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K–12 Standards
  1. Iowa

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Essential Elements for Social Studies

Other Iowa subjects

  • 21st Century Skills
  • CTE
  • Early Learning Standards
  • English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
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  • Fine Arts
  • Iowa Teaching Standards
  • Mathematics
  • Next Generation Science Standards
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Technology (ISTE)

Iowa Essential Elements for Social Studies standards across elementary, middle school, and high school grades.

Elementary

Pre-K through Grade 5

  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade

Middle

Grades 6-8

  • 6th Grade
  • 7th Grade
  • 8th Grade

High

Grades 9-12

  • 9-12 Behavioral Sciences
  • 9-12 Civics and Government
  • 9-12 Economics
  • 9-12 Financial Literacy
  • 9-12 Geography
  • 9-12 Social Studies
  • 9-12 United States History
  • 9-12 World History

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Other Iowa subjects

Iowa
  • 21st Century Skills16 sets
  • CTE21 sets
  • Early Learning Standards8 sets
  • English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects24 sets
  • Essential Elements for English Language Arts11 sets
  • Essential Elements for Mathematics11 sets
  • Essential Elements for Science3 sets
  • Fine Arts4 sets
  • Iowa Teaching Standards1 set
  • Mathematics18 sets
  • Next Generation Science Standards10 sets
  • Physical Education1 set
  • Science16 sets
  • Social Studies15 sets
  • Technology (ISTE)1 set
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