Kentucky Academic Standards

Kentucky Academic Standards for Second Grade Social Studies

Grade 2: North American Interactions Standards

I: Investigating

Investigating occurs through the exploration of the discipline strand standards.

Time LinesWhat is a Time Line? A time line is a horizontal or vertical line divided into sections usually by years, decades, or centuries. A time line shows important events in history arranged in chronological order. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

Famous ExplorersAn explorer is a person involved in exploration. Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

Contributions of Ancient CivilizationsMesopotamia - In the Middle East, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is the earliest known civilization. Egypt - About 5000 BC, Egypt was ruled by pharaohs who had the Pyramids built for their tombs. Rome - 100 B.C. Romans developed use of concrete which could be poured into any shape. They developed the first paved roads. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

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C: Civic and Political Institutions

2.C.CP.1. Explain the need for civic and political structures in North America.

U.S. GovernmentU. S. GOVERNMENT The Constitution was written in 1789 and is the basic design for how our government should work. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

2.C.CP.2. Explain that the functions of effective government are to create order, establish justice and meet the needs of their citizens.

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C: Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen

2.C.RR.1. Describe the importance of civic participation.

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American CitizenshipA citizen is a person who lives in a community. Citizenship refers to the rights and responsibilities of the citizens of any community. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

2.C.RR.2. Compare the rights and responsibilities of citizens in North America.

C: Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles

2.C.CV.1. Evaluate how civic virtues guide governments, societies and communities.

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2.C.CV.2. Evaluate how democratic principles guide governments, societies and communities.

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E: Microeconomics

2.E.MI.2. Describe how people are both producers and consumers.

Goods and ServicesGoods are things that are made or grown and then sold. <br>Services are the jobs people do for others. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

Trade and TransportationTrade is the buying and selling or bartering of goods and services.<br> Transportation - People can walk, ride an animal, bicycle, and drive vehicles. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

Interdependence of Goods and ServicesWhat is interdependence? People in many communities depend on people in other communities for goods and services. Goods are products that are made or grown and then sold. Services are jobs that people do to serve one another. No one community has everything it needs to meet its basic needs. We need to transport goods and communicate our needs worldwide. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

E: Incentives, Choices and Decision Making

2.E.IC.1. Categorize different limited resources as renewable and non-renewable resources.

Natural ResourcesNatural resources are useful resources that come from the earth and sky and help humans live on Earth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

G: Migration and Movement

2.G.MM.1. Explain patterns of human settlement in North America.

Early SettlementsStudents will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

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G: Human Interactions and Interconnections

2.G.HI.1. Compare the ways various cultural groups connect and interact within North America.

Other Cultures Contribute to U.S. CultureThe United States has been called a melting pot because people from so many other countries have come to live here. People from every country have brought many of their customs and traditions with them. Their culture is remembered and shared by many of us today. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

G: Geographic Reasoning

2.G.GR.1. Examine geographic features of places in North America, using a variety of geographic data, including maps, photos and other geographic tools.

LandmarksWhat is a Landmark? A landmark is any prominent object on land that can be used in determining location or direction. A memorial is a special kind of landmark which was built to honor and remember a person, a group, or event. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

H: Change and Continuity

2.H.CH.1. Identify and compare the diverse North American cultural groups of the past and today.

H: Cause and Effect

2.H.CE.1. Describe events in North America shaped by multiple cause and effect relationships.

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2.H.CE.2. Describe the events and innovations that had effects on North America.

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H: Conflict and Compromise

2.H.CO.1. Describe events in North America that illustrate how people from diverse cultural groups attempted to work through conflicts to solve a problem.

I: Using Evidence

2.I.UE.2. Determine whether the evidence in primary and secondary sources is fact or opinion.

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2.I.UE.4. Construct responses to compelling and supporting questions, using reasoning, examples and details, about the diversity of communities in North America.

I: Communicating Conclusions

2.I.CC.1. Construct an explanation, using correct sequence and relevant information, to provide information on a community in North America.

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2.I.CC.4. Use listening and consensus-building procedures to discuss how to take action in the local community or Kentucky.

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