* = areas to be considered in /13 planning Standard 1: Time, Continuity and Change Learners understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships. 1.1 Differentiate between people, places, and events in the immediate and distant past, the present, and the future 1.2 Know different stories about past events, people, places, or situations 1.3 Know how knowledge of text about past events, people, places, or situations helps our understanding of the past Standard 2: Connections and Conflict Learners understand the causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy 2.1 Give examples of conflict, cooperation among individuals and groups 2.2 Identify and describe factors that contribute to cooperation and factors that may cause conflict 2.3 Identify ways that language, art, music, and other cultural elements may facilitate global understanding 2.4 Understand that some ways of dealing with disagreements work better than others and that people who are not involved in a disagreement may be helpful in solving it Project Aero Social Studies Standards Updated January / M Page-Smith Page 1
* = areas to be considered in /13 planning Standard 3: People, Places and Environment Learners understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and demography influence and are influenced by human history 3.1 Understand the concept of location 3.2 Use maps and geographic graphs, tables, and diagrams to read and display geographic information 3.3 Locate and distinguish among landforms and geographic features 3.4 Know ways in which people depend on the physical environment 3.5 Know ways (e.g., recycling, travel, transportation) in which people from different cultures think about and respond to the physical environment 3.6 Describe how areas of a community have changed over time Standard 4: Culture Learners understand cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies. N.B: In the benchmarks for this standard, the term belief systems refers to an ordered, established body of thinking and faith that influence one s perception of self and the world. It includes such concepts as religion, philosophies (including political and economic), and science. 4.1 Describe various forms of institutions (e.g., family, school, church, clubs) and how people in those organizations interact 4.2 Know ways (e.g., use of resources, shelter, transportation) in which people from different cultures think about and respond to the physical environment 4.3 Know ways (e.g., homes, family structures and roles, religion) in which people from different cultures think about and respond to the social environment 4.4 Understand that cultures have different expectations of how to act Project Aero Social Studies Standards Updated January / M Page-Smith Page 2
* = areas to be considered in /13 planning 4.5 Know regional folk heroes, stories, or songs that have contributed to the development of the cultural history of a region Standard 5: Society and Identity Learners understand social systems and structures and how these influence individuals. 5.1 Recognize that individual people are part of a group 5.2 Recognize appropriate and inappropriate social behavior and the impact of making choices about behavior 5.3 Identify roles and patterns of behavior that people demonstrate in group situations * 5.4 Understand why people live in social groups 5.5 Recognize that society stereotypes males and females Standard 6: Governance and Citizenship Learners understand why societies create and adopt systems of governance and how these systems address human needs, rights, and citizen responsibilities. 6.1 Give examples of rights and responsibilities of the individual in relation to his or her social group 6.2 Identify sources and purposes of authority in various settings 6.3 Explain reasons for the importance of leadership and service 6.4 Identify qualities that leaders need in order to meet their responsibilities Project Aero Social Studies Standards Updated January / M Page-Smith Page 3
* = areas to be considered in /13 planning 6.5 Identify the characteristics of good citizens * 6.6 Describe elements (e.g., mayor, chief, rules) of familiar governance systems Standard 7: Production, Distribution, and Consumption Learners understand fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are shaped by geographic and human factors 7.1 Distinguish between needs and wants 7.2 Understand why people make choices about how to satisfy wants and needs 7.3 Know roles resources play in our daily lives 7.4 Give examples of institutions that are part of economic systems 7.5 Describe how we depend upon workers with specialized jobs 7.6 Distinguish between goods and services and know how they can be exchanged Standard 8: Science, Technology, and Society Learners understand how societies have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments and technological developments 8.1 Understand the concepts of "tool" and "technique" * 8.2 Describe examples in which tools and techniques have changed the lives of people * Project Aero Social Studies Standards Updated January / M Page-Smith Page 4
* = areas to be considered in /13 planning 8.3 Identify requirements for making tools and developing techniques * 8.4 Name some of the most important tools and techniques in contemporary life * Project Aero Social Studies Standards Updated January / M Page-Smith Page 5