End of Primary Social Studies Core Content
Government / Culture and Society / Economics / Geography / Historical PerspectiveConstitutional Principles
Identify the basic purposes of local government :
· to establish order,
· provide security and
· accomplish common goals
Give examples of services local governments provide:
· police and fire protection
· roads and snow removal,
· garbage pick-up
· Identify how they pay for these services (taxes).SSEP-1.1.1
Identify and explain the purpose of rules within organizations:
· school,
· clubs,
· teams)
Compare rules with laws.
SS EP 1.1.2 DOK2
Describe how their local government is structured :
· mayor,
· city council,
· judge-executive,
· fiscal court,
· local courts)
Compare their local government to other community governments in Kentucky. SS EP 1.2.1
Rights and Responsibilities
Define basic democratic ideas
· liberty,
· justice,
· equality,
· rights,
· responsibility
Explain why they are important today.
SS EP 1.3.1
Define basic democratic ideas: (e.g.,
· liberty,
· justice,
· equality,
· rights,
· responsibility
Explain why they are important today.
SS-EP-1.3.1 / Elements of Culture
Describe cultural elements:
· Beliefs,
· Traditions,
· Languages,
· Skills,
· Literature,
· The arts
DOK 1 SSEP 2.1.1
Study a variety of diverse cultures locally and in the world today
Explain the importance of appreciating and understanding other cultures.
SS EP 2.1.2
Social Institutions
Identify social institutions:
· government,
· economy,
· education,
· religion,
· family
Explain how they help the community. SS EP 2.2.1
Interactions among
Individuals and Groups
Describe various forms of interactions that occur between individuals/ groups at home and at school. :
· compromise,
· cooperation,
· conflict,
· competition
DOK 2 SS EP 2.3.1
Identify appropriate conflict resolution strategies:
· compromise,
· cooperation,
· communication
SS EP 2.3.2 / Scarcity
Define basic economic terms related to scarcity:
· opportunity cost,
· wants and needs,
· limited productive resources-natural,
· human,
· capital
Explain that scarcity requires people to make economic choices and incur opportunity costs.DOK 2 SS EP 3.1.1
Economic Systems and Institutions
Identify and give examples of economic institutions (banks) in today’s market economy.
Explain how they help people deal with the problem of scarcity:
· loan money
· save money
SS EP 3.2.1
Markets
Define basic economic terms related to markets
· market economy,
· markets,
· wants and needs,
· goods and services,
· profit,
· consumer,
· producer,
· supply and demand,
· barter,
· money,
· trade,
· advertising
DOK2 SS EP3.3.1
Explain different ways that people acquire goods and services
· By trading/bartering goods and services for other goods and services
· By using money). SS EP 3.3.2 / The Use of Geographic Tools
Use geographic tools to locate and describe familiar places at home, school and the community:
· maps,
· globes,
· mental maps,
· charts,
· graphs
SS EP 4.1.1
Use geographic tools to identify:
1. Major Landforms:
· continents,
· mountain ranges,
2. Bodies of water:
· oceans,
· major rivers
· Great Lakes
3. Natural resources on Earth’s surface
Use relative location.
SS EP 4.1.2
Describe how different factors influence where human activities are located in the community:
· Rivers,
· Mountains
· Lakes
· Creeks
SS EP 4.1.3
Regions
Describe places on Earth’s surface by their physical characteristics:
· Climate,
· Landforms,
· Bodies of water
SS EP 4.2.1
Patterns
Describe patterns of human settlement in places and regions on the Earth’s surface. SS EP 4.3.1
Describe how technology helps us move, settle and interact in the modern world. SS EP 4.3.2
Human-Environment Interaction
Describe ways people adapt to/modify the physical environment to meet their basic needs · Food, · Shelter,· Clothing DOK 1 SS EP 4.4.1Describe how the physical environment can both promote and restrict human activities. SS EP 4.4.2 / The Factual and Interpretive Nature of History
Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to interpret the past:
· Artifacts,
· Diaries,
· Timelines
SS EP 5.1.1
The History of the United States
Identify significant patriotic and historical songs, symbols, monuments/landmarks:
· Star-Spangled Banner,
· Underground Railroad,
· Statue of Liberty
· Washington Monument
· Lincoln’s Memorial
· Patriotic holidays
o Veteran’s Day,
o Martin Luther King’s birthday,
o President’s Day
o Memorial Day
o Flag Day
o Fourth of July
o Election Day
Explain their historical significance.
SS EP 5.2.1 DOK 2
Identify and compare the early cultures of diverse groups of Native Americans:
· Northwest,
· Southwest,
· Plains,
· Eastern Woodlands
Explain why they settled in what is now the United States. DOK 2 SS EP 5.2.2
Describe change over time in the community in
· communication,
· technology,
· transportation and
· education
SS EP 5.2.3
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Shari Alexander
Barren County Schools
District Curriculum Resource Teacher