Standards

 

National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies

Thematic Strand III: People Places and Environments

-          How do human actions change the environment, and how does the environment influence the lives of people?

-          How do changes in the use and distribution of resources affect peoples’ lives?

-          Concepts such as human modifications of the environment.

-          Create a product comparing land use policies in this country and another.

-          Ask questions and find answers which are related to geography in regions, nations, and the world in past and present.

Thematic Strand VI: Power, Authority, and Governance

-          Prepare and implement an action plan addressing a local public issue or problem.

-          Prepare and present visuals of an analysis of local or national issues requiring government action.