GR+2+Social+Studies

People Long Ago
 * IOWA **** CORE CURRICULUM – SOCIAL SCIENCES **
 * 2ND GRADE **
 * BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE **
 * ** Essential Concept and Skill ** || ** Standard ** || ** Aligned Benchmarks ** || ** What Taught ** || ** When Taught ** ||
 * BS1. Understand the changing nature of society || 3-Understand the individual, group and cultural influences that contribute to human development, identity and behavior || 3.1-Compare, contrast and describe how individuals and families change || Unit 4

Unit 1 Governing the People

Unit 5 A World of Many People || Q3 ||
 * BS2. Understand all people have individual traits ||   ||   ||^   ||   ||
 * BS3. Understand interactions between self and the peer group || 3-Understand the individual, group and cultural influences that contribute to human development, identity and behavior

4-Understands various meanings of social groups, the implications of group membership and different ways that groups function, including conflict, cooperation and interdependence.

6-Know the roles of the citizen in American democracy. || 3.2-Understand the importance of sharing and working together

4.2-Identify groups and the roles of their members

6.4-Learn to make decisions that benefit others ||^  || Q1 ||
 * BS4. Understand the relationship of the individual to the components of society and culture || 1-Understand concepts of location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region.

3-Understand the individual, group and cultural influences that contribute to human development, identity and behavior

4-Understands various meanings of social groups, the implications of group membership and different ways that groups function, including conflict, cooperation and interdependence || 1.1-Distinguish between neighborhood, community, rural and urban areas

3.4-Describe ways family, groups and community influence one’s daily life and personal choices.

4.1-Recognize groups are made up of people who share common interests ||^  || Q3 || ** ECONOMICS – 2ND GRADE **
 * ** Essential Concept and Skill ** || ** Standard ** || ** Aligned Benchmarks ** || ** What Taught ** || ** When Taught ** ||
 * E1. Understand the role of scarcity and economic trade-offs and how economic conditions impact people’s lives || 2-Understand the relationships among personal economic choices, broader (macroeconomic) events, and governmental systems. || 2.6-Are introduced to concepts of supply, demand, price and trade || Unit 6

Unit 3

Nystrom materials

Units 3 & 6

Nystrom Scholastic News & Time for Kids

Unit 5 Lesson 4 || Q4 ||
 * E2. Understand the basic nature of economics is an exchange of resources || 2-Understand the relationships among personal economic choices, broader (macroeconomic) events, and governmental systems. || 2.1-Distinguish between goods and resources

2.2-Identify markets as places where people buy or sell goods

2.4-Distinguish between making/producing and using/consuming things ||^  || Q2 || Q4 ||
 * E3. Understand how governments throughout the world influence economic behavior ||   ||   ||^   || Q1-4 ||
 * E4. Understand people in all parts of the world trade with one another || 2-Understand the relationships among personal economic choices, broader (macroeconomic) events, and governmental systems. || 2.3-Understands process of getting goods from producer to market to home-including transportation types ||^  || Q2
 * E5. Understand that changes in technology impact individuals and society ||  ||   ||^   || Q3

Q3 || science/technology have changed the lives of people
 * Understand that changes in technology impact individuals and society continued- ||  || 9.3-Describe examples in which

9.4-Describe examples in which science/technology have led to physical changes in the environment 9.5-Introduced to environmental issues – good or bad – created by machines/technology || Unit 3 Lesson 3

Nystrom Materials Unit 6 Lesson 2 || Q2 || Q4 || ** GEOGRAPHY – 2ND GRADE **
 * E6. Understand the universal economic concept of needs and wants ||   ||   ||^   || Q1-4
 * ** Essential Concept and Skill ** || ** Standard ** || ** Aligned Benchmarks ** || ** What Taught ** || ** When Taught ** ||
 * G1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments || 1-Understand concepts of location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region

2-Understand the relationships among personal economic choices, broader (macroeconomic) events, and governmental systems. || 1.2-Recognize various representations of the earth (maps, globes, photos)

1.3-Use maps of locales, regions, and the world that demonstrate understanding of relative location, direction, shape and size || Nystrom materials

Nystrom materials

Nystrom materials

Nystrom materials

Unit 4 Lesson2 || Q1-4 || || 1.4-Distinguish among various landforms (mountains, hills, valleys, islands, peninsulas, rivers, lakes, plains)
 * G2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions || 1-Understand concepts of location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region

1.8-Recognize the features of a state and country and can identify Iowa as a state, United State as a country ||^  ||   ||
 * G3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of communities and the movement of populations || 1-Understand concepts of location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region

10-Understand the causes, nature, and effects of various movements of large groups of people into and within the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa now and long ago || 10.2-Analyze difficulties faced by pioneers ||^  || Q3 ||
 * G4. Understand how geographic processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans || 1-Understand concepts of location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region

6-Know the roles of the citizen in American democracy || 1.6-Recognize that preserving our natural resources is important

1.7-Understand how we adapt to our environment

6.2-Gain know- ledge about creating sanctuaries for plants, animals, and people || Unit 3 Lesson 1 || Q2 ||

