Social Studies: Minidoka County Joint School District #331

Minidoka County Joint School District #331
-Ensuring academic excellence, ethical behavior, and personal responsibility
Social Studies
2004 – 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
District Social Studies Philosophy ...................................................................................iii
Definition of Terms and sample of format .........................................................................1
District Standards, Benchmarks, and Learning Objectives

3.1 Culture ............................................................................................................3
3.2 History .............................................................................................................3
3.3 Geography .....................................................................................................3
3.4 Government ...................................................................................................4
3.5 Economics .....................................................................................................4
5.1 Culture ............................................................................................................5
5.2 History ...........................................................................................................5
5.3 Geography .....................................................................................................6
5.4 Government ...................................................................................................6
5.5 Economics .....................................................................................................6
8.1 Culture ............................................................................................................7
8.2 History ...........................................................................................................9
8.3 Geography .....................................................................................................10
8.4 Government ...................................................................................................12
8.5 Economics .....................................................................................................13
12.1 Culture .........................................................................................................15
12.2 History .........................................................................................................17
12.3 Geography ....................................................................................................20
12.4 Government .................................................................................................22
12.5 Economics ....................................................................................................25
12.6 Psychology ....................................................................................................28
Assessments ....................................................................................................................29
Assessment Reporting and Monitoring ............................................................................29
Integration of Curriculum with Career Pathways and Professional/Technical Education ...30

District Social Studies Philosophy
“We the People”

of Minidoka County School District #331
in order to form a more perfect Union
between our teachers and their students,
establish Justice
among the academic disciplines,
insure domestic Tranquility
by providing All of the tools for teaching and for learning,
provide for the common Defense
by “arming” our students with essential skills and
knowledge,
promote the general Welfare
by establishing a firm foundation for good citizenship,
and secure the blessings of Liberty
from tedious planning and information gathering
to ourselves and our Posterity,
because you deserve All the help you can get-
do ordain and establish this Constitution,
the very heart of our new Social Studies program-
of the United States of America,
because our young people are our future.
Board Approval: April 2004 Page 1
DEFINITION OF TERMS
STANDARD: A standard is a general statement of information or skills that students should attain. Content Standards articulate
what students should know and be able to do within specific content areas. Content standards are the sa me from Kindergarten through
Twelfth Grade. Exiting Standards articulate what students should know and be able to do when they complete courses of study,
usually at the end of high school.
Example of a content standard:

Government: Understands and applies the formation and organization of political systems.
BENCHMARK: A benchmark is a specific statement of information or skill that students should attain at a developmentally
appropriate level. A benchmark adds definition and detail to the general s tatement articulated at the standards level.
Examples of benchmarks:
Level 3 (Grades K-3):

? Identifies and explains patriotic symbols and customs
Level 6 (Grades 4-6):

? Identifies and understands the responsibilities expected of a United States citizen
Level 8 (Grades 6 - 8):

? Explains the role of regional and local governments in federal systems
Level 12 (Grades 9 -12):

? Analyzes how foreign policy has affected the modern world
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: A learning objective is still more specific. It is th e “essential learning” that goes on in the classroom
every day to support the benchmark. Learning objectives are what we assess. They articulate the learning that underpins student
mastery of skills, concepts, and ideas associated with the Social Sciences.
FORMAT OF THE DOCUMENT:
(Level).(Standard #) Level: (K-3, 4-5, 6 - 8, or 9 - 12) Standard # (The Strand)

The standard articulated in terms of the types of what students should know and be able to do.
(Understands and applies… .)
Benchmarks (Grades x-y)
(Level).(Standard #).(Benchmark #): (Articulate the benchmark)
8.3.1 Understands…
8.3.2
8.3.3
Learning Objectives
Grade Level or Course Grade Level or Course
? 1.a ? 1.a
? 1.b ? 1.b
? 1.c ? 1.c
? 2.a ? 2.a
? 3.a ? 3.a
? 3.b ? 4.a
? 4.a ? 5.a
? 5.a ? 5.b
3.1 Level: K-3 Standard # 1 CULTURE

Understands and applies basic and advanced cultural and social development of mankind.
Benchmarks (Grades K-3):
3.1.1 Understands ideas of shared humanity and unique identity among families
3.1.2 Understands different means of thought and expression through fine arts, communication, and recreation
3.1.3 Understands human ethnic relationships and philosophies
3.2 Level: K-3 Standard # 2 HISTORY

Understands and applies the knowledge of the past and the present with its implications for the future.
3.2.1 Illustrates an understanding of patterns and relationships among events
3.2.2 Identifies and applies historical evidence in helping to understand the times in which people live
3.2.3 Understands the importance of individuals and groups across time and place
3.3 Level: K-3 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

