K-12 Iowa Core Standards In Social Studies

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesContentsIntroduction.2Overview of the Standards .3Kindergarten: Spaces and Places .71st Grade: Communities and Culture .102nd Grade: Choices and Consequences .133rd Grade: Immigration and Migration.164th Grade: Change and Continuity.195th Grade: Rights and Responsibilities .226th Grade: World Regions and Cultures .257th Grade: Contemporary Global Studies .288th Grade: United States History and Civic Ideals .319-12 Social Studies Standards.359-12 Behavioral Sciences .369-12 Civics and Government .389-12 Economics .409-12 Financial Literacy .419-12 Geography .429-12 United States History .439-12 World History .45Appendix – Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, 6-12.471

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesIntroductionSocial studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines asanthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primarypurpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.-Definition of Social Studies (National Council for the Social Studies)Preparing students for the 21st century cannot be accomplished without a strong emphasis on the social studies. The founders of ourcountry emphasized that the vitality and security of a democracy depends upon the education and willingness of its citizens toparticipate actively in society. This level of participation requires civic competence. In other words, it is imperative that our futuregenerations gain an understanding of the core concepts of social studies. Life in the United States within our democratic system isconstantly changing which creates varying social circumstances. As a result, citizens need to adapt to such changes in order to sustainvital democratic traditions. Meeting this need is the mission of the social studies.As we work to carry on the ideals of the founders, we are compelled to revisit our fundamental beliefs and institutions and to constructnew social contexts and relationships. The academic standards for social studies reflect the belief that the informed social studiesstudent comprehends and applies to personal and public experiences the core content perspectives of the many academic fields of thesocial studies. Our entire social experiences, as well as our republic, are established upon the principles of individual citizenship.Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the education of those future citizens.The state’s academic standards in social studies are premised upon a rigorous and relevant K – 12 social studies program within eachdistrict in the state. Engaging students in the pursuit of active informed citizenship will require a broad range of understandings andskills. It will also require an articulated district curriculum which connects students to the social world through informed instructionalexperiences led by teachers who are committed to active civic participation. This represents a bold step toward a vision of socialstudies for all of Iowa’s students.Additional information can be found at the Iowa Social Studies webpage at ces.2

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesOverview of the StandardsStandards At-a-GlanceGradeKindergartenSpaces and Places1st GradeCommunities and Culturesnd2 GradeChoices and Consequences3rd GradeImmigration and Migrationth4 GradeChange and Continuityth5 GradeRights and Responsibilities6th GradeWorld Regions and Culturesth7 GradeContemporary Global Studies8th GradeUS History and Civic Idealsthth9 - 12 Grade Behavioral Sciences Civics and Government Economics Financial Literacy Geography United States History World HistoryTheme/Focus3

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesHow to Read the StandardsThe K-8 standards are grade specific whereas the 9-12 standards are organized by content area. Each grade level includes a set ofinquiry and content standards. Each set of inquiry and content standards identifies anchor standards. You will see the same anchorstandards throughout the document, but the standard following the anchor standard will be more complex as students move throughouttheir K-12 experience. The inquiry standards outline disciplinary skills within social studies whereas the content standards outline whatstudents should know and be able to do within the given content area. Each standard is also coded for identification of its grade leveland number within the larger set of standards.Each table includes thegrade level or contentarea of the standards.Example:SS.K.7This signifies that thisstandard is the seventhkindergarten standard insocial studies.Each table indicates theinquiry or content anchorstandard on the far lefthand side.The indication of 21st century skillssignifies that this standard appears inboth the social studies and 21st centuryskills standards.4

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesColor Coding of the StandardsThe standards are color-coded to allow for quick identification of the content area of the icsFinancial rpleInquiry Anchor StandardsEach grade level within the K-8 standards includes a set of inquiry standards. At the 9-12 level, there is one set of inquiry standards.These inquiry standards define key disciplinary skills within social studies. The inquiry anchor standards are the same throughout thedocument, but the standard that flows from each anchor standard is more complex as students move throughout their K-12 socialstudies experience. The inquiry standards should be taught in conjunction with the content standards.The K-12 inquiry anchor standards are: Constructing compelling questions Constructing supporting questions Gathering and evaluating sources Developing claims and using evidence Communicating and critiquing conclusions Taking informed actionContent Anchor StandardsEach grade level within the K-8 standards includes a set of content standards that encompasses the key disciplines that make up socialstudies. At the 9-12 level, these content standards are pulled out by the discipline. The content anchor standards are the samethroughout the document, but the standard that flows from each anchor standard is more complex as students move throughout their K12 social studies experience. The content standards should be taught in conjunction with the inquiry standards.Throughout the standards document, you will notice an indication of 21st century skills after the civics/government and financial literacystandards. This indicates that this standard shows up in the social studies standards and the 21st century skills standards. Thisprovides districts with the flexibility to address financial literacy within social studies or another area.5

