South Carolina K–6 social studies standards

Identify similarities and differences between people and discuss ways to protect and respect all people by practicing civic dispositions.

Explain the purpose of rules and laws, and discuss consequences of breaking them.

Establish and practice classroom rules and procedures for listening and responding appropriately to others.

Collaborate with others to identify a classroom or school issue and propose a resolution using civic dispositions.

Identify and compare wants and needs.

Explain how wants and needs change over time.

Explain why people have jobs, and describe the economic benefits for self and community.

Identify an economic want or need at one's school or community level and create a solution.

Identify a map, various map features, and explain the purpose of maps.

Utilize sources of geographic information (e.g., digital sources, maps, or photographs/images) to define and identify cultural and/or natural features.

Describe and compare the cultural and natural environment around one's home and school by constructing a visual representation.

Identify similarities and differences between oneself and others.

Examine ways in which individuals change or stay the same over time.

Identify different forms of evidence used in historical inquiry, such as digital sources, maps, photographs/images, or texts.

Demonstrate how civic dispositions encourage citizens with diverse beliefs and backgrounds to work together for a common goal.

Describe the basic purpose, structure, and functions of South Carolina's government at both the local and state level.

Demonstrate ways to display active and responsible citizenship in local and state government.

Collaborate with others to identify, resolve, and communicate resolutions on a local or state issue.

Compare goods and services in the school, community, and state.

Explain how goods and services change over time.

Research and describe how goods and services differ in rural, suburban, and urban areas in South Carolina.

Identify an economic want or need at the local or state level and create a solution in the form of a good or a service.

Identify various types of maps, map features, and the purpose of maps.

Identify and describe the geographic location of South Carolina in relation to the rest of the United States through the use of various maps and geographic tools.

Identify and differentiate between rural, suburban, and urban areas within South Carolina.

Describe and compare various landforms within South Carolina through the use of primary and secondary sources.

Identify similarities and differences between one's community and other South Carolina communities over time.

Analyze a current event in South Carolina and make predictions about possible outcomes.

Evaluate different sources of evidence used in historical inquiry, such as art, artifacts, digital sources, graphs, maps, oral histories, photographs/images, and texts.

Identify cultural and ethnic groups in the U. S., explore their characteristics, and communicate how civic dispositions build relationships between groups in a diverse society.

Use primary and secondary sources to research a national figure who demonstrated civic dispositions.

Analyze how rights are granted to U. S. citizens through the founding documents.

Use evidence to propose and communicate a resolution to a national issue.

Examine the purpose of currency and how income, savings, and spending are parts of a budget.

Explain how budgets change as wants and needs or the availability of goods and services change.

Create a simple budget, and articulate the priorities using economic terms such as expenses, income, and savings.

Interpret data to show how geographic location and available resources impact economic decision-making.

Identify the geographic location of the U. S. in relation to the rest of the world.

Describe and compare various landforms over time within the U.S. through the use of primary and secondary sources.

Explain how the distribution of human features, physical features, and natural resources within the U. S changes over time and impacts economic activity.

Identify and compare significant historical events, moments, and symbols in U.S. history.

Examine current or past events from U.S. history, and discuss the possible causes and effects.

Analyze patterns of continuities and changes within U.S. history through the use of a variety of sources, including graphic organizers, maps, oral histories, photographs/images, texts, and timelines.

Evaluate different forms of evidence used in historical inquiry and determine their validity.

Utilize an alphanumeric grid to locate the continents and oceans.

Locate the world's four hemispheres (i.e., northern, southern, eastern, and western) by using the major components of latitude and longitude (i.e., the Equator, the Prime Meridian, lines of latitude (i.e., parallels), lines of longitude (i.e., meridians), and the International Date Line).

Identify the spatial hierarchy of political and physical geographic features.

Recognize and explain how physical features are distributed around the world.

Identify and analyze the ways people interact with the physical environment in different regions of the state, the country, and the world.

Identify spatial variations in climates around the world and recognize the relationship between climate and human activities.

Identify the range of natural hazards facing people and explain how some populations are more vulnerable than others.

Use maps and other sources of geographic information to gather evidence and draw conclusions about patterns of natural disasters around the world.

Develop a natural disaster safety plan for a community.

Investigate the cultural characteristics of places and regions around the world.

Investigate the economic and land use characteristics of places and regions around the world.

Research and create a geographic representation of a contemporary or historic group of people to communicate findings about their cultural characteristics and livelihoods.

Investigate and explain the economic, social, and political motivations behind human exploration of Earth.

Use maps and other geographic representations to identify exploration patterns throughout Earth history.

Investigate and explain the economic, social, political, and environmental motivations behind human migration and how places can change as a result.

Use maps and other geographic representations to identify how migration patterns affect people and places.

Identify patterns of change and continuity in the development of economic systems in British North America.

Identify the effects of changing economic systems on the diverse populations in British North America.

Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization.

Contextualize the experience of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in South Carolina.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social developments of British North America and South Carolina.

Explain the development of political institutions and social characteristics that defined the British colonial regions.

Explain the continuities and changes in natural rights as seen from the French and Indian War to the creation of the Bill of Rights.

Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.

Compare the roles of marginalized groups during the American Revolution.

Contextualize South Carolina's role in the development of the new nation.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social developments of the new nation.

Analyze the sequence of events that led to the establishment of the U. S. as a democratic republic.

Recognize patterns of continuity and change in the experiences of Native Americans and Spanish-speaking people as the U. S. expanded westward.

Analyze the effects of government policies in promoting United States territorial expansion into the west.

Compare the motivations for and reactions to various expeditions into the Western territories.

Contextualize South Carolina's role in the development of sectionalism during the antebellum period.

