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Civics/Government

1 Civic and Political Institutions
- Structure and Function
  - C.1.2.1 Identify founding documents of the United States (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights)
    - The Constitution (3-E.5)
    - The Bill of Rights (3-E.6)
  - C.1.2.2 Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in local communities
    - Local government (2-C.2)
    - State government (2-C.3)
  - C.1.2.3 Explain the functions of government using local examples
    - Local government (2-C.2)
    - State government (2-C.3)
2 Participation and Deliberation
- Citizenship
  - C.2.2.1 Explain the significance of state and national symbols, patriotic songs, and mottos
  - C.2.2.2 Explain the procedures for recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and proper etiquette for the Arkansas and American Flags
    - The American flag (2-D.2)
  - C.2.2.3 Describe roles and responsibilities of individuals in a democracy
  - C.2.2.4 Use listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures in the classroom
3 Processes, Rules, and Laws
- Processes, Rules, and Laws
  - C.3.2.1 Interpret rules and laws as they relate to students
    - Purpose of government (2-C.1)
  - C.3.2.2 Examine successful and unsuccessful attempts to improve communities
  - C.3.2.3 Describe ways communities work to accomplish common tasks and establish responsibilities
    - Purpose of government (2-C.1)

Economics

4 Economic Decision Making
- Scarcity
  - E.4.2.1 Discuss the importance of scarcity in relation to choices and opportunity cost
    - What is economics? (3-H.1)
    - Scarcity and choices (3-H.)
- Costs and Benefits
  - E.4.2.2 Explain a decision in terms of costs and benefits
5 Exchange and Markets
- Human Resources
  - E.5.2.1 Discuss skills and education that human resources need for jobs (e.g., human capital)
- Production and Consumption
  - E.5.2.2 Describe goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities
    - Goods and services (2-F.2)
    - Producers and consumers (2-F.3)
- Markets
  - E.5.2.3 Describe ways markets exist in various places (e.g., home, physical location, Internet)
6 Growth and stability
- Money
  - E.6.2.1 Explain the role of money in making exchange easier
  - E.6.2.2 Describe reasons for saving money in banks
- Public Goods and Services
  - E.6.2.3 Explain benefits of public goods and services
    - Goods and services (2-F.2)
7 Global Economy
- Economic Interdependence
  - E.7.2.1 Describe why people in one country trade goods and services with people in other countries
    - Natural resources (2-F.1)
    - Goods and services (2-F.2)
  - E.7.2.2 Describe products that are produced abroad and sold domestically and products that are produced domestically and sold abroad

Geography

8 Geographic Representations
- Spatial Views of the World
  - G.8.2.1 Use map keys, legends, symbols, intermediate directions, scale, and compass rose to derive information from maps
  - G.8.2.2 Use geographic representations to describe the physical and human characteristics of a community
  - G.8.2.3 Construct and label maps of familiar and unfamiliar places
9 Human Environment Interaction
- Place, Region, and Culture
  - G.9.2.1 Interpret effects of human activities on the local environment
    - Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)
  - G.9.2.2 Describe ways different cultures help shape the diversity of a community, place, or region
  - G.9.2.3 Explain ways weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region
    - John Deere (2-B.5)
    - Sitting Bull (2-B.10)
10 Spatial Patterns and Movement
- Resources and Movement
  - G.10.2.1 Examine ways that natural resources influence where people settle
    - John Deere (2-B.5)
    - Natural resources (2-F.1)
  - G.10.2.2 Examine reasons and ways that people, goods, and ideas move from place to place
  - G.10.2.3 Identify diverse groups that have come to Arkansas and where they settled
11 Global Interconnections
- Changing Spatial Patterns
  - G.11.2.1 Examine how the consumption of products connects people to different parts of the world
  - G.11.2.2 Investigate ways natural and human- made disasters affect people locally, nationally, and globally

History

12 Chronology, Change Over Time, and Contextualization
- Chronology
  - H.12.2.1 Create historical narratives using chronological sequences of related events in the community or region (e.g., founding of the town, construction of an important building)
  - H.12.2.2 Create timelines to understand the development of the local community (e.g., founding, growth)
- Change Over Time
  - H.12.2.3 Compare life in your community past and present using maps, photographs, news stories, artifacts, or interviews (e.g. transportation, communication, recreation, jobs, housing)
- Contextualization
  - H.12.2.4 Investigate ways individuals, groups, and events have shaped one's community and other communities in the United States
  - H.12.2.5 Explain historical symbols and landmarks and the people and events associated with them
13 Perspective, Historical Evidence, and Causation
- Perspective
  - H.13.2.1 Compare different accounts of the same historical event
- Evidence
  - H.13.2.3 Gather information from different kinds of sources in response to a compelling question about a significant historical event or person
  - H.13.2.4 Identify the purposes of primary and secondary sources
  - H.13.2.5 Formulate questions that relate to a specific historical event in the community to guide inquiry
- Causation
  - H.13.2.6 Examine changes in the community in terms of cause and effect (e.g., automobiles and the growth of suburbs created reduction in farms, population increase led to more neighborhoods and housing)
    - Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (2-A.11)

