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Skills available for Tennessee second-grade social studies standards

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Tennessee Academic Standards (adopted in 2024): Grade 2 Tennessee Academic Standards (adopted in 2024): Grade 2
Tennessee Academic Standards: Second Grade - Life in the United States Tennessee Academic Standards: Second Grade - Life in the United States
Tennessee Social Studies Practice Standards: Grades K-2 Social Studies Practices Tennessee Social Studies Practice Standards: Grades K-2 Social Studies Practices
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Culture Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Culture
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Economics Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Economics
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Geography Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Geography
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Government & Civics Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): Government & Civics
Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): History Tennessee Curriculum Standards (2013): History

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Social Studies Practices

SSP.01 Gather information from a variety of sources, including: printed materials (e.g., literary texts, newspapers, political cartoons, autobiographies, speeches, letters, personal journals); graphic representations (e.g., maps, timelines, charts, artwork); artifacts; media and technology sources; oral history.
SSP.02 Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: summarize significant ideas and relevant information; distinguish between fact and opinion; draw conclusions; recognize author's purpose and point of view.
SSP.03 Organize data from a variety of sources in order to: compare and contrast two sources; recognize differences between two accounts; frame appropriate questions for further investigation.
SSP.04 Communicate ideas supported by evidence to: demonstrate an understanding of ideas; compare and contrast viewpoints; predict outcomes; illustrate cause and effect.
SSP.05 Develop historical awareness by: sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order; understanding that things change over time.
SSP.06 Develop geographic awareness by: identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes; understanding relationships between people, places, and resources.

Culture

2.01 Compare and contrast beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of various cultures represented in the United States.
2.02 Distinguish how people from various cultures in the students' community and nation share principles and common goals.

Economics

2.03 Examine different types of producers and consumers in the United States.
- Producers and consumers (2-F.4)
2.04 Recognize major U.S. industries and their products, including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation.
- Goods and services (2-F.3)
2.05 Explain why and how industries and/or businesses in the United States advertise to sell a product or service.
2.06 Define the concepts of supply and demand.
- Scarcity and choices (2-F.1)
2.07 Differentiate between imports and exports.
2.08 Describe how imports and exports help to meet the needs of people in the United States.
2.09 Explain that budgets can be used to ensure needs are met and financial goals are achieved.

Geography

2.10 Compare how maps and globes depict geographical information in different ways.
2.11 Recognize the differences between physical and political maps.
2.12 Use legends, the compass rose, and cardinal and intermediate directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.
2.13 Identify and locate on a map the four hemispheres, as defined by the boundaries created by the equator and prime meridian, including the locations of North and South America in the Western Hemisphere.
- Identify oceans and continents (2-B.3)
- Select oceans and continents (2-B.4)
2.14 Compare physical features of the earth, including: continent; island; peninsula; plain; plateau; valley.
- Introduction to Earth's land features (2-B.1)
- Identify Earth's land features using photographs (2-B.2)
2.15 Recognize that the United States is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S. land and water borders including Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico
- Identify oceans and continents (2-B.3)
2.16 Locate on a map the following cities and physical features in Tennessee: Cities—Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville; Rivers—Cumberland, Mississippi, Tennessee; Mountain Range—Appalachian Mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains.
2.17 Locate on a map the eights states that border Tennessee (i.e., Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri).
- Identify states of the Southeast (2)
- Select states of the Southeast (2)

Government and Civics

2.18 Recognize that the United States has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation's laws.
2.19 Recognize that Tennessee has a constitution, which is the basis for our state's laws.
2.20 Identify the three branches of U.S. government (i.e., Legislative, Executive, and Judicial), and their popular names (i.e., Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court).
- Federal government (2-D.4)
2.21 Recognize that our nation makes laws and that there are consequences for breaking them.
- Purpose of government (2-D.1)
2.22 Identify the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens (e.g., voting, paying taxes, following laws).
2.23 Identify the ways one becomes a U.S. citizen (e.g., by birth or naturalization).
2.24 Identify principles of the American constitutional republic, including equality, fair treatment for all, the right to vote, and respect for the property of others.
2.25 Identify well-known national monuments and symbols (e.g., Liberty Bell, White House, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, National Mall memorials), and examine their significance.

History

2.26 Define and identify primary and secondary sources.
2.27 Examine the significant contributions of historic figures.
2.28 Analyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline using terms including years, decades, and centuries.

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Social Studies Practices

SSP.02 Critically examine a primary or secondary source in order to: summarize significant ideas and relevant information; distinguish between fact and opinion; draw conclusions; recognize author's purpose and point of view.

SSP.03 Organize data from a variety of sources in order to: compare and contrast two sources; recognize differences between two accounts; frame appropriate questions for further investigation.

SSP.04 Communicate ideas supported by evidence to: demonstrate an understanding of ideas; compare and contrast viewpoints; predict outcomes; illustrate cause and effect.

SSP.05 Develop historical awareness by: sequencing past, present, and future in chronological order; understanding that things change over time.

SSP.06 Develop geographic awareness by: identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes; understanding relationships between people, places, and resources.

Culture

2.01 Compare and contrast beliefs, customs, ceremonies, and traditions of various cultures represented in the United States.

2.02 Distinguish how people from various cultures in the students' community and nation share principles and common goals.

Economics

2.03 Examine different types of producers and consumers in the United States.

2.04 Recognize major U.S. industries and their products, including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation.

2.05 Explain why and how industries and/or businesses in the United States advertise to sell a product or service.

2.06 Define the concepts of supply and demand.

2.07 Differentiate between imports and exports.

2.08 Describe how imports and exports help to meet the needs of people in the United States.

2.09 Explain that budgets can be used to ensure needs are met and financial goals are achieved.

Geography

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

2.11 Recognize the differences between physical and political maps.

2.12 Use legends, the compass rose, and cardinal and intermediate directions to determine locations on physical and political maps.

2.13 Identify and locate on a map the four hemispheres, as defined by the boundaries created by the equator and prime meridian, including the locations of North and South America in the Western Hemisphere.

2.14 Compare physical features of the earth, including: continent; island; peninsula; plain; plateau; valley.

2.15 Recognize that the United States is part of the North American continent, and identify the U.S. land and water borders including Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico

2.16 Locate on a map the following cities and physical features in Tennessee: Cities—Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville; Rivers—Cumberland, Mississippi, Tennessee; Mountain Range—Appalachian Mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains.

2.17 Locate on a map the eights states that border Tennessee (i.e., Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri).

Government and Civics

2.18 Recognize that the United States has a constitution, which is the basis for our nation's laws.

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

2.20 Identify the three branches of U.S. government (i.e., Legislative, Executive, and Judicial), and their popular names (i.e., Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court).

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

2.22 Identify the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens (e.g., voting, paying taxes, following laws).

2.23 Identify the ways one becomes a U.S. citizen (e.g., by birth or naturalization).

2.24 Identify principles of the American constitutional republic, including equality, fair treatment for all, the right to vote, and respect for the property of others.

2.25 Identify well-known national monuments and symbols (e.g., Liberty Bell, White House, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, National Mall memorials), and examine their significance.

History

2.26 Define and identify primary and secondary sources.

2.27 Examine the significant contributions of historic figures.

2.28 Analyze and interpret events placed chronologically on a timeline using terms including years, decades, and centuries.