Standards
Gather diverse sources (electronic, digital, print, and other mass media) applicable to the inquiry
Generate resourceWisconsin students will examine individual cognition, perception, behavior, and identity (Psychology).
Generate resourceUnderstand we are individuals influenced by our relationships and environments.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will investigate and interpret interactions between individuals and groups (Sociology).
Generate resourceUnderstand ways people change and adapt to new situations in places and within a family.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will assess the role that human behavior and cultures play in the development of social endeavors (Anthropology).
Generate resourceCompare a belief in one culture to one in a different culture (e.g., How do people in a different country celebrate their birthday?).
Generate resourceWisconsin students will examine the progression of specific forms of technology and their influence within various societies.
Generate resourceDescribe specific types of technology and demonstrate how they are used on a daily basis for social or cultural purposes.
Generate resourceDescribe resources that are important or useful to you, your family, community, and country.
Generate resourcePredict a person's change in behavior in response to different potential rewards.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will analyze how decisions are made and interactions occur among individuals, households, and firms/businesses (Microeconomics).
Generate resourceDefine product market and categorize prices of products in a local market.
Generate resourcePredict how producers use the factors of production (i.e., land, labor, human and physical capital, and entrepreneurship) to make goods, deliver services, and earn profits.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will analyze how an economy functions as a whole (Macroeconomics).
Generate resourceIdentify the cost of everyday goods (e.g., milk, bread, fruit, vegetables, cheese).
Generate resourceCategorize types of money (e.g., coins, bills), and explain why money is used.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will evaluate government decisions and their impact on individuals, businesses, markets, and resources (Role of Government).
Generate resourceExplain what major public, private, and tribal institutions (e.g., schools, police, fire station) do for people.
Generate resourceSummarize goods and services that the government provides (e.g., roads, schools, police), and how they help people.
Generate resourceGive an example of an unintended cost or benefit to an event (e.g., getting new playground equipment, receiving a present).
Generate resourceInvestigate how people can benefit themselves and others by developing special skills and strengths.
Generate resourceHypothesize why people in one country trade goods with people in another country.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will use geographic tools and ways of thinking to analyze the world.
Generate resourceRecognize the difference between maps (paper or digital) and globes, and why someone might choose one over the other for a given task.
Generate resourceIdentify physical and human characteristics of a place using maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations.
Generate resourceConstruct a map (paper or digital) of a familiar place (i.e., bedroom, classroom, playground) using title, compass rose, and symbols.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will examine the impacts of global interconnections and relationships.
Generate resourceAnalyze how different access to resources can create stress in a society (e.g., Who sits closer to the bathroom? Who gets to the lunchroom first?)
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the different modes of transportation and communication used by families in work and daily lives.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will evaluate the relationship between identity and place.
Generate resourceCategorize characteristics of the local community (e.g., weather/climate, population, landforms, vegetation, culture, industry).
Generate resourceDescribe how certain places have meanings that distinguish them from other places. (e.g., shopping mall, park, places of worship).
Generate resourceWisconsin students will evaluate the relationship between humans and the environment.
Generate resourceProvide examples of human changes to the environment surrounding the school or neighborhood.
Generate resourceIdentify natural resources (e.g., fertile soil, forests, mining) of a place and provide examples of how those resources are used.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will use historical evidence for determining cause and effect.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will analyze, recognize, and evaluate patterns of continuity and change over time and contextualization of historical events.
Generate resourceIdentify patterns of what stayed the same to self, family, and community over time.
Generate resourceExplain how something happening outside of your home can affect your family.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will connect past events, people, and ideas to the present; use different perspectives to draw conclusions; and suggest current implications.
Generate resourceDescribe a person or event from the past that reflects your own life in some way.
Generate resourceExplain why two people can talk about an event from different viewpoints.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will evaluate a variety of primary and secondary sources to interpret the historical context, intended audience, purpose, and/or author's point of view (Historical Methodology).
Generate resourceIdentify the intended audience for whom the primary or secondary source was created.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will construct meaningful questions that initiate an inquiry.
Generate resourceExplain why or how a teacher or text provided question is important to a topic or issue.
Generate resourceWhen provided with a question, determine what other questions are needed to support the research (i.e., "What more do we need to know?").
Generate resourceReview and ask questions about books, photos, artifacts, websites, and other sources that will give insight into the inquiry.
Generate resourceWith prompting and support, state a claim to answer a question that the class is considering.
Generate resourceDetermine which evidence in teacher-provided sources support a claim that answers a compelling question.
Generate resourceExplore opportunities for personal or collaborative civic engagement with community, school, state, tribal, national, and/or global implications.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will identify and analyze democratic principles and ideals.
Generate resourceDescribe symbols, songs, and traditions that identify our state and country.
Generate resourceAssess the importance of rules and laws at home, in school, and in the community.
Generate resourceCompare contributions of two or more influential people related to the founding of the United States.
Generate resourceWisconsin students will examine and interpret rights, privileges, and responsibilities in society.
Generate resourceCompare rights and responsibilities within the classroom, school, and community.
Generate resourceClassify basic rights that all humans have (i.e., life, liberty, safety).
Generate resourceSummarize situations where individuals have rights, freedoms, and equality.
Generate resourceIdentify groups within school, community, or society and compare their rights and responsibilities (e.g., student/teacher).
Generate resourceInvestigate ways in which people and groups can influence decision makers in school, their communities, states, or country (i.e., voting, running for office, participating in meetings).
Generate resourceWisconsin students will analyze and evaluate the powers and processes of political and civic institutions.
Generate resourceSummarize basic roles of civic institutions (e.g., school, home, family, community).
Generate resourceCompare basic political institutions (e.g., what a government is and how it differs at the city, state, tribal, country, and global level), and the roles they serve in their lives and in the lives of others (e.g., make laws, create order).
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