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Skills available for Iowa seventh-grade social studies standards

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Inquiry Standards

  • Inquiry Practice: Develop Questions and Plan Inquiries

    • SS.7.1 Develop and refine compelling or supporting questions about a disciplinary issue.

  • Inquiry Practice: Gather, Interpret, and Evaluate Sources

  • Inquiry Practice: Claims and Evidence

    • SS.7.3 Identify and analyze evidence from multiple perspectives and credible sources to support claims in argumentative and informational tasks, while recognizing and addressing the limitations of the evidence used.

    • SS.7.4 Develop clear claims and counterclaims in argumentative writing or discussions, while analyzing and articulating the strengths and limitations of both perspectives in a fair and balanced manner.

  • Inquiry Practice: Communicate Conclusions

    • SS.7.5 Construct responses to compelling questions supported by reasoning and evidence while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.

    • SS.7.6 Construct clear and coherent arguments that support a specific claim, using relevant evidence and reasoning from multiple credible sources to substantiate the claim.

  • Inquiry Practice: Civic Engagement and Participation

    • SS.7.7 Analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at the local, regional, and global level over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.

Globalization

North America

Europe

  • Geography: Geographic Tools

  • Civics/Government: Processes, Rules, and Laws

    • SS.7.19 Explain processes in European countries including creating laws, implementing policies, and providing services to its citizens.

  • History: Historical Interpretation and Argumentation

Latin America

  • Geography: Geographic Tools

  • Civics/Government: Role and Systems of Government

    • SS.7.22 Explain the evolution of Latin American governments over time, linking the reasoning for changing leadership.

  • History: Comparison and Corroboration

    • SS.7.23 Analyze the impact of imperialism in Latin America.

Asia

Africa

  • Geography: Geographic Tools

  • History: Chronological Reasoning and Causation

  • Economics/Financial Literacy: Economic Decision Making

    • SS.7.30 Examine how power imbalances lead to scarcity of resources and services.

Oceania and Antarctica

  • Geography: Geographic Tools

    • SS.7.31 Interpret and use various geographical resources to determine the physical characteristics of Oceania and Antarctica.

  • History: Multiple Perspectives

    • SS.7.32 Examine the cultures of Indigenous peoples in present-day Australia and New Zealand and those living there today.

  • Geography: Human-Environment Interaction

    • SS.7.33 Describe environmental challenges in Oceania and Antarctica.

  • Civics/Government: Role and Systems of Government

    • SS.7.34 Explain Antarctic exploration and how and why Antarctica is governed through international cooperation today.

Middle East

  • Geography: Geographic Tools

  • History: Change, Continuity, and Context

    • SS.7.36 Examine the evolution of the state of Israel and its current global impact.

    • SS.7.37 Analyze the major forces in the Middle East since the 1970s.

Financial Literacy

  • Economics/Financial Literacy: Financial and Career Goals

    • SS.7.38 Analyze the benefits of setting financial goals with regard to risk and return, and how savings and investment tools can help one achieve those goals.

  • Economics/Financial Literacy: Saving, Spending, and Investing

    • SS.7.39 Analyze how external factors, such as marketing and advertising, influence spending decisions, and explain consumers' rights and responsibilities in making informed choices.