Understands and applies the following: location, place, environment and human interaction, movement, and regions.
3.3.1 Understands location using mapping skills
3.3.2 Understands place: physical, human, or cultural features
3.3.3 Understands human-environment intereactions
3.4 Level: K-3 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

Understands and applies the formation and organization of political systems.
3.4.1 Identifies and explains patriotic symbols and customs
3.4.2 Explains the importance of having rules, authority figures, and of cooperation in society
3.4.3 Demonstrates democratic principles, rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of citizens
3.4.4 Recognizes purposes of government in the community
3.4.5 Discusses and investigates democratic levels and branches of government, documents, and services
3.5 Level: K-3 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

Understands and applies basic and advanced economic systems and practices on personal and global levels.
3.5.1 Understands the principles of supply and demand
3.5.2 Understands the economic system: concepts of trade, transportation, communication, and banking
3.5.3 Identifies various occupations and production processes that contribute to economic growth
5.1 Level: 4-5 Standard # 1 CULTURE

Benchmarks (Grades 4-5):
5.1.1 Develops an understanding of many different cultures, customs, and celebrations, and their effect upon the United States
5.1.2 Understands how human communities populated the major regions of the United States and adapted to a variety of
environments
5.1.3 Understands that agricultural practices influenced patterns of human settlement and industrialization
5.1.4 Identifies how powerful individuals have influenced events in the United States
5.2 Level: 4-5 Standard # 2 HISTORY

Understands and applies the knowledge of the past and present with its implications for the future.
5.2.1 Understands the people, events, problems and ideas that were significant in creating the history of the United States
5.2.2 Understands that by studying the past people learn how the ideas and events of the past have affected the future
5.2.3 Names some of the social, industrial, and technological changes that have occurred in the history of the United States
5.2.4 Examines the major effects that wars have had on the history of the United States
5.2.5 Understands the role of exploration, expansion, and settlement in the development of the United States
5.2.6 Understands the role of immigration and emigration of people in the development of the United States
5.3 Level: 4-5 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

Understands and applies the following: place, location, movement, region, and human interaction.
5.3.1 Understands geographical characteristics, and locates places using geographical tools and technology
5.3.2 Understands global development, environmental issues, and how human actions modify their physical environment
5.3.3 Describes ways people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
5.3.4 Identifies characteristics of, and locates different regions within the United States
5.3.5 Understands the physical and human characteristics of places
5.4 Level: 4-5 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

5.4.1 Understands the evolution of local, state, and national political systems (Federal Systems)
5.4.2 Identifies the major state and national documents, symbols, and influential people
5.4.3 Identifies and understands the responsibilities expected of a United States citizen
5.5 Level: 4-5 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

5.5.1 Focuses on kinds of economic changes that have taken place in our community and the United States
5.5.2 Understands there are many influences on economic systems
5.5.3 Understands how all parts of the United States are globally interdependent for goods and services
8.1 Level: 6-8 Standard # 1 CULTURE

8.1.1 Develops an understanding of many different cultures and their effects upon the world
8.1.2 Understands how human communities populated major regions of the world, and adapted to a variety of environments
8.1.3 Identifies how powerful individuals have made a major impact throughout history
8.1.4 Knows the role culture plays in incidents of cooperation and conflict in the present-day world
8.1.5 Knows the cultural characteristics of religions, and how human characteristics make specific religions around the world
distinctive
Learning Objectives
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6 Grade: Western Hemisphere 7 Grade: Eastern Hemisphere 8th Grade: Eastern Hemisphere
? 1.a Understands how the elements of ? 1.a Understands how the elements of ? 1.a Understands how the elements of
culture help people meet their needs culture help people meet their needs culture help people meet their needs
? 1.b Understands how the western ? 1.b Understands how the eastern world ? 1.b Understands how the eastern world
world and its major ideas and and its major ideas and innovations and its major ideas and innovations
innovations spread spread spread
? 1.c Realizes the impact human ? 1.c Realizes the impact human ? 1.c Realizes the impact human
developments have had on history (i.e. developments have had on history (i.e. developments have had on history (i.e.
agricultural revolution, industrial agricultural revolution, industrial agricultural revolution, industrial
revolution, colonialism) revolution, colonialism) revolution, colonialism)
? 2.a Understands issues relating to the ? 2.a Understands how the eastern world ? 2.a Understands how the eastern world
western world’s cultural diffusion (i.e. has many cultural differences and has many cultural differences and
religious beliefs, technology, various religions that illustrate the various religions that illustrate the
accelerated rates of travel) multi-dimensional nature of the area multi-dimensional nature of the area
? 3.a Knows how democracy, theocracy, ? 3.a Knows how democracy, theocracy, ? 3.a Knows how democracy, theocracy,
and dictatorships have influenced the and dictatorships have influenced the and dictatorships have influenced the
western hemisphere eastern hemisphere eastern hemisphere
6th Grade: Western Hemisphere 7th Grade: Eastern Hemisphere 8th Grade: Eastern Hemisphere
? 3.b Discusses how powerful ? 3.b Discusses how powerful ? 3.b Discusses how powerful
individuals, such as presidents, individuals, such as presidents, individuals, such as presidents,
religious leaders, dictators, military religious leaders, dictators, military religious leaders, dictators, military
leaders, etc., have had an impact on leaders, etc., have had an impact on leaders, etc., have had an impact on
history history history
? 4.a Relates to others how cooperation ? 4.a Relates to others how cooperation ? 4.a Relates to others how cooperation
and conflict affects the individual and and conflict affects the individual and and conflict affects the individual and
world world world
? 5.a Relates how the lives of people in ? 5.a Relates how the lives of people in ? 5.a Relates how the lives of people in
the western hemisphere can and are the eastern hemisphere can and are the eastern hemisphere can and are
affected by religion affected by religion affected by religion

