AR.SS.C. Civics/Government

C.1.2. Civic and Political Institutions - Students will analyze the impact of origins, structures, and functions of institutions on society and citizens.

Structure and Function

C.1.2.1. Identify founding documents of the United States (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights) (D2.Civ.3.3-5).

C.1.2.3. Explain the functions of government using local examples (D2.Civ.5.K-2).

C.2.2. Participation and Deliberation - Students will analyze civic rights, roles, and responsibilities.

Citizenship

C.2.2.1. Explain the significance of state and national symbols, patriotic songs, and mottos (D1.3.K-2).

C.2.2.2. Explain the procedures for recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and proper etiquette for the Arkansas and American Flags (D2.Civ.7.K-2).

C.2.2.3. Describe roles and responsibilities of individuals in a democracy (D2.Civ.8.K-2).

C.3.2. Processes, Rules, and Laws - Students will analyze the sources and functions of laws as well as the process of making and amending laws.

Processes, Rules, and Laws

C.3.2.2. Examine successful and unsuccessful attempts to improve communities (D2.Civ.12.K-2).

C.3.2.3. Describe ways communities work to accomplish common tasks and establish responsibilities (D2.Civ.6.K-2).

AR.SS.E. Economics

E.4.2. Economic Decision Making - Students will analyze economic decision making.

Scarcity

E.4.2.1. Discuss the importance of scarcity in relation to choices and opportunity cost (D2.Eco.1.K-2).

E.5.2. Exchange and Markets - Students will analyze the exchange of goods and services and the role of producers, consumers, and government in the market place.

Production and Consumption

E.5.2.2. Describe goods and services that people in the local community produce and those that are produced in other communities (D2.Eco.3, 4.K-2).

E.6.2. Growth and Stability - Students will evaluate economic growth and stability.

Money

E.6.2.2. Describe reasons for saving money in banks (D2.Eco.9.K-2).

E.7.2. Global Economy - Students will analyze economic interdependence within a global economy.

Economic Interdependence

E.7.2.1. Describe why people in one country trade goods and services with people in other countries (D2.Eco.14.K-2).

E.7.2.2. Describe products that are produced abroad and sold domestically and products that are produced domestically and sold abroad (D2.Eco.15.K-2).

AR.SS.G. Geography

G.8.2. Geographic Representations - Students will use geographic representations and skills to become geographically-informed citizens.

Spatial Views of the World

G.8.2.1. Use map keys, legends, symbols, intermediate directions, scale, and compass rose to derive information from maps (D2.Geo.2.K-2).

G.9.2. Human-Environment Interaction - Students will analyze the interaction between humans and the environment.

Place, Region, and Culture

G.9.2.1. Interpret effects of human activities on the local environment (D2.Geo.5.K-2).

G.9.2.3. Explain ways weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people’s lives in a place or region (D2.Geo.4.K-2).

G.10.2. Spatial Patterns and Movement - Students will interpret the spatial characteristics and patterns of human settlement.

Resources and Movement

G.10.2.1. Examine ways that natural resources influence where people settle (D2.Geo.8.K-2).

G.10.2.2. Examine reasons and ways that people, goods, and ideas move from place to place (D2.Geo.7.K-2).

AR.SS.H. History

H.12.2. Chronology, Change Over Time, and Contextualization - Students will analyze chronology, patterns of continuity and change over time, and contextualization on historical events.

Contextualization

H.12.2.5. Explain historical symbols and landmarks and the people and events associated with them.

H.13.2. Perspective, Historical Evidence, and Causation - Students will analyze ways people gather, view, construct, and interpret historical evidence.

Evidence

H.13.2.5. Formulate questions that relate to a specific historical event in the community to guide inquiry (D1.2.K-2, D2.His.12.K-2).