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Alaska Social Studies Standards

K–12 Standards

Grade 3 through 5 Geography Standards
Other Alaska Social Studies sets
Kindergarten through Grade 2 Civics Standards
Kindergarten through Grade 2 Economics Standards
Kindergarten through Grade 2 Geography Standards
Kindergarten through Grade 2 History Standards
Kindergarten through Grade 2 Inquiry Standards
Grade 3 through 5 Civics Standards
Grade 3 through 5 Economics Standards
Grade 3 through 5 History Standards
Grade 3 through 5 Inquiry Standards
Grade 6 Alaska Studies and Geography Standards
Grade 6 through 8 Inquiry Standards
Grade 7 World History and Geography Standards
Grade 8 U.S. History and Civics
Grade 9 through 12 Alaska History Standards
Grade 9 through 12 Civics Standards
Grade 9 through 12 Economics Standards
Grade 9 through 12 Geography Standards
Grade 9 through 12 Inquiry Standards
Grade 9 through 12 U.S. History Standards
Grade 9 through 12 World History Standards

Human‐Environment Interaction: Place, Regions, and Culture SS.3‐5.16

1
Explain how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments.SS.3‐5.16.1
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Discuss how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments in Alaska. SS.3.1.16.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Explain how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments in each region of the United States.SS.4.1.16.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Analyze how culture influences the way people modified and adapted to their environments in the early American colonies.SS.5.1.16.1
2
Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change over time.SS.3‐5.16.2
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Discuss how the cultural and environmental characteristics of Alaska change over time.SS.3.2.16.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of the United States change over time.SS.4.2.16.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Analyze how the cultural and environmental characteristics of the early American colonies changed over time.SS.5.2.16.1
3
Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in specific places or regions.SS.3‐5.16.3
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in Alaska.SS.3.3.16.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss how environmental and cultural characteristics influence population distribution in the United States.SS.4.3.16.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Examine how environmental and cultural characteristics influenced population distribution in the early American colonies.SS.5.3.16.1

Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial PatternsSS.3‐5.17

1
Explain why environmental characteristics vary among different world regions.SS.3‐5.17.1
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe why environmental characteristics vary among different regions in Alaska. SS.3.1.17.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss why environmental characteristics vary among different world regions.SS.4.1.17.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Explain why environmental characteristics vary among different regions in the United States.SS.5.1.17.1
2
Describe how the spatial patterns of economic activities in a place change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.SS.3‐5.17.2
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe how the spatial patterns of economic activities in Alaska change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.SS.3.2.17.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss how the spatial patterns of economic activities in parts of the world have changed over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.SS.4.2.17.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Explain how the spatial patterns of economic activities in the United States change over time because of interactions within the United States and between the United States and other countries.SS.5.2.17.1
3
Explain how natural and human‐made catastrophic events in one place affect people living in other places.SS.3‐5.17.3
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe how natural and human‐made catastrophic events in Alaska affect people living outside Alaska (earthquake of 1964, Exxon Valdez oil spill, etc.).SS.3.3.17.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss how natural and human‐made catastrophic events in one region of the world affect people living in other regions of the world.SS.4.3.17.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Explain how natural and human‐made catastrophic events in one region of the United States affect people living in other regions. SS.5.3.17.1

Geographic Representations and ReasoningSS.3‐5.18

1
Construct maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.SS.3‐5.18.1
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Make maps of Alaska and accurately represent its northern position relative to the contiguous United States.SS.3.1.18.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Construct maps and other graphic representations of the various regions around the world.SS.4.1.18.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Create various types of maps and other graphic representations of each U.S. region.SS.5.1.18.1
2
Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.SS.3‐5.18.2
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places in Alaska and their environmental characteristics. SS.3.2.18.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Use maps, artwork, and other representations to examine relationships between the locations of places in the world and their environmental characteristics.SS.4.2.18.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to analyze relationships between the locations of places and regions in the United States and their environmental characteristics.SS.5.2.18.1
3
Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.SS.3‐5.18.3
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics in Alaska. SS.3.3.18.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Use maps of different scales to identify and describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics in each region of the United States.SS.3.4.18.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Use maps of different scales to examine the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics in the early American colonies.SS.5.3.18.1

Human Populations: Spatial Patterns and MovementsSS.3‐5.19

1
Explain how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas.SS.3‐5.19.1
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas within Alaska.SS.3.1.19.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas in and among the regions of the United States.SS.4.1.19.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Explain how cultural and environmental characteristics affected the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas in the early American colonies.SS.5.1.19.1
2
Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.SS.3‐5.19.2
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Describe how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources in Alaska.SS.3.2.19.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Discuss how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources in the United States.SS.4.2.19.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Explain how human settlements and movements related to the locations and use of various natural resources in the early American colonies.SS.5.2.19.1
3
Analyze the effects of catastrophic environmental and technological events on human settlements and migration.SS.3‐5.19.3
1. 3
  By the end of 3: Discuss the effects of catastrophic environmental and technological events on human settlements and migration in Alaska.SS.3.3.19.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4: Explain the effects of catastrophic environmental and technological events on human settlements and migration in and among the regions of the United States.SS.4.3.19.1
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Analyze the effects of catastrophic environmental and political events on human settlements and migration in the early American colonies. SS.5.3.19.1

Geography of AlaskaSS.3‐5.20

1
Describe connections within Alaska and between Alaska and other places. SS.3‐5.20.1
1. 3
  By the end of 3:
  2
  Describe how the Alaska Native population came to Alaska.SS.3.1.20.2
  1
  Identify and explain the relationship between the resources found in Alaska and becoming a state.SS.3.1.20.1
2. 4
  By the end of 4:
  1
  Identify how each region of Alaska has grown through various economic activities.SS.4.1.20.1
  2
  Explain how the ge5ographic resources of Alaska led to the state’s economic development.SS.4.1.20.2
3. 5
  By the end of 5: Analyze how Alaska has been a strategic position for the United States.SS.5.1.20.1

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5
Where can I read the official document?: Alaska Social Studies Standards

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