S. foreign policy is made.
- understand how the world is organized politically and how nations interact.
- recognize factors and roles that affect the development of foreign policy.
*The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the principles of democratic civic involvement.
- understand individual rights and their accompanying responsibilities.
- identify and demonstrate rights of U.S. citizenship.
- explain how citizen participation influences public policy.
*The student understands basic economic concepts and analyzes the effect of economic systems on individuals, groups, and society.
- comprehend key economic concepts and economic systems.
- observe major forms of business and related careers.
- understand the monetary system of the U.S. and how individuals' economic choices involve costs and consequences.
- examine how government policies influence the economy.
- examine the importance of international trade.