Understands and applies the knowledge of the past and present with its implications for the future.
8.2.1 Identifies the forces that shaped early human communities
8.2.2 Understands why the classical societies of Greece and Rome are so important to modern western civilizations
8.2.3 Illustrates the development of other civilizations of the world
8.2.4 Explains the effects of the two world wars and the Cold War on the 20th century
Learning Objectives
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? 1.a Understands who the first ? 1.a Understands early river ? 1.a Understands early river
immigrants were civilizations such as Egypt, civilizations such as Egypt,
? 2.a Understands the need of rivers to Mesopotamia, etc. Mesopotamia, etc.
sustain life beyond the hunter-gather ? 2.a Understands how the early ? 2.a Understands how the early
system development of Greek city-states led development of Greek city-states led
? 3.a Understands the conquest and to many advances to many advances
colonization of the Americas ? 2.b Understands the Roman Republic, ? 2.b Understands the Roman Republic,
? 3.b Understands that other civilizations and the Empire as established by and the Empire as established by
have developed independently great Caesar Caesar
cultures and non-western traditions ? 2.c Understands events after the fall of ? 2.c Understands events after the fall of
? 4.a Understands the causes and results Rome that led to the development of Rome that led to the development of
of World Wars I and II European nations European nations
? 3.a Understands that other ? 3.a Understands that other
civilizations developed independently civilizations developed independently
great cultures and non-western great cultures and non-western
traditions traditions
? 4.a Knows the effects of the World ? 4.a Knows the effects of the World
Wars on the 20 th century Wars on the 20 th century
? 4.b Understands the revolutions that ? 4.b Understands the revolutions that
led to the development of new nations, led to the development of new nations,
treaties, etc. in the 20 th century treaties, etc. in the 20 th century
8.3 Level: 6-8 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

Understands and applies the following: place, location, movement, region, and human interaction.
8.3.1 Understands geographical characteristics and locates places using geographical tools and technology
8.3.2 Understands global development and environmental issues
8.3.3 Describes various ways people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
8.3.4 Identifies characteristics of, and locates different regions within the United States
8.3.5 Understands the physical and man-made characteristics of places and how human actions modify their physical environment
Learning Objectives
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6 Grade: Western Hemisphere 7 Grade: Eastern Hemisph ere 8th Grade: Eastern Hemisphere
? 1.a Uses latitude and longitude to find ? 1.a Knows how to use different grid ? 1.a Knows how to use different grid
absolute locations systems systems
? 1.b Knows the basic elements of maps, ? 1.b Knows the basic elements of ? 1.b Knows the basic elements of
globes, and projections, and uses maps, globes, and projections, and maps, globes, and projections, and
thematic maps uses thematic maps uses thematic maps
? 1.c Understands concepts such as axis, ? 1.c Understands concepts such as axis, ? 1.c Understands concepts such as axis,
parallels, latitude, and longitude parallels, latitude, and longitude parallels, latitude, and longitude
? 2.a Knows the physical features of the ? 2.a Knows and understands major ? 2.a Knows and understands major
Western Hemisphere global issues global issues
? 3.a Knows ways in which immigration ? 3.a Knows ways in which immigration ? 3.a Knows ways in which immigration
has introduced and changed cultural has introduced and changed cultural has introduced and changed cultural
traits of regions in the Western traits of regions in the Eastern traits of regions in the Eastern
Hemisphere Hemisphere Hemisphere
? 3.b Understands the impact of ? 4.a Understands major regions in the ? 4.a Understands major regions in the
technology on transportation, Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
communication, economies, and general ? 5.a Knows the physical characteristics ? 5.a Knows the physical characteristics
living patterns in rural and urban of the major land masses of the of the major land masses of the
environments Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
? 4.a Understands major regions in South
and North America
? 5.a Describes the physical and man- ? 5.b Knows major man-made ? 5.b Knows major man-made
made characteristics of Latin America characteristics of the Eastern characteristics of the Eastern
Hemisphere Hemisphere

