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SS1H Historical Understandings

• SS1H1 Read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.

  • SS1H1.a Identify the contributions made by these figures: Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/statesman), Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea (exploration), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George Washington Carver (science), and Ruby Bridges (civil rights).

    • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
    • Thomas Jefferson (2-B.3)
    • Theodore Roosevelt (2-B.12)
    • George Washington Carver (2-B.13)

  • SS1H1.b Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present (for example: food, clothing, homes, transportation, communication, recreation, etc.).

    • Then and now: transportation and communication (1-E.1)

SS1G Geographic Understandings

• SS1G1 Describe how each historic figure in SS1H1a was influenced by his or her time and place.

  • SS1G1.a American colonies (Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson)

    • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
    • Thomas Jefferson (2-B.3)

  • SS1G1.b American frontier (Lewis & Clark and Sacagawea)

  • SS1G1.c National Parks (Theodore Roosevelt)

    • Theodore Roosevelt (2-B.12)

  • SS1G1.d Southern U.S. (George Washington Carver and Ruby Bridges)

    • George Washington Carver (2-B.13)

• SS1G2 Identify and locate the student's city, county, state, nation (country), and continent on a simple map or a globe.

• SS1G3 Locate major topographical features of the earth's surface.

  • SS1G3.a Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.

    • Identify oceans and continents (2-A.4)
    • Select oceans and continents (2-A.5)
    • Name oceans and continents (2-A.6)

  • SS1G3.b Locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, and Indian.

    • Identify oceans and continents (2-A.4)
    • Select oceans and continents (2-A.5)
    • Name oceans and continents (2-A.6)

  • SS1G3.c Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).

    • Identify Earth's land features (1-G.1)

SS1CG Government/Civic Understandings

• SS1CG1 Describe how the historical figures in SS1H1a display positive character traits such as: fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1-D.1)

• SS1CG2 Explore the concept of patriotism through the words in the songs America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) and America the Beautiful (for example: brotherhood, liberty, freedom, pride, etc.).

SS1E Economic Understandings

• SS1E1 Identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.

  • Goods and services (1-J.3)
  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• SS1E2 Explain that scarcity is when unlimited wants are greater than limited resources.

  • Needs and wants (1-J.1)
  • Scarcity and choices (1-J.2)

• SS1E3 Describe how people are both producers and consumers.

  • Producers and consumers (1-J.4)

• SS1E4 Explain that people earn income by working and that they must make choices about how much to save and spend.

Map and Globe Skills

• SS1MG The student will use maps to retrieve social studies information.

  • SS1MG1 use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions

  • SS1MG2 use intermediate directions

Information Processing Skills

• SS1IP The student will be able to locate, analyze, and synthesize information related to social studies topics and apply this information to solve problems/make decisions.

  • SS1IP4 distinguish between fact and opinion

  • SS1IP5 identify main idea, detail, sequence of events, and cause and effect in a social studies context

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (K-J.1)
    • Independence Day (K-J.2)
    • Days of the week (K-L.1)
    • Months of the year (K-L.2)

  • SS1IP6 identify and use primary and secondary sources

  • SS1IP7 interpret timelines, charts, and tables