Nevada Academic Content Standards

Nevada Academic Content Standards for Second Grade Social Studies

Grade 2: Our National Identity & Culture

Disciplinary Skills

Constructing compelling questions

SS.2.1. With prompting and support, generate compelling questions to explore national identity and culture.

Roles of the CitizensFreeA citizen is an official member of a community.<br> A citizen has rights and responsibilities. <br>There are some important way to show good citizenship. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1

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

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

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

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

Creating supporting questions

SS.2.2. With prompting and support, generate supporting questions related to compelling questions.

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

Developing claims and using evidence

SS.2.4. With prompting and support, construct responses to compelling questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.

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

Famous AmericansFreeWho are some famous Americans we should know? Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Benjamin Banneker, Davy Crockett, Cesar Chavez, Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Susan B. Anthony, Paul Revere, Thomas Edison, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Helen Keller, and John Glenn. Read more...iWorksheets :5Study Guides :1

Communicating and critiquing conclusions

SS.2.5. With prompting and support, construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes.

Taking informed action

SS.2.7. With prompting and support, list and discuss group or individual actions to help address local, regional, and/or national problems.

Effective Decision MakingDecisions are choices people make. Whenever a choice is made, something i given up. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

SS.2.8. With prompting and support, use deliberative and democratic procedures to take action.

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Content Themes

Power and politics (H)

SS.2.9. Identify major political leaders who have impacted U.S. history.

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

Identity (H)

SS.2.10. Explore significant events that have shaped national identity.

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

Tales of Long AgoFolktales (Chinese and Native American) Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

People and ideas (H)

SS.2.11. Identify how individuals have made a difference in the communities in which they live.

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Social justice, consciousness, and action (MC)

SS.2.12. Examine major events in U.S. history to understand how discrimination and oppression of various racial and ethnic groups have contributed towards movements for social justice.

SS.2.13. Explain how people from different groups work through conflict when solving problems throughout U.S. history.

Respectful engagement with diverse people (MC)

SS.2.14. Identify and compare cultural practices and traditions in the U.S.

World HolidaysFreeHolidays are special days to help us remember or honor people and events. The earliest holy days were to honor sacred events. Read more...iWorksheets :5Study Guides :9

Diverse contributions made by men and women from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, including, without limitation, information relating to contributions and impact (MC)

SS.2.15. Discuss the contributions and positive impacts of culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse people in U.S. history.

Civic and political institutions (C)

SS.2.16. Explain how diverse individuals have played important roles in developing the nation’s civic identity, including but not limited to: deliberative discussion, equality, freedom, liberty, and respect for individual rights.

SS.2.17. Describe the role and responsibilities of the U.S. president.

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Civic dispositions and democratic principles (C)

SS.2.18. Determine the civic dispositions and democratic principles that have influenced the U.S.

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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

SS.2.19. Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Geographic representations (G)

SS.2.20. Locate major historical events in national history on a map.

Map & Compass SkillsMaps are pictures that show places from above, as if they were drawn by someone in an airplane. Maps have titles to tell what the map shows. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

SS.2.21. Identify major national landmarks associated with historical events.

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

Human environment interaction (G)

SS.2.22. Examine how environmental characteristics shape the development of the nation.

Human population, movements, and patterns (G)

SS.2.23. Describe why people made decisions to move in early U.S. history, including but not limited to: cultural, economic, environmental, political, social.

Tales of Long AgoFolktales (Chinese and Native American) Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1

National economy (E)

SS.2.25. Identify how natural resources were used to produce goods and services in the past and present.

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

Standards

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