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Elements of Culture 

SS-HS-2.1.1

Students will explain how belief systems, knowledge, technology and behavior patterns define cultures and help to explain historical perspectives and events in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and United States (Reconstruction to present).

DOK 2

SS-H-CS-U-1      SS-H-CS-U-5      SS-H-CS-U-6 

SS-H-CS-S-1a    SS-H-CS-S-1b    SS-H-CS-S-1c     SS-H-CS-S-5      

M, M, M, M, M

 O,O 

Social Institutions

SS-HS-2.2.1

Students will explain how various human needs are met through interaction in and among social institutions (e.g., family, religion, education, government, economy) in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and the United States (Reconstruction to present).

SS-H-CS-S-2                           

M, M 

Interactions Among Individuals and Groups 

SS-HS-2.3.1

Students will explain the reasons why conflict and competition (e.g., violence, difference of opinion, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, genocide) may develop as cultures emerge in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and the United States (Reconstruction to present).

DOK 2

SS-H-CS-U-3     SS-H-CS-U-4

SS-H-CS-S-3     SS-H-CS-S-4                             

M, M

SS-HS-2.3.2

Students will explain and give examples of how compromise and cooperation are characteristics that influence interaction (e.g., peace studies, treaties, conflict resolution) in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and the United States (Reconstruction to present).

DOK 2

SS-H-CS-U-3 

SS-H-CS-S-3     SS-H-CS-S-4     SS-H-CS-S-5

Use of Geographic Tools 

SS-HS-4.1.1

Students will use a variety of geographic tools (e.g., maps, globes, photographs, models, satellite images, charts, graphs, databases) to explain and analyze the reasons for the distribution of physical and human features on Earth's surface.

DOK 3

SS-H-G-U-1       SS-H-G-U-4        SS-H-G-U-5

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     SS-H-G-S-2a     SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-3                         

M, M, M

O

 R

SS-HS-4.1.2

SS-H-G-U-5

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b      

SS-HS-4.1.3
Students will use geographic tools (e.g., maps, globes, photographs, models, satellite images) to interpret the reasoning patterns (e.g., available transportation, location of resources and markets, individual preference, centralization versus dispersion) on which the location and distribution of Earth's human features is based.

SS-H-G-U-5

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     

Regions 

SS-HS-4.2.1

SS-H-G-U-2

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     SS-H-G-S-1c     SS-H-G-S-2a      SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-2c     SS-H-G-S-2d

O

SS-HS-4.2.2

Students will explain how physical (e.g., climate, mountains, rivers) and human characteristics (e.g., interstate highways, urban centers, workforce) of regions create advantages and disadvantages for human activities in a specific place.

DOK 2

SS-H-G-U-2

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     SS-H-G-S-1c     SS-H-G-S-2a      SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-2c   SS-H-G-S-2d               

M, M

O, O

SS-HS-4.2.3

Students will explain how people can develop stereotypes about places and regions (e.g., all cities are dangerous and dirty; rural areas are poor).

SS-H-G-U-2 

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     SS-H-G-S-1c     SS-H-G-S-2a      SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-2c     SS-H-G-S-2d

SS-HS-4.2.4

Students will explain how people from different cultures with different perspectives view regions (e.g., Middle East, Balkans) in different ways, sometimes resulting in conflict in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and United States (Reconstruction to present).

SS-H-G-U-2       SS-H-G-U-7

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b     SS-H-G-S-1c     SS-H-G-S-2a      SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-2c     SS-H-G-S-2d     SS-H-G-S4a

SS-H-G-S-4b

Patterns 

HS-SS-4.3.1

Students will describe the movement and settlement patterns of people in various places and analyze the causes of that movement and settlement (e.g., push factors such as famines or military conflicts; pull factors such as climate or economic opportunity) and the impacts in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and United States (Reconstruction to present).

DOK 3

SS-H-G-U-1 

SS-H-G-S-1a     SS-H-G-S-1b      SS-H-G-S-2a     SS-H-G-S-2b     SS-H-G-S-3                          

M, M

O

HS-SS-4.3.2

Students will explain how technology (e.g., computers, telecommunications) has facilitated the movement of goods, services and populations, increased economic interdependence at all levels and influenced development of centers of economic activity.

DOK 2

SS-H-G-U-6

SS-H-G-S-4a     SS-H-G-S-4b                              

M

Human-Environment Interaction 

SS-HS-4.4.1

Students will explain how humans develop strategies (e.g., transportation, communication, technology) to overcome limits of their physical environment.

SS-H-G-U-3 

SS-H-G-S-4a     SS-H-G-S-4b

SS-HS-4.4.2

Students will explain how human modifications to the physical environment (e.g., deforestation, mining), perspectives on the use of natural resources (e.g., oil, water, land), and natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis, floods) may have possible global effects (e.g., global warming, destruction of the rainforest, acid rain) in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and United States (Reconstruction to present).

DOK 2

SS-H-G-U-3       SS-H-G-U-6

SS-H-G-S-4a     SS-H-G-S-4b                             

M, M

SS-HS-4.4.3

Students will explain how group and individual perspectives impact the use of natural resources (e.g., mineral extraction, land reclamation).

SS-H-G-U-3 

SS-H-G-S-4a     SS-H-G-S-4b