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Ohio’s Learning Standards – Extended with Learning Progressions Social Studies

K–12 Standards

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History

Historical Thinking and Skills
1. 1
  Time can be shown graphically on calendars and timelines. HS.2.1
  a
  Use a timeline template to organize three or more events in chronological order.HS.2.1.a
  b
  Identify a timeline vs. other graphic organizers.HS.2.1.b
  c
  Identify important dates (e.g., birthdays, holidays, upcoming events, etc.).HS.2.1.c
  d
  State or write the day’s date.HS.2.1.d
  e
  Identify the year on a calendar.HS.2.1.e
  f
  Name the months of the year in chronological order.HS.2.1.f
  g
  Identify the months of the year on a calendar.HS.2.1.g
  h
  Name the days of the week in chronological order.HS.2.1.h
  i
  Identify the days of the week on a calendar.HS.2.1.i
  j
  Participate in calendar activities.HS.2.1.j
  k
  Engage with an image of a timeline.HS.2.1.k
  l
  Engage with a calendar. HS.2.1.l
2. 2
  Change over time can be shown with artifacts, maps, and photographs. HS.2.2
  a
  Compare photographs of people, places, or events from past and present.HS.2.2.a
  b
  Use photographs to retell about and event or person. HS.2.2.b
  c
  Use a map to describe a location. HS.2.2.c
  d
  Identify a map vs. other graphic. HS.2.2.d
  e
  Engage with maps.HS.2.2.e
  f
  Compare artifacts from both past and present. HS.2.2.f
  g
  Describe artifacts from both past and present. HS.2.2.g
  h
  Engage with artifacts from both past and present. HS.2.2.h
  i
  Engage with photographs of familiar people or events. HS.2.2.i
Heritage
1. 3
  Science and technology have changed daily life.HS.2.3
  a
  Describe how changes in technology have changed everyday life. HS.2.3.a
  b
  Compare technology for a given topic from past and present (e.g., telephone, cars, maps, etc.).HS.2.3.b
  c
  Describe how science changed a specific technology (e.g., telephone).HS.2.3.c
  d
  Identify technology for a given topic from past and present (e.g., transportation from past and present, communication from past and present, medical care, etc.).HS.2.3.d
  e
  Identify technology tools for specific environment or task. HS.2.3.e
  f
  Engage with technology. HS.2.3.f
2. 4
  Biographies can show how peoples’ actions have shaped the world in which we live.HS.2.4
  a
  Discuss how the actions of individuals can impact the world.HS.2.4.a
  b
  Answer the question: How did this person impact the world?HS.2.4.b
  c
  Match the actions of the person detailed in a given biography as “for the common good” or not.HS.2.4.c
  d
  Identify actions of the person detailed in a given biography. HS.2.4.d
  e
  Identify the person detailed in a given biography.HS.2.4.e
  f
  Identify a biography vs. other genres.HS.2.4.f
  g
  Engage with biographies of familiar people.HS.2.4.g