Analyze multiple perspectives of early westward expansion, including the addition of slave and free territories and states.

Analyze the role of technology and the environmental impact during the period of Westward Expansion.

Identify and evaluate the economic, political, and social changes experienced throughout the Civil War.

Explain the effects of military strategies utilized by the Union and the Confederacy.

Compare the economic and political causes of the Civil War.

Contextualize South Carolina's experience during the Civil War.

Analyze the economic, political, and social divisions during the Civil War.

Explain how emancipation was achieved as a result of civic participation.

Identify and evaluate the impact of economic, political, and social events on the African American experience throughout Reconstruction.

Analyze the impact of federal legislation on the South during Reconstruction.

Compare the roles of various groups on Reconstruction.

Contextualize the economic, labor, political, and social conditions in South Carolina during the period of Reconstruction.

Analyze multiple perspectives of the economic, political, and social effects of Reconstruction on different populations in the South and in other regions of the U. S.

Summarize Reconstruction as a turning point in American history.

Summarize how imperialism and economic expansion impacted the experiences of different groups and shaped American cultural identities.

Examine push- and pull-factors related to immigration and expansion on urban and rural populations during the period.

Compare the physical landscape and demographics of the U.S. before and after the Transcontinental Railroad.

Contextualize how the Second Industrial Revolution led to an increased desire for raw materials and the United States involvement in imperialistic efforts and economic expansion.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of western expansion, the Industrial Revolution, and immigration through primary and secondary sources, and evaluate the subsequent changes to the U. S.

Summarize how the United States' involvement in the Spanish American War led to increased U.S. economic expansion and imperialism.

Examine the continuities and changes that resulted from New Deal programs and the impact these programs had on various groups throughout the U. S. and South Carolina.

Examine the primary causes of World War I and the events which led to U.S. involvement.

Compare the cultural and economic impacts of the 1929 Stock Market Crash on the U. S. and South Carolina.

Contextualize the post-war economic climate on the cultural landscape throughout the United States and South Carolina.

Evaluate multiple perspectives from the period, including the economic, political, and social impacts of World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal using primary and secondary sources.

Summarize how the role of the federal government expanded during the period.

Analyze the changes and continuities regarding the United States' international leadership during the period, including the rebuilding of Europe and the resettlement of displaced persons resulting from the Holocaust.

Analyze the cause and effect of government-sponsored policies within the United States and Europe related to the status of different groups, to include the Holocaust.

Compare the ideologies and policies that led to World War II.

Contextualize the technological and geographic influence on military strategies in the Pacific and European theaters of war of World War II.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of World War II and its aftermath using primary and secondary sources.

Summarize the U.S. government's transition away from neutrality policies following World War I that led to its eventual involvement in World War II.

Analyze the continuities and changes of race relations in the United States and South Carolina following the Supreme Court decisions of Briggs v. Elliott and Brown v. Board of Education.

Analyze the causes and impacts of social movements in the U. S. and South Carolina.

Compare and contrast the capitalist and communist ideologies.

Contextualize the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of the Cold War, Space Race, and Civil Rights Movement using primary and secondary sources.

Summarize the economic, political, and social changes in the U. S. after World War II.

Analyze the continuities and changes in U.S. relationships with countries around the world as a result of the economic, political, and social changes in this period.

Analyze the impact of digital technologies on the U.S., and describe the impact those technologies had on its global influence.

Compare and contrast the focus of the U.S. as a world leader before and after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Contextualize the changes in rural communities in South Carolina within national and global industries.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of global interdependence after 1980 using primary and secondary sources.

Summarize the global involvement of the U.S. using the fall of the Soviet Union as a turning point.

Analyze changes and continuities that influenced the organization and technological advancements of early and classical world civilizations.

Summarize how environmental factors influenced the interactions within and between early civilizations.

Compare the development of social systems among the early river valley civilizations.

Contextualize the origins and spread of major world religions and their enduring influence.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the political, intellectual, and social achievements of classical societies through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the shift from early to classical civilizations and the enduring contributions of classical civilizations.

Evaluate continuities and changes in cultural and economic interactions between societies in both West Africa and the Americas.

Explain the impact of global exchanges among world civilizations.

Compare the political systems within world civilizations.

Contextualize the historical effects of the expansion of the Turks and Mongols on Europe and Asia.

Analyze multiple perspectives on the increased interactions among and between world societies through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Summarize the increased global exchanges among world societies using the Crusades as a major turning point.

Analyze the intellectual, political, and social changes in relation to the idea of individual rights from Humanism to the Enlightenment.

Explain the impact of increased global exchanges on the development of the Atlantic World.

Compare European motivations for exploration and settlement.

Contextualize the experience of indigenous peoples due to expansion and the conflict that arose from it.

Analyze the short and long term impact of the Atlantic World's growth using primary and secondary sources across multiple perspectives.

Summarize the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on ideological, political, and social systems in the Atlantic World.

Analyze the progression of nationalism in the 19th through the early 20th century.

Analyze the economic, political, and social impacts of colonialism and the rise of imperialism.

Compare the political revolutions which resulted from the Enlightenment.

Contextualize the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Analyze multiple perspectives on increased global interactions and revolutions through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Summarize the local and global impacts of the Industrial Revolution.

Analyze the progression of technological developments and the resulting cultural diffusion throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Explain the impact of nationalism on global conflicts and genocides in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Compare the global movements that resulted in the advancement or limitation of human rights during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Contextualize various sustainability efforts amid increasing global interdependence.

Analyze multiple perspectives on global interdependence during the 20th and 21st centuries through a variety of primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the impact of increased global interdependence using the Great Depression and Cold War as major turning points in the 20th century.