8.4.1 Understands and applies the formation and organization of political systems
8.4.2 Explains the relationship between civic life, politics, and government
8.4.3 Describes the foundations and principles of political systems
8.4.4 Understands the significance of how countries apply foreign policy
8.4.5 Recognizes that all citizens have responsibilities and rights
8.4.6 Explains the role of regional and local governments in federal systems
Learning Objectives
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? 1.a Knows the major political systems ? 1.a Knows the origin and organization ? 1.a Knows the origin and organization
of North and South America of political systems in the Eastern of political systems in the Eastern
? 2.a Relates the importance of civic life Hemisphere Hemisphere
to politics and government ? 2.a Understands how politics and ? 2.a Understands how politics and
? 2.b Describes non-elected citizens and governments relate to civic life governments relate to civic life
elected officials ? 3.a Knows the political systems of ? 3.a Knows the political systems of
? 3.a Knows the basis of political systems major countries of the Eastern major countries of the Eastern
of the Western Hemisphere Hemisphere Hemisphere
? 4.a Generalizes the importance of ? 4.a States how countries apply foreign ? 4.a States how countries apply foreign
foreign policy policy policy
? 5.a Understands the rights and ? 5.a Describes the rights and ? 5.a Describes the rights and
responsibilities of citizens from the responsibilities of citizens in major responsibilities of citizens in major
Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere countries Eastern Hemisphere countries
? 6.a Knows how local, regional, and ? 6.a Knows and explains the various ? 6.a Knows and explains the various
federal systems interact differences of local, regional, and differences of local, regional, and
federal systems federal systems

8.5.1 Understands basic economic concepts
8.5.2 Demonstrates the concept of money
8.5.3 Compares and contrasts the many influences on economic systems
8.5.4 Knows the different types of economic institutions and explains how they differ from one another
8.5.5 Shows the concepts of personal finance
Learning Objectives
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? 1.a Identifies what consumers and/or ? 1.a Identifies what consumers and/or ? 1.a Identifies what consumers and/or
societies gain and give up when they societies gain and give up when they societies gain and give up when they
make choices, as it applies to the make choices, as it applies to the make choices, as it applies to the
Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
? 2.a Predicts how prices will change ? 2.a Predicts how prices will change ? 2.a Predicts how prices will change
when there is either a shortage or when there is either a shortage or when there is either a shortage or
surplus of product availability (supply surplus of product availability surplus of product availability
and demand) ? 2.b Identifies markets in which middle ? 2.b Identifies markets in which middle
? 2.b Identifies markets in which middle school students participate as school students participate as
school students participate as consumers consumers
consumers ? 2.c Defines credit and debt and ? 2.c Defines credit and debt and
? 2.c Defines credit and debt and explains explains their effects explains their effects
their effects ? 3.a Analyzes the impact of an increase ? 3.a Analyzes the impact of an increase
? 3.a Analyzes the impact of an increase in the minimum wage, a new tax in the minimum wage, a new tax
in the minimum wage, a new tax policy, policy, or a change in interest rates policy, or a change in interest rates
or a change in intere st rates ? 3.b Identifies the incentives that ? 3.b Identifies the incentives that
? 3.b Identifies the incentives that determine what is produced and determine what is produced and
determine what is produced and distributed distributed
distributed in a competitive market
system
? 4.a Identifies barriers to trade and how ? 4.b Identifies and compares free trade ? 4.a Identifies barriers to trade and how
they affect both domestic and agreements they affect both domestic and
international trade policies ? 4.c Applies economic concepts to international trad e policies
? 4.b Identifies and compares free trade explain the role of imports and ? 4.b Identifies and compares free trade
agreements exports, both nationally and agreements
? 4.c Applies economic concepts to internationally ? 4.c Applies economic concepts to
explain the role of imports and exports, ? 5.a Understands the methods and explain the role of imports and
both nationally and internationally benefits of personal finance exports, both nationally and
? 5.a Understands the methods and ? 4.a Identifies barriers to trade and how internationally
benefits of personal finance they affect both domestic and ? 5.a Understands the methods and
international trade policies benefits of personal finance
12.1 Level: 9-12 Standard #1 CULTURE