Geography

Spatial Thinking and Skills
1. 5
  Maps and their symbols, including cardinal directions, can be interpreted to answer questions about location of places. GEO.2.5
  a
  Create a map that includes a key.GEO.2.5.a
  b
  Identify that maps can help to answer questions.GEO.2.5.b
  c
  Point to/identify a given name/location on a map.GEO.2.5.c
  d
  Identify north south east and west on a map.GEO.2.5.d
  e
  Identify bodies of water on a map,GEO.2.5.e
  f
  Identify land on a map.GEO.2.5.f
  g
  Match map key symbols with that it represents on the map.GEO.2.5.g
  h
  Identify the map key.GEO.2.5.h
  i
  Engage with a map key.GEO.2.5.i
  j
  Engage with a map.GEO.2.5.j
2. 6
  The work that people do is impacted by the distinctive human and physical characteristics in the place where they live. GEO.2.6
  a
  Match specific work to physical characteristics on a map (e.g., farming to open fields, manufacturing to factories, etc.). GEO.2.6.a
  b
  Match work to location (e.g., fishing to ocean or lake, building with wood to wooded land, etc.). GEO.2.6.b
  c
  Brainstorm a list of work people do in the local area. GEO.2.6.c
  d
  Identify characteristics of the local community.GEO.2.6.d
  e
  Identify the work of family members or friends.GEO.2.6.e
  f
  Engage with people from the local community.GEO.2.6.f
  g
  Engage with a photo of where you live.GEO.2.6.g
Human Systems
1. 7
  Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively.GEO.2.7
  a
  Sort human changes to the physical environment as positive or negative impact. GEO.2.7.a
  b
  Identify way people have changed the physical environment (e.g. construct roads, farm the land, build on land, dump garbage, etc.) GEO.2.7.b
  c
  Identify how work may impact the physical environment.GEO.2.7.c
  d
  Identify the work people do every day.GEO.2.7.d
  e
  Identify how taking food and water from the physical environment may change the environment.GEO.2.7.e
  f
  Identify food, clothing, and shelter as coming from the physical environment.GEO.2.7.f
  g
  Actively participate in daily routines or activities (e.g., shower/bathe, travel, eat, work, etc.). GEO.2.7.g
2. 8
  Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment. GEO.2.8
  a
  Discuss how diverse cultural practices change based on different physical environments. GEO.2.8.a
  b
  Compare homes, material goods, and jobs from two or more different physical environments.GEO.2.8.b
  c
  Link cultural practices to a way of life in a specific location or region.GEO.2.8.c
  d
  Describe one or more family traditions based on local seasons.GEO.2.8.d
  e
  Identify one or more local foods or material goods based on seasons in a physical environment.GEO.2.8.e
  f
  Identify what materials from the local environment were used to build a specific home. GEO.2.8.f
  g
  Identify one’s own home style. GEO.2.8.g
  h
  Engage with photographs that represent diverse homes. GEO.2.8.h

Government

Civic Participation and Skills
1. 9
  Interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life.GVT.2.9
  a
  Identify shared cultural practices. GVT.2.9.a
  b
  Associate cultural practices with family traditions. GVT.2.9.b
  c
  Demonstrate respectful interest in diverse cultural practices.GVT.2.9.c
  d
  Identify diverse cultural practices across groups of people from the local community: foods, language, clothing, buildings, the arts and traditions/beliefs. Culture is defined: the learned behavior of a group of people, which includes their belief systems, languages, social relationships, institutions and organizations, and their material goods, such as food, clothing, buildings, tools, and machines. GVT.2.9.d
  e
  Identify clothing worn during a special family event vs. every day that have been influenced by the groups’ location (e.g., climate specific, local colors, emblems/icons, etc.).GVT.2.9.e
  f
  Identify foods eaten during holiday vs. everyday meals based on local availability. GVT.2.9.f
  g
  Engage with people from diverse cultures. GVT.2.9.g
2. 10
  Respect for the rights of self and others includes making responsible choices and being accountable for personal actions.GVT.2.10
  a
  Identify personal rights.GVT.2.10.a
  b
  Identify demonstrations of respect for others. GVT.2.10.b
  c
  Identify consequence for a given choice. GVT.2.10.c
  d
  Make responsible choices (e.g., follow rules, take turns, show kindness, etc.). GVT.2.10.d
  e
  Identify choices as self-determined.GVT.2.10.e
  f
  Identify a situation where a choice can be made (e.g., selecting a game to play, how we interact with others, etc.).GVT.2.10.f
  g
  Demonstrate action. GVT.2.10.g
  h
  Engage to make a choice. GVT.2.10.h
3. 11
  Groups are accountable for choices they make and actions they take.GVT.2.11
  a
  Evaluate personal work and the work of the team. GVT.2.11.a
  b
  Work together as a group to accomplish a task.GVT.2.11.b
  c
  Own responsibility for completing part of the whole in a group task. GVT.2.11.c
  d
  Contribute own work and ideas to a group.GVT.2.11.d
  e
  Use a system to manage conflict peacefully. GVT.2.11.e
  f
  Use a system to organize group work (e.g., set a goal, assign tasks/steps, etc.).GVT.2.11.f
  g
  Establish group norms/rules that all members will follow. GVT.2.11.g
  h
  Communicate with the group. GVT.2.11.h
  i
  Engage with group members. GVT.2.11.i
Rules and Laws
1. 12
  There are different rules and laws that govern behavior in different settings.GVT.2.12
  a
  Identify that rules and laws shape behavior.GVT.2.12.a
  b
  Match rules to specific settings. GVT.2.12.b
  c
  Identify the rules in a given environment (e.g., classroom, home, restaurant, playground, in the car, etc.).GVT.2.12.c
  d
  Engage in behaviors that follow the rules in a given setting.GVT.2.12.d

