Download Social Studies Curriculum Outcomes 2007

Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
KINDERGARTEN Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Recognize that time is chronological, i.e. days of the week, months, seasons, and holidays.
3. Recognize the contributions of immigrant and Native American peoples to the settlement of North
America.
4. Describe some key figures and events of history and relate their significance to us today.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
5. Discuss that ways of life, including homes, modes of transportation, and holidays, are different in
countries around the world.
GEOGRAPHY
6. Experiment with maps and globes as representation of reality.
ECONOMICS
7. Experiment with different jobs and services to meet their needs and wants.
CITIZENSHIP
8. Recognize that rules and their consequences are necessary to help people cooperate with one another
and build friendships.
GRADE ONE Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Understand how family life has changed from earlier times.
3. Describe some key figures and events of history and relate their significance to us today.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
4. Understand the culture and history of other countries, especially Mexico.
GEOGRAPHY
5. Record and interpret data on maps using appropriate symbols.
ECONOMICS
6. Know that people work to earn money which they use to make economic choices.
CITIZENSHIP
7. Understand that people in groups have rights and responsibilities.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
GRADE TWO Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Identify origins and contributions of people who settled in North America.
3. Explain the different ways in which people have met their basic needs throughout history of our
community.
4. Recognize the contributions of key figures and events from diverse populations.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
5. Compare and contrast the cultural history of the local community with that of Australia.
GEOGRAPHY
6. Identify and compare geographic units using maps and globes.
ECONOMICS
7. Know that families and communities everywhere have to make choices between needs and wants.
8. Distinguish between producers and consumers and between goods and services.
CITIZENSHIP
9. Explain the rights and responsibilities of people living in a republic.
GRADE THREE Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Use chronological thinking to explain how and why communities change over time.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
3. Recognize the contributions of key figures in diverse populations in the United States and the World.
GEOGRAPHY
4. Identify and compare landform features and geographic units using maps and globes.
ECONOMICS
5. Understand the need to trade and exchange goods and services in an economy.
CITIZENSHIP
6. Understand the role of government at various levels.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
GRADE FOUR Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Understand how symbols, traditions, landmarks, and monuments contribute to our national heritage.
3. Identify how physical features influenced patterns of settlement in the United States.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
4. Recognize the contributions of diverse populations appropriate to the grade level curriculum.
GEOGRAPHY
5. Identify human activities from information on maps and globes.
6. Examine how ways of life in different regions of the United States and the world change over time.
7. Describe how humans influence and are influenced by the environment.
ECONOMICS
8. Understand the interdependence of producers and consumers in communities and regions of the
United States.
CITIZENSHIP
9. Recognize that people of a nation share government and democratic processes.
GRADE FIVE Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Recognize and give examples of cause and effect, conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among
individuals, groups, and nations in U.S. History through the Civil War.
3. Develop a chronological sequence of persons and events in United States history through the Civil
War.
4. Use historical resources to investigate key figures and events in U.S. history through the Civil War.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
5. Recognize that common values, traditions, and beliefs of the various cultures of early Americans
shaped United States life today.
GEOGRAPHY
6. Draw conclusions about human activities from information on maps and globes.
ECONOMICS
7. Understand how economics contributed to the formation of the United States Government.
CITIZENSHIP
8. Understand the rights and responsibilities of citizenship as defined in the United States Constitution
and Bill of Rights.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
GRADE SIX Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Describe the impact of local, national, and international current events on the lives of Minnesotans
and people around the United States and the world.
HISTORY
2. Explain the factors that led to settlement of Minnesota and the resulting changes in migration and
immigration in historical and contemporary Minnesota.
3. Identify current and historical issues or conflicts in Minnesota and how those issues and/or conflicts
were influenced by location, and physical and cultural geography.
4. Understand the major social, economic, and political changes in Minnesota in the 20th century.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
5. Recognize the contributions of indigenous cultures and early settlers to historical and contemporary
Minnesota.
GEOGRAPHY
6. Describe the physical and cultural characteristics of Minnesota (locations, regions, resources, people
and culture, physical features) using maps and globes.
ECONOMICS
7. Explain the economic development of Minnesota and the role of individuals in that development.
CITIZENSHIP
8. Explain the structure and function of MN government; the rights and responsibilities of its citizens;
and ways of participating as a citizen (elections, political participation, public services, and interest
groups).
GRADE SEVEN Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Recognize and give examples of cause and effect, conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among
individuals, groups, and nations in U.S. U.S. History from Post-Civil War to present day.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
3. Recognize that common values, traditions, and beliefs of various cultures in the U.S. shaped our life
today.
GEOGRAPHY
4. Read and interpret maps, graphs, and charts.
5. Understand how technology advances, population growth and industrial growth have affected the
environment.
ECONOMICS
6. Describe the transformation of the American Economy from Post-Civil War to the present day.
CITIZENSHIP
7. Understand how citizenship is defined and established as well as how exercising your citizenship can
positively influence society.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
GRADE EIGHT Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Develop awareness of historical changes in contacts, conflict, and cross-cultural cooperation.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of ancient civilizations in Africa, Asia, and Mesoamerica.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
4. Use chronological skills to determine cause and effects of cultural changes.
GEOGRAPHY
5. Give examples of cause and effect relationships in environmental issues and problems as well as the
relationship between the environment and culture.
6. Read and interpret basic maps, graphs, geographic information systems, and charts.
7. Give examples of geographical influences on world development.
8. Use the 6 themes of geography to analyze areas of the earth. (World in Spatial Terms, Places &
Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment & Society, and Uses of Geography. Is
this split over the other learner Outcomes?