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesThe 9-12 behavioral science standards are split into two strands- psychology and sociology. However, the standards are all connectedto three common anchor standards. This means that districts should implement at least one of the strands, but they are not required toimplement both.The content anchor standards nancial LiteracyGeographyHistoryExamine factors thatled to continuity andchange in human andgroup behaviorAnalyze civic andpolitical institutionsEngage in economicdecision makingDevelop financial andcareer goalsCreate geographicrepresentationsAnalyze change,continuity, andcontextRecognize theinteraction betweenindividuals andvarious groupsApply civic virtuesand democraticprinciplesCritique exchangeand marketsCreate a saving andspending planEvaluate humanenvironmentinteractionCritique historicalsources and evidenceApply appropriateresearch proceduresand skills of abehavioral scientistInterpret processes,rules, and lawsEvaluate the nationaleconomyAnalyze credit anddebt levelsAnalyze humanpopulation movementand patternsCompareperspectivesAssess the globaleconomyEvaluate savings andlong term investmentsAnalyze globalinterconnectionsJustify causation andargumentationMeasure riskmanagement toolsIowa history6

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesKindergarten: Spaces and PlacesIn kindergarten, students will engage in learning about themselves, their school, city and state. They will have opportunities to compare how life inthe past is different from life today with respect to their own experiences.Inquiry AnchorStandardInquiry StandardConstructing CompellingQuestionsSS.K.1. Recognize a compelling question.Constructing SupportingQuestionsSS.K.2. Identify the relationship between compelling and supporting questions.Gathering and EvaluatingSourcesN/ADeveloping Claims andUsing EvidenceN/ACommunicating andCritiquing ConclusionsSS.K.3. Construct responses to compelling questions using examples.Taking Informed ActionSS.K.4. Take group or individual action to help address local, regional, and/or global problems.SS.K.5. Use deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions about and act on civic problems in theirclassrooms.7

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesContent AnchorStandardKindergarten: Spaces and PlacesRecognize the InteractionSS.K.6. Describe students’ roles in different groups of which they are members including their family, school, andBetween the Individual and community.Various Groups(Behavioral Sciences)Examine Factors that Ledto Continuity and Changeon Human Developmentand Behavior (BehavioralSciences)SS.K.7. Describe ways in which students and others are alike and different within a variety of social categories.Interpret Processes, Rulesand Laws(Civics/Government)SS.K.8. Determine a procedure for how people can effectively work together to make decisions to improve theirclassrooms or communities. (21st century skills)SS.K.9. Compare and contrast rules from different places. (21st century skills)Engage in EconomicDecision Making(Economics)SS.K.10. Give examples of choices that are made because of scarcity.Analyze Credit and DebtLevels (Financial Literacy)SS.K.11. Explain the difference between buying and borrowing. (21st century skills)Create a Saving andSpending Plan (FinancialLiteracy)SS.K.12. Distinguish between appropriate spending choices. (21st century skills)Create GeographicRepresentations(Geography)SS.K.13. Create a route to a specific location using maps, globes, and other simple geographic models.Evaluate HumanEnvironment Interaction(Geography)SS.K.14. Compare environmental characteristics in Iowa with other places.8

K-12 Iowa Core in Social StudiesContent AnchorStandardKindergarten: Spaces and PlacesAnalyze Human Population SS.K.15. Explain why and how people move from place to place.Movement and Patterns(Geography)Analyze Change,Continuity, and Context(History)SS.K.16. Distinguish at least two related items or events by sequencing them from the past to the present.Critique Historical Sourcesand Evidence (History)SS.K.18. Given context clues, develop a reasonable idea about who created the primary or secondary source,when they created it, where they created it, or why they created it.Iowa History (History)SS.K.19. Compare and contrast local environmental characteristics to that of other parts of the state of Iowa.SS.K.17. Compare life in the past to life today.9