Economics

Economic Decision Making and Skills
1. 13
  Information displayed on bar graphs can be used to compare quantities. GVT.2.13
  a
  Compare quantities in a bar graph. GVT.2.13.a
  b
  Construct a bar graph. GVT.2.13.b
  c
  Populate the bar graph by shading given quantities in each category. GVT.2.13.c
  d
  Label bar graph with numbers and categoriesGVT.2.13.d
  e
  Identify quantities and categories from data source. GVT.2.13.e
  f
  Select a data source to identify quantities to compare (e.g., number of books read per month, number of snow days per month, weather patterns, etc.). GVT.2.13.f
  g
  Identify a bar graph vs. other types of graphs. GVT.2.13.g
  h
  Engage with an image of a bar graph. GVT.2.13.h
Scarcity
1. 14
  Resources can be used in various ways. ECON.2.14
  a
  Describe why a resource may become unavailable.ECON.2.14.a
  b
  Identify when resources are available or unavailable.ECON.2.14.b
  c
  Identify who uses specific resources (e.g., students and book companies use paper, landscapers and homeowners use mulch, carpenters, and furniture manufacturers use lumber, etc.).ECON.2.14.c
  d
  Identify how specific resources are used in multiple ways (e.g., trees are used for: lumber, paper, mulch, etc.).ECON.2.14.d
  e
  Identify local resources (e.g., trees, corn, soybeans, oil, etc.).ECON.2.14.e
  f
  Construct a grocery list.ECON.2.14.f
  g
  Engage with multi-use products. ECON.2.14.g
Production and Consumption
1. 15
  Most people around the world work in jobs in which they produce specific goods and services.ECON.2.15
  a
  Explain why people work in jobs that provide goods or services. ECON.2.15.a
  b
  Participate in production of a good or service (e.g., class jobs, assembly line product, etc.).ECON.2.15.b
  c
  Match specific jobs with the good(s) or service(s) they provide.ECON.2.15.c
  d
  Provide a service to someone in the class, home, or community. ECON.2.15.d
  e
  Brainstorm a list jobs/services.ECON.2.15.e
  f
  Define services as the act of helping or doing work for someone.ECON.2.15.f
  g
  Identify examples of producers within the community.ECON.2.15.g
  h
  Define produce as to make, create, assemble, or construct. ECON.2.15.h
  i
  Define goods as products/objects people want.ECON.2.15.i
  j
  Engage with goods. ECON.2.15.j
Markets
1. 16
  People use money to buy and sell goods and services.ECON.2.16
  a
  Explore that different countries have different types of money.ECON.2.16.a
  b
  Make a real or pretend transaction.ECON.2.16.b
  c
  Practice using currency in trade for a good or service. ECON.2.16.c
  d
  Match the cost of a good or service with currency. ECON.2.16.d
  e
  Identify the cost of a specific good or service.ECON.2.16.e
  f
  Identify who keeps the money from a sale.ECON.2.16.f
  g
  Identify how money is exchanged to sell goods and services.ECON.2.16.g
  h
  Identify who gives the money during a purchase.ECON.2.16.h
  i
  Explain how money is exchanged to buy goods and services.ECON.2.16.i
  j
  Order the steps in making a purchase.ECON.2.16.j
  k
  Identify coins and bills as money. ECON.2.16.k
  l
  Identify goods and services to purchase.ECON.2.16.l
  m
  Engage with money.ECON.2.16.m
  n
  Engage with people.ECON.2.16.n
Financial Literacy
1. 17
  People earn income by working.ECON.2.17
  a
  Explore careers. ECON.2.17.a
  b
  Identify that some earnings can be saved for larger purchases or future spending.ECON.2.17.b
  c
  List ways people spend the money they earn by working. ECON.2.17.c
  d
  Identify that money is needed to buy wants and needs. ECON.2.17.d
  e
  Examine how different jobs earn different amounts of money.ECON.2.17.e
  f
  Identify jobs that earn money.ECON.2.17.f
  g
  Identify how people get money.ECON.2.17.g
  h
  Engage with money.ECON.2.17.h
  i
  Engage in work. ECON.2.17.i

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