ECONOMICS
9. Understand the concepts that measure global economic growth and wealth such as Gross Domestic
Product (GDP).
CITIZENSHIP
10. Examine the relationship between citizenship and government systems throughout the world.
American History (Grade Nine) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Understand various perspectives of time periods as related to American history: Pre-colonial,
Colonial and Revolutionary War, Early American, and Western Expansion.
3. Understand various perspectives of time periods as related to American history: Civil War &
Reconstruction, Post-Reconstruction, WWI & the Twenties, Great Depression & WWI, and PostWWII.
4. Identify and locate sources of information applicable to U.S. history coursework.
5. Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion as related to American history.
CITIZENSHIP
6. Identify the rights of the individual as expressed in philosophical documents, such as the
Constitution and Bill of Rights, and explain the importance of these rights to the public and private
communities.
7. Understand problems and problem-solving techniques involved in the development of American
government, society and politics.
8. Make decisions, based on factors, using problem-solving and group work techniques that lead to an
understanding of present-day America. (POSSIBLE FINAL EXAM QUESTION)
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
American Government (Grade Ten) Learner Outcomes, The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Compare our form of government to other governments such as the American Indian nations or
parliaments.
CITIZENSHIP
3. Explain the formal and informal relationships among branches of the national, state and local
governments in the United States.
4. Define the nature and role of political parties, understand voter behavior and recognize the impact of
outside groups our elections.
5. Identify the reasons for the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the
importance of the rights and responsibilities defined in those documents in public and private
decision-making.
6. Recognize the impact of personal beliefs and values in making judgments and to acting as a member
of a community. (civic skills)
7. Understand citizenship and the underlying principles of democracy.
World History (Grade Ten) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
HISTORY
2. Explain how scientists study life in the distant past, distinguish between early historical eras, and
identify characteristics of early civilization.
3. Describe the impact of early civilization cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere on
later civilizations in Euroasia and the Mediterranean.
4. Understand the important role that Greek and Roman societies have had on modern civilization.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of civilizations and empires of the Eastern Hemisphere.
6. Trace the development of the Medieval Era, the importance of the Reformation and its influence on
the development of modern Europe, the cultural significance of the Renaissance period, and the
development of early economic theories and their importance on world development.
7. Trace the formation of world religions and their importance in the development of modern societies.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the changing interrelationships of nations, why such relationships change
over time, and how their geographic positions influenced their national goals.
9. Develop an understanding of how and why the world has changed since 1800 and what these
changes mean to the present and the future.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
Economics (Grade Eleven) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
ECONOMICS
2. Identify how decision-making takes place in different economic systems.
3. Suggest some reasons for economic decisions and indicate possible effects of these decisions.
4. Define concepts such as scarcity, trade-offs and competition and show how they are used in making
economic decisions.
5. Appreciate the accomplishments made under our market system.
6. Discuss problems that have developed under our market system and some of the solutions that have
been employed.
CITIZENSHIP
7. Identify factors that influence the economic behavior of government, business and individuals.
World Geography (Grade Twelve) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
2. Develop an awareness of ways human beings have adapted to their physical environment.
GEOGRAPHY
3. Develop a knowledge and appreciation of the major cultures and societies in the contemporary
world.
4. Identify the major geographical features of the world.
5. Evaluate world issues such as the depletion of natural resources and threats to our environment.
ECONOMICS
6. Recognize the importance of Minnesota in the global perspective.
7. Evaluate world issues such as income distribution and population trends.
CITIZENSHIP
8. Evaluate world issues such as human rights problems.
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Social Studies Learner Outcomes – November/December 2006
Consumer Economic Behavior (Grade 11-12 Elective) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
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Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
Determine problems and their causes facing the American consumer (and formulate a method for
possible solutions).
Develop the ability to make practical decisions concerning consumer related problems.
Produce a realistic consumer budget based on gathered information.
Identify certain decision-making factors within the American economy and elaborate on the possible
effects of these decisions.
Describe how and why people operate in the American consumer society.
Identify and describe the manner in which the U.S. consumer is impacted by different nations.
Psychology (Grade 11-12 Elective) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
1.
Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
2. Increase their general knowledge in the area of psychology, including personality, intelligence,
mental health, learning, and brain functions.
3. Identify and describe reasons for their own behavior and that of others.
4. Acquire skills and knowledge beneficial to further study of psychology at the post-secondary level.
5. Increase their knowledge of the anatomy and function of the human brain and nervous system and
their awareness of their impact on behavior.
6. Explain how psychoanalysts, behaviorists, and humanists define the nature of man & identify major
personality theorists associated with each.
7. Increase their knowledge of the nature, causes, and symptoms of mental disorders and their empathy
for and tolerance of those afflicted.
8. Identify and describe how people learn.
9. Identify and explain how conflict may affect relationships between individuals and groups of people
and suggest ways of handling conflict.
10. Increase their knowledge of one area of individual interest in the field of psychology through the
writing of a major research paper.
Sociology (Grade 11-12 Elective) Learner Outcomes. The Learner Will:
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Regularly examine local, national and international current events in order to understand that such
events impact on their lives now and in the future.
Describe the functions of groups such as family, peers, community, and how and why these
functions can change.
Identify and describe influences that groups have on the individual's behavior and attitudes.
Identify and describe the effects of communication, socialization, stratification and recognize how
these factors differ from culture to culture and change over time.
Understand and explain how participation in social groups based on cultural, economic, gender, and
racial status affect our development.
Understand and evaluate the complexity of social problems such as alienation, poverty, health,
crime, aging, drug abuse, racism and sexism.
Understand the process of socialization and how that process affects individual growth and
development.
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