Tennessee

Culture

• Students will explore how collaboration and respect for others is necessary to achieve and maintain a functioning society.

  • 2.01 Identify various cultural groups within the U.S. and the students' community.

  • 2.02 Compare and contrast the beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of the various cultures represented in the U.S.

    • Día de los Muertos (2-E.1)
    • Thanksgiving (2-E.2)
    • Hanukkah (2-E.3)
    • Rosh Hashanah (2-E.4)
    • Kwanzaa (2-E.5)
    • Christmas (2-E.6)
    • Easter (2-E.7)
    • Lunar New Year (2-E.8)
    • Ramadan (2-E.9)
    • Holi (2-E.10)

  • 2.03 Distinguish how people from various cultures in the community and nation share principles, goals, and traditions.

Economics

• Students will analyze the U.S. in economic terms, including: producers and consumers, supply and demand, imports and exports, and why budgets are important.

  • 2.04 Examine different types of producers and consumers in the U.S.

    • Producers and consumers (2-F.3)

  • 2.05 Recognize major U.S. industries and their products, including: agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, transportation, etc.

  • 2.06 Analyze how supply and demand influence production.

    • What is economics? (3-H.1)
    • Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded (3-I.1)
    • Understand overall supply and demand (3-I.2)
    • Create and use supply and demand curves (3-I.3)
    • Identify shortage and surplus (3-I.4)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with graphs (3-I.5)
    • Identify shortage and surplus with data (3-I.6)

  • 2.07 Differentiate between imports and exports.

  • 2.08 Evaluate how imports and exports help to meet the needs of people in the U.S.

  • 2.09 Explain why and how producers advertise to sell a product or service.

  • 2.10 Describe the purpose of a budget.

Geography

• Students will examine the geography of the U.S. in relation to the world, continue to learn that maps communicate useful information, and explore how the availability of resources affects the way people live.

  • 2.11 Compare how maps and globes depict geographical information in different ways.

  • 2.12 Identify and locate the four hemispheres (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), equator, prime meridian, North and South Poles, and the seven continents.

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

  • 2.13 Recognize that the U.S. is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S. land/water borders including: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico.

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

  • 2.14 Recognize the difference between physical and political maps.

  • 2.15 Use legends and cardinal directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.

    • Read a letter-number grid (2-A.1)
    • Use a letter-number grid (2-A.2)
    • Read a map: cardinal directions (2-A.3)

  • 2.16 Compare physical features of the earth, including: island, lake, mountain, ocean, peninsula, plain, plateau, river, and valley.

    • Introduction to Earth's land features (2-A.7)
    • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (2-A.8)

  • 2.17 Compare and contrast regions of the U.S. (i.e., Southeast, Northeast, Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Northwest) in terms of climate, physical features, and population.

  • 2.18 Analyze how the location of regions affects the way people live, including their: food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.

Government and Civics

• Students will explore the concept of democracy by learning about rules, authority, and national symbols in order to develop an understanding of the role of citizens and the U.S. government.

  • 2.19 Recall the origins, meaning, and lyrics of the "Star Spangled Banner".

  • 2.20 Identify and examine the significance of well-known national symbols and landmarks, including: Mt. Rushmore, the White House, Statue of Liberty, and bald eagle.

    • Identify American symbols, landmarks, and monuments (2-D.1)
    • The American flag (2-D.2)
    • The White House (2-D.3)
    • The Washington Monument (2-D.4)
    • The Lincoln Memorial (2-D.5)
    • The Statue of Liberty (2-D.6)
    • The Empire State Building (2-D.7)
    • The Golden Gate Bridge (2-D.8)
    • Mount Rushmore (2-D.9)

  • 2.21 Recognize that the U.S. has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation's laws.

    • Federal government (2-C.4)

  • 2.22 Recognize that Tennessee has a constitution, which is the basis for our state's laws.

  • 2.23 Describe the three branches of U.S. government and the basic role of each.

    • Federal government (2-C.4)

  • 2.24 Recognize that our nation makes laws and that there are consequences for breaking them.

    • Purpose of government (2-C.1)

  • 2.25 Identify the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the U.S.

    • The Bill of Rights (3-E.6)

  • 2.26 Understand that there are laws written to protect citizens' right to vote.

  • 2.27 Compare the ways one becomes a citizen (i.e., by birth or naturalization).

  • 2.28 Describe the fundamental principles of American democracy, including: equality, fair treatment for all, and respect for the property of others.

History

• Students will analyze significant individuals and observances, utilize chronological sequences, and explore primary and secondary texts.

  • 2.29 Examine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S., including: Neil Armstrong, David Crockett, Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Wilma Rudolph, Sequoyah, and George Washington.

    • Benjamin Franklin (2-B.1)
    • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
    • Rosa Parks (2-B.16)
    • Jackie Robinson (2-B.17)
    • Martin Luther King Jr. (2-B.19)
    • Neil Armstrong (2-B.20)
    • The Washington Monument (2-D.4)

  • 2.30 Describe periods of time in terms of: days, weeks, months, years, decades, and centuries.

  • 2.31 Analyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline.

    • Davy Crockett (2-B.4)
    • Harriet Tubman (2-B.9)
    • Amelia Earhart (2-B.14)
    • Bill Gates (2-B.21)

  • 2.32 Contrast primary and secondary sources.