12.1.1 Explores the cultural development of mankind
12.1.2 Identifies social development in various cultures
12.1.3 Explain the contribution of political culture in the modern world
12.1.4 Compares the various cultural influences on economic systems
Learning Objectives
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9 Grade United States History 11 Grade United States History American Government
? 1.a Demonstrates how the American ? 1.a Demonstrates how the American ? 1.a Relates how modern governments
culture evolved from world cultures culture evolved from world cultures have culturally evolved from previous
? 2.a Identifies some of the various ? 2.a Identifies some of the various governments
cultures that make the American cultures that make the American ? 2.a Describes how cultures have
culture culture developed the social make-up of
? ? 3.a Shows how voting habits of ? 2.b Shows how the various cultures modern government
various groups developed from early have influenced growth in the United ? 3.a Shows how political participation
colonies States varies with different cultures
? ? 4.a Describes the impact of ? 3.a Explains voting patterns of various ? 3.b Explains the voting patterns found
cultures in the United States today in different cultures
trading on American culture
development
? 4.a Relates how American culture ? 4.a Compares the buying and selling
affects a worldwide economy habits of the United States with other
countries of the world
Economics World History

? 1.a States how the barter system of various cultures has ? 1.a Defines terms relating to the sciences of anthropol ogy and
evolved into a modern free trade economy archeology
? 1.b Explains how life has changed because of modern ? 1.b Explains how religion plays an important role in world
markets cultures
? 2.a Explains how the standard of living varies from culture to ? 1.c Demonstrates how languages play an important cultural
culture role in civilizations
? 2.b Shows how the standards of living is affected by ? 2.a. Shows how river systems sustain life beyond the hunter-
economics and trade gather system
? 3.a Relates how economics directly influences elections ? 2.b. Reviews factors that make early river societies so
? 4.a Compares the U.S. economic system with those of other important worldwide
nations ? 2.c. Explains how Greek and Roman societies developed
? 2.d. Compares various societies from primitive to modern
? 3.a. Summarizes ruling systems of early civilizations
? 3.b. Compares Greek and Roman democracies to modern
ruling systems
? 3.c. Explains how totalitarian dictatorships have affected our
world history
? 3.d. Explains the role of international governments, such as
the United Nations
? 4.a. Compares the barter system to a money system
? 4.b. Notes how various cultures conduct business
? 4.c. Reviews how command economy systems operate

Understands and applies the knowledge of the past and present with it implications for the future.
Benchmarks 9-12
12.2.1 Identifies the roles of exploration in the development of the world
12.2.2 Shows how various civilizations expanded and influenced history
12.2.3 Compares and contrasts the role of migration and immigration of people
12.2.4 Describes the impact of industrialization and technology
12.2.5 Analyzes significant conflicts in history
12.2.6 Explains the development of political institutions
12.2.7 Explains the development of economic institutions
Learning Objectives
9th Grade United States History 11th Grade United States History American Government
? 1.a Describes how the American West ? 1.a Describes how the American West ? 1.a Explains the role of exploration in
was settled was settled governmental development
? ? 1.b Identifies people who ? 1.b Identifies people who influenced ? 2.a Tells how the United States
influenced the development of the the development of the world influenced other countries’
world (i.e. inventors, politicians) ? 2.a Shows how the United States governments
? ? 2.a Shows how the United States developed the desire for greater ? 3.a Shows how immigration brought
developed a desire for additional territory new ideas of government to the United
territories ? 2.b Explains the domination of States
? ? 3.a Tells why people have Western Europe in settling America ? 4.a Demonstrates the relationship of
moved to the United States and why ? 3.a Tells why people have immigrated business to government and vice-versa
they relocate within the United States
to the United States, and migrated to ? 5.a Relates how various revolutions
different regions and political coups have resulted in
? ? 4.a Compares economic
major political changes
differences in regions of the United
States, and their development
? 4.b Traces improvements in the ? 4.a Compares the economic ? 6.a Explains the effect of early
transportation systems after the development of various regions within government change on later
American Civil War the United States governments
? ? 5.a Analyzes the results on the ? 4.b Traces improvements in ? 6.b Relates how democracy grew from
United States of its various wars with transportation systems after the the beginning to the present in the
Europe and Mexico American Civil War United States
? ? 6.a Traces the evolution of the ? 5.a Tells the effects of World Wars I ? 7.a Compares the development of
Federal Government from its origins to and II on American society economic institutions in the United
Reconstruction ? 5.b Shows how the Cold War States to those of other countries
developed and how it relates to world
? 7.a Shows how the United States
situations today
changed from European dependence to
self-reliance ? 6.a Explains how the Cold War
affected modern world thinking
? 7.a Tells how the United States
changed from an isolationist state to
that of a world power