** HISTORY – 2ND GRADE **
 * ** Essential Concept and Skill ** || ** Standard ** || ** Aligned Benchmarks ** || ** What Taught ** || ** When Taught ** ||
 * H1. Understand people construct knowledge of the past from multiple and various types of sources || 11-Know and understand selected attributes and historical development of societies in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe || 10.1-Introduced to stories/accounts of past events, people or places that contribute to understanding historical events

12.5-Use listening, thinking and reading skills to understand stories, biographies, and graphic organizers to build a foundation for study of social issues and history

12.6-Use information presented in the form of stories, diagrams and 12.6 continued: printed accounts to gain an understanding of societal and historical events and behav || Nystrom

Unit 4 People Long Ago

Unit 4 Lesson 2-3 || Q1-4

Q3

Q3 ||
 * H2. Understand how and why people create and participate in governance ||  || 8.2-Know why the early colonists wanted their freedom

11.1-Know early colonies (Jamestown & Plymouth)

11.2-Understand concepts of freedom and Jamestown ||^  ||   ||
 * H3. Understand how culture and cultural diffusion affects the development and maintenance of societies || 3-Understand the individual, group and cultural influences that contribute to human development, identity and behavior.

7-Understand the evolution of thought and how it has impacted the religion, politics, philosophy, art, history and culture of societies throughout the world. || 3.3-Explain the contributions of different ethnic and cultural groups

3.5-Recognize the historical significance of cultural celebrations in our community, state, country

7.2-Describe ways language, stories, music and art influence the behavior of people living in various cultures

7.3-Compare and contrast holidays celebrated by Americans of 7.3 continued:- various ethnic, cultural or racial groups

7.4-Are introduced to customs and historical significance of different celebrations in the United States and around the world

8.1-Know slavery was one of the reasons for the Civil War || Unit 4 Lesson 5

Unit 5 Lessons 1 & 3 || Q3

Q3 ||
 * H4. Understand individuals and groups within a society may promote change or the status quo || 4-Understand various meanings of social groups, the implications of group membership and different ways that groups function, including conflict, cooperation and interdependence

5-Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the purposes, values and principles of American democracy.

7-Understand the evolution of thought and how it has impacted the religion, politics, philosophy, art, history and culture of societies throughout the world || 4.4-Describe examples of tensions and conflicts among groups that help shape communities and countries

5.3-Evalute qualities of good leaders in historical complex

5.5-Identify people who fought for the rights of Americans

7.1-Recognize the accomplishments of special Americans and how they contributed to our society over time || Unit 4 Lesson 3 7 & 5

Unit 5 Lesson 4 || Q3

Q3 || Lesson 2 || Q3 || Lesson 2 & 3
 * H5. Understands economic needs and wants affect individual and group decisions || 4-Understand various meanings of social groups, the implications of group membership and different ways that groups function, including conflict, cooperation and interdependence || 4.5-Identify individuals of various groups who have contributed to the community, state, country || Unit 5
 * H6. Understand the relationship between geography and historical events ||   ||   || Unit 4

All Units || Q3 || || 3-Understand the individual, group and cultural influences that contribute to human development, identity and behavior.
 * H7. Understand cause and effect relationships and other historical thinking skills in order to interpret events and issues

9-Understand the development of scientific/technological innovations and their impact on society, government, and economics throughout the world

12-Understand and analyze chronological relationships, historical patterns, historical perspectives and tools for historical research || 3.6-Use listening, thinking, and reading skills to understand real problems, issues, and dilemmas encountered by people at various times in society and history

4.3-Analyze events to identify reasons individuals might respond to problems in different ways

12.1-Understand that in order to understand and interpret historical events they must be presented in chronological order

12.2-Correctly use words related to time (now, in the past, in the future)

12.3-Introduced to timelines, graphs and flow charts which show order of events 12.4-Explain changes over time from past to present ||^  || Q1-4 || ** POLITICAL SCIENCE/CIVIC LITERACY – 2ND GRADE **
 * ** Essential Concept and Skill ** || ** Standard ** || ** Aligned Benchmarks ** || ** What Taught ** || ** When Taught ** ||
 * PS1. Understand the basic concepts of government and democracy and that the United States Constitution defines the rights and responsibilities of citizens || 5-Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the purposes, values and principles of American democracy.

6-Know the roles of the citizen in American democracy

7-Understand the evolution of thought and how it has impacted the religion, politics, philosophy, art, history and culture of societies throughout the world || 5.1-Understand the rights and responsibilities of individuals in relation to family, peer group, school class

5.2-Introduced to purposes of government, Declaration of Independence

5.4-Analyze democratic process on a basic level

5.6-Distinguish between local, state, and national government and leaders at each level

5.7-Identify Washington, D.C. as the capital of the United States

5.8-Recognize the importance of the voting process

6.3-Identify qualities of elected leaders || Unit 1 Governing the People

Unit 1 || Q1 ||
 * PS2. Understand how government affects citizens and how citizens affect government || 5-Understand how the government established by the Constitution embodies the purposes, values and principles of American democracy.

6-Know the roles of the citizen in American democracy || 6.1-Understands how citizens live together by establishing and following rules and laws ||^  || Q1 ||
 * PS3. Understand the United States has a role in current world affairs ||   ||   || Scholastic News or Time for Kids || Q1-4 ||