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Civics/Government

1 Civic and Political Institutions

Structure and Function

C.1.2.1 Identify founding documents of the United States (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights)

C.1.2.2 Describe roles and responsibilities of people in authority in local communities

C.1.2.3 Explain the functions of government using local examples

2 Participation and Deliberation

Citizenship

C.2.2.1 Explain the significance of state and national symbols, patriotic songs, and mottos

C.2.2.2 Explain the procedures for recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and proper etiquette for the Arkansas and American Flags

C.2.2.3 Describe roles and responsibilities of individuals in a democracy

C.2.2.4 Use listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures in the classroom

3 Processes, Rules, and Laws

Processes, Rules, and Laws

C.3.2.1 Interpret rules and laws as they relate to students

C.3.2.2 Examine successful and unsuccessful attempts to improve communities

C.3.2.3 Describe ways communities work to accomplish common tasks and establish responsibilities

Economics

4 Economic Decision Making

Scarcity

E.4.2.1 Discuss the importance of scarcity in relation to choices and opportunity cost

Costs and Benefits

E.4.2.2 Explain a decision in terms of costs and benefits

5 Exchange and Markets

Human Resources

E.5.2.1 Discuss skills and education that human resources need for jobs (e.g., human capital)

Production and Consumption

E.5.2.2 Describe goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities

Markets

E.5.2.3 Describe ways markets exist in various places (e.g., home, physical location, Internet)

6 Growth and stability

Money

E.6.2.1 Explain the role of money in making exchange easier

E.6.2.2 Describe reasons for saving money in banks

Public Goods and Services

E.6.2.3 Explain benefits of public goods and services

7 Global Economy

Economic Interdependence

E.7.2.1 Describe why people in one country trade goods and services with people in other countries

E.7.2.2 Describe products that are produced abroad and sold domestically and products that are produced domestically and sold abroad

Geography

8 Geographic Representations

Spatial Views of the World

G.8.2.1 Use map keys, legends, symbols, intermediate directions, scale, and compass rose to derive information from maps

G.8.2.2 Use geographic representations to describe the physical and human characteristics of a community

G.8.2.3 Construct and label maps of familiar and unfamiliar places

9 Human Environment Interaction

Place, Region, and Culture

G.9.2.1 Interpret effects of human activities on the local environment

G.9.2.2 Describe ways different cultures help shape the diversity of a community, place, or region

G.9.2.3 Explain ways weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region

10 Spatial Patterns and Movement

Resources and Movement

G.10.2.1 Examine ways that natural resources influence where people settle

G.10.2.2 Examine reasons and ways that people, goods, and ideas move from place to place

G.10.2.3 Identify diverse groups that have come to Arkansas and where they settled

11 Global Interconnections

Changing Spatial Patterns

G.11.2.1 Examine how the consumption of products connects people to different parts of the world

G.11.2.2 Investigate ways natural and human- made disasters affect people locally, nationally, and globally

History

12 Chronology, Change Over Time, and Contextualization

Chronology

H.12.2.1 Create historical narratives using chronological sequences of related events in the community or region (e.g., founding of the town, construction of an important building)

H.12.2.2 Create timelines to understand the development of the local community (e.g., founding, growth)

Change Over Time

H.12.2.3 Compare life in your community past and present using maps, photographs, news stories, artifacts, or interviews (e.g. transportation, communication, recreation, jobs, housing)

Contextualization

H.12.2.4 Investigate ways individuals, groups, and events have shaped one's community and other communities in the United States

H.12.2.5 Explain historical symbols and landmarks and the people and events associated with them

13 Perspective, Historical Evidence, and Causation

Perspective

H.13.2.1 Compare different accounts of the same historical event

Evidence

H.13.2.3 Gather information from different kinds of sources in response to a compelling question about a significant historical event or person

H.13.2.4 Identify the purposes of primary and secondary sources

H.13.2.5 Formulate questions that relate to a specific historical event in the community to guide inquiry