? 1.a Explains how the desire for wealth influenced exploration ? 1.a Explains how early civilizations have affected successive
? 1.b Shows how colonies affected the economic growth of nations
nations ? 1.b Traces the movement of conquering nations, and their
? 2.a Relates how the drive for colonies expanded imperialism role on conquered peoples
? 3.a Reports how migration filled the need for laborers as ? 2.a Relates how trade had a positive effect on early
industrialization grew civilizations and compares those benefits for us today
? 4.a Describes the impact of industrialization on various ? 3.a Shows the effect of migration on development
nations ? 4.a Traces the impact of technological development on the
? 4.b Shows how technological growth has brought our world world
closer ? 4.b Discusses the historical development of the industrial
? 5.a Expresses how conflicts have changed the economic revolution
status of many nations (i.e. World War II bringing the United ? 5.a Discloses how world conflict has changed the status quo
States out of the depression) of many nations
? 6.a Relates how the need for revenue has affected the political ? 6.a Compares the political structure of early civilizations to
development of various countries those found in modern times
? 7.a Explains how growth and development of banking has ? 7.a Explains how the development of economic institutions
impacted our financial possibilities have affected the world
12.3 Level: 9-12 Standard #3 GEOGRAPHY

Understands and applies the following: location, place, environment and human interaction, movement and region.
12.3.1 Identifies major geographic features
12.3.2 Shows how major geographic features affect expansion and events
12.3.3 Knows the approximate location of major political and economic cultures
Learning Objectives
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? 1.a Identifies the major geogra phic ? 1.a Reviews the major geographic ? 1 N/A
features of the United States features of the United States ? 2.a Relates how geographic distance
? 2.a Relates the development of the ? 2.a Explains how the location of the has affected the relationship between
United States to its territorial North American continent affected the Britain and the United States
expansion exploration, development, and ? 2.b Explains how geographic features
? 3.a Points out the State and National expansion of the United States have affected the political development
Capitals on a map ? 2.b Describes how the geographical of the United States
? 3.b Analyze the various economic expansion of the United States has ? 3.a Identifies the capitals of the states,
been affected by the geographical and those of other nations
regions of the United States
features of the land
? 2.c Shows how geography has affected
wars that involved the United States
? 3.a Knows the major regions of the
United States and their economic base

? 1.a Explains how geographic regions have influenced global ? 1.a Knows how to use an atlas, other reference books, and the
economic development internet to locate world geographic features
? 2.a Relates how geographic features have influenced trade ? 2.a Identifies major geographic features that have affected
? 2.b Shows how geographic features have been major factors world events
in causing and ending wars ? 3.a Labels the location of major political areas on a map
? 3.a Identifies the major world economic powers ? 3.b Relates how countries and their geographic location have
? 3.b Locates political and economic cultures affected world development

12.4.1 Summarizes the foundations and principles of political systems
12.4.2 Explains the development of various systems of government
12.4.3 Analyzes how foreign policy has affected the modern world
12.4.4 Explains the role of regional and local governments in a federal system
Learning Objectives
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? ? 1.a Explains how the United States ? 1.a Explains how the United States ? 1.a Analyzes the major types of
constitution and other American Constitution and other American political systems and how they
political institutions were influenced political institutions were influenced function
by ideas from other nations by ideas from other nations ? 1.b Recognizes the political heritage
? 2.a Shows the evolution of the United ? 2.a Shows the evolution of the United that the United States has received
States government from the colonial States government from the colonial from the United Kingdom
period to the present period to the present ? 2.a Compares the various political
? 3.a Examines the United States’ ? 3.a Recognizes the role of United systems to that of the United States
foreign policies as a young country and
States foreign policy and how it has ? 2.b Relates the evolvement of ancient
affected the world governments and how they compare to
its impact on the world today
? 4.a Explains how the federal system those of today
? 4.a Understands how the colonial
evolved ? 3.a Contrasts the United States’foreign
governments were locally run
? 4.b Relates how and why the policy with that of other nations
government has grown in the twentieth ? 3.b Explains the mission of the United
century Nations and how it affects the world
situation
? 4.a Illustrates the divisions of the
federal system and each branch’s
responsibilities and powers
? 4.b Reviews how the state and local
governments support the federal
government
? 4.c Reports how the federal
government interacts with state and
local governments

? 1.a Compares how various political systems affect their ? 1.a Recognizes the origins of modern political thought
economies ? 1.b Compares and contrasts ancient political ideology to
? 1.b Knows the terminology needed to communicate ideas of today’s political principles
economic importance ? 2.a Recites the differences and similarities in today’s world
? 2.a Shows how different economies have affected various political arena
political systems ? 3.a Demonstrates how the application of various nations’
? 3.a Recognizes the role of economics in foreign policy foreign policies has resulted in war
? 4.a Recognizes the interdependence of local, regional, and ? 3.b Summarizes the use of active foreign policy in fighting
national economies on our country the Cold War
? 4 N/A

