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Social Studies

  • Choices have consequences

  • Individuals have rights and responsibilities

  • Societies are shaped by beliefs, idea, and diversity

  • Societies experience continuity and change over time

  • Relationships between people, place, idea, and environments are dynamic.

Geography

Ideas

  • customs, culture, climate, latitude, longitude, absolute location​

People & Roles

  • Kansa, Kansas immigrant groups

Places & Institutions 

  • political (e.g., state lines, boundaries, capitals) v. physical features (e.g., mountains, plains, rivers), ecosystems

Events

immigration, migration

History

Ideas

  • transportation systems, migration, communication systems, commerce

People & Roles

  • Civic & cultural leaders, explorers, and entrepreneurs

Places & Institutions 

  • Regions of the United States, Kansas

Events

Oregon-California Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Pony Express

Government

Ideas

  • Rights & responsibilities, common good, constitution, civic duty, branches of government

People & Roles

  • Governor, senator, representative, citizen, president

Places & Institutions 

  • Capitol, capital, Topeka, student's city and country

Places & Institutions

  • Jury duty, community service, elections

Economics

Ideas

  • supply & demand, economic specialization, market economy, opportunity cost, scarcity, choices, trade, resources

People & Roles

  • Consumer, producer, saver, investor, entrepreneur

Places & Institutions 

  • Kansas, regions

Places & Institutions

  • Production of goods and services

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