12.5.1 Identifies basic economic concepts
12.5.2 Discusses the concept of money
12.5.3 Illustrates the effects of supply and demand
12.5.4 Relates the process of government finance
12.5.5 Demonstrates comprehension of the trade process
Learning Objectives
? ? 1.a Recognizes the role that ? 1.a Recognizes the role that economics ? 1.a Recognizes the role that economics
economics have played in the have played in the development of the played in establishing our nation’s
development of the United States United States political system
? ? 2.a Shows the historical ? 1.b Relates how economic concepts ? 2.a Shows how the government needed
development of our nation's currency have evolved with our country’s to control the printing and minting of a
? ? 3.a Explains how scarcity and growth uniform money system
supply has affected our nations ? 2.a Shows the historical development ? 3.a Explains how the government
currency of our nation’s currency developed procedures to reduce effects
? ? 4.a Traces the role that taxes have ? 3.a Explains how scarcity and supply of monetary crises
played in our country's history has affected our nation’s economic ? 4.a Recognizes that the very existence
? 5.a Tells how the United States health of our country’s revolution evolved
progressed into a industrial country ? 3.b Illustrates how supply and demand over a question of taxation
has impacted our history ? 4.b Explains the process by which the
? 4.a Traces the role that taxes have country was able to collect revenue
played in our country’s history and pay its expenditures
? 4.c Recognizes the affect of the
national debt upon our country
? 5.a Discusses how various ? 5.a Debates the country’s policy on
international trade agreements have trade and how it is applied
affected the United States ? 5.b Explains how the government’s
trade policy affects local, regional,
national, and international economic
situations

? 1.a Identifies scarcity and its implications in making ? 1.a Recognizes the predominance of the barter system used in
decisions early civilizations
? 1.b Explains the role of banking institutions ? 2.a Relates the development of early monetary systems
? 1.c Defines credit and debt with interest ? 2.b Explains how modern monetary systems evolved to our
? 2.a States how money derives its value present world currencies
? 2.b Analyzes the role of money as a medium of exchange ? 3.a Discusses the global problems of supply and demand as
? 2.c Applies the element of responsible personal fiscal they developed over time
management ? 4.a Explains how various revenue programs developed with
? 3.a Explains the role of supply in conjunction with demand different government systems
? 4.a Explains how governments obtain revenue ? 5.a States how world trade developed from earlier more
? 4.b Relates the process of government spending competitive forms of exchange
? 4.c Analyzes the various services provided by government ? 5.b Recognizes the advantages and risks of global trade
? 5.a Identifies the interaction of buyers and sellers, and the ? 5.c Identifies the various organizations involved in global
resulting price trading
? 5.b Identifies the incentives that determine what is produced ? 5.d Relates how modern technology has enhanced the world
and distributed in a competitive market market
? 5.c Compares free markets with command economies
? 5.d Applies economic concepts to the role of imports and
exports
12.6 Level : 9-12 Standard # 6 PSYCHOLOGY

Understands and applies basic and advanced elements of psychology
12.7.1 Comprehends basic elements of psychology
12.7.2 Describes the processes of consciousness
12.7.3 Identifies traits of infancy and childhood
12.7.4 Explains levels of psychological brekdown and healing
Learning Objectives
? 1.a Learns terminology of ? 2.a Identifies the different ? 3.a Explains the ? 4.a Explains the concepts
psychology states of consciousness psychological concepts of of normalcy and
? 1.b Lists the trends of ? 2.b Explains the various maturation abnormality
psychological studies states of consciousness ? 3.b Describes intellectual ? 4.b Lists different
? 1.c Identifies the principles ? 2.c Describes the effects of and language development psychological problems and
and applications of various drugs on the brain ? 3.c Evaluates theories of their symptoms
psychology ? 2.d Demonstrates the social development ? 4.c Shows how personality
? 1.d Discusses the concepts application of bio feedback ? 3.d Explains cognitive disorders differs from
of motivation and emotion and meditation development neurosis and psychoses
and how it affects lives ? 3.e Relates the steps to ? 4.d Notes psychological
adult maturity problems due to drug use
? 4.e Summarizes different
forms of psychotherapy
? 4.f Explains various
medicines used in therapy
and institutionalization
Assessments
The Minidoka County School District is committed to a balanced assessment system that
will provide evidence of what students know and are able to do at all grade levels. The District’s
curriculum committees and teachers will continue to design, refine, and administer district -wide
assessments that will provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of the
concepts and skills contained in the District’s Social Studies standards, benchmarks, and learning
objectives. These district-wide assessments have been designed to demonstrate understanding of
and competency with regards to national, state, and district standards. Student performance on
these assessments will guide teachers so that they can make timelier and more instructionally
sound decisions regarding curriculum, identify students’strengths and weaknesses, and diagnose
and address areas of concern in social studies.
The Social Studies Curriculum Committee has developed tests for each grade level and
secondary course. These assessments will be used throughout the District as a pre-test at the
beginning of the school year or course, and again at the conclusion of the year or course. Using
the tests in this manner will provide input to teachers, students, administrators, and others.
Student progress and growth can and will be measured over time.
As these tests have been revised, they will be used for the first time in the spring of 2004,
course and grade level teachers will meet to develop and use uniform, consistent scoring keys
and guides. Scoring rubrics will be developed, as appropriate, for open-ended, essay-type
questions.
The assessments that have been developed will be continue to be refined over the course
of this adoption cycle in order to provide more reliable and valid feedback on student’s progress,
development, and understanding. To accompl ish this goal, input will be sought from students,
teachers, and administrators.
Assessment Reporting and Monitoring

The Minidoka County School District is committed to develop a reporting system that
can accurately show what students know and can do with respect to the District’s Social Studies
standards, benchmarks, and learning objectives. Using district-wide assessments will give focus
to the teachers, while uniform reporting will provide assurance that this curriculum is being
taught by all social studies teachers in the district.
Integration of Curriculum with Career Pathways

and Professional/Technical Education
The Idaho Career Pathways emphasizes the inclusion of the required social studies
classes in any Career Pathway. In addition several of the classes fit into one or more of the
specific Career Pathways.
The social studies classes that are required by the state are U.S. History, American
Government, and Economics. In addition, the Minidoka School District requires an additional 2
credits of U.S. History to be taken during the freshman year. Courses that can be taken for
elective credit are World History and Psychology. Students may take the elective classes as part
of the completion of a Career Pathway.
Idaho’s six Career Pathways are Arts and Communications, Business and Management,
Health Services, Human Resources, Industrial and Engineering, and Natural Resources. Several
of the six specifically recommend the inclusion of social studies courses in addition to the
required classes. The Health Services Career Pathway recommends Psychology, Sociology, and
Personal Finance/Consumer Economics. The Human Resources Career Pathway recommends
Psychology, History, Government, Geography, and Personal Finance/Consumer Economics.
The Industrial and Engineering, and Business and Management Career Pathways both
recommend Personal Finance/Consumer Economics.
The addition, the Finance Academy requires students to complete an articulated
economics credit. Minico High School currently offers either Macro-economics or Micro-
economics to fill that requirement. The Finance Academy also requires Personal
Finance/Consumer Economics.
Social studies are considered to be a vital part of education, as the inclusion of these
classes in the various Career Pathways indicates.

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-Ensuring academic excellence, ethical behavior, and personal responsibility

Definition of Terms and sample of format .........................................................................1

District Standards, Benchmarks, and Learning Objectives

Assessment Reporting and Monitoring ............................................................................29

Integration of Curriculum with Career Pathways and Professional/Technical Education ...30

“We the People”

Example of a content standard:

Level 3 (Grades K-3):

Level 6 (Grades 4-6):

Level 8 (Grades 6 - 8):

Level 12 (Grades 9 -12):

FORMAT OF THE DOCUMENT:

(Level).(Standard #) Level: (K-3, 4-5, 6 - 8, or 9 - 12) Standard # (The Strand)

3.1 Level: K-3 Standard # 1 CULTURE

3.2 Level: K-3 Standard # 2 HISTORY

3.3 Level: K-3 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

3.4 Level: K-3 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

3.5 Level: K-3 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

5.1 Level: 4-5 Standard # 1 CULTURE

5.2 Level: 4-5 Standard # 2 HISTORY

5.3 Level: 4-5 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

5.4 Level: 4-5 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

5.5 Level: 4-5 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

8.1 Level: 6-8 Standard # 1 CULTURE

8.2 Level: 6-8 Standard # 2 HISTORY

8.3 Level: 6-8 Standard # 3 GEOGRAPHY

8.4 Level: 6-8 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

8.5 Level: 6-8 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

12.1 Level: 9-12 Standard #1 CULTURE

Economics World History

12.2 Level: 9-12 Standard # 1 HISTORY

Economics World History

12.3 Level: 9-12 Standard #3 GEOGRAPHY

Economics World History

12.4 Level: 9-12 Standard # 4 GOVERNMENT

Economics World History

12.5 Level: 9-12 Standard # 5 ECONOMICS

Economics World History

12.6 Level : 9-12 Standard # 6 PSYCHOLOGY

Assessment Reporting and Monitoring

Integration of Curriculum with Career Pathways

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