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EALRs
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History
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Civics
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Geography
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Economics
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Washington State
Essential Academic Learning Requirements for the Social
Studies. These benchmarks will be measured at the 4th, 7th,
and 10th grade tests.
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History
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1. The student examines and
understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments,
turning points, chronology, and cause-and-effect
relationships in U.S., world, and Washington State
history.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
1.1 understand historical
time, chronology, and causation how events occur in
time and place, are sequenced chronologically, and
impact future events
1.2 analyze the historical
development of events, people, places, and patterns of
life in U.S., world, and Washington State
history
1.3 examine the influence of
culture on U.S., world, and Washington State
history
2. The student applies the
methods of social science investigation to investigate,
compare and contrast interpretations of historical
events.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
2.1 investigate and
research
use sources of information such as historical
documents, eyewitness accounts, photos, works of art,
letters, and artifacts to investigate and
understand historic occurrences
2.2 analyze historical
information
evaluate different interpretations of major events
in U.S., world, and Washington State
history
2.3 synthesize information
and reflect on findings
3. The student understands the
origin and impact of ideas and technological developments
on history and social change.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
3.1 explain the origin and
impact of an idea on society
for example, free speech, rule of law, or
separation of church and state
3.2 analyze how historical
conditions shape the emergence of ideas and how ideas
change over time
3.3 understand how ideas and
technological developments influence people,
resources, and culture
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Civics
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1. The student understands
and can explain the core values and principles of the
U.S. democracy as set forth in foundational documents,
including the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
1.1 understand and interpret
the major ideas of foundational documents such as
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and
other foundational documents
1.2 examine key ideals of
U.S. democracy such as individual human dignity,
liberty, justice, equality, and the rule of
law
1.3 examine representative
government and citizen participation
2. The student analyzes the
purposes and organization of governments and
laws.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
2.1 understand and explain
the organization of U.S. government the executive,
legislative, and judicial branches at, and among, the
local, state, and federal levels of
government
2.2 understand the function
and effect of law
2.3 compare and contrast
democracies with other forms of government
3. The student understands the
purposes and organization of international relationships
and how U.S. foreign policy is made.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
3.1 understand how the world
is organized politically and how nations
interact
3.2 recognize factors and
roles that affect the development of foreign policy
by the United States, other nations, and
multi-national organizations.
4. The student understands the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the
principles of democratic civic involvement.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
4.1 understand individual
rights and their accompanying responsibilities
including responsibility in problem solving and
decision making at the local, state, national, and
international level
4.2 identify and demonstrate
rights of U.S. citizenship related to school,
local, state, national, and international issues, for
example, voting, committee and council work, or
persuasive letter writing
4.3 explain how citizen
participation influences public policy
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Geography
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1. The student uses maps,
charts, and other geographic tools to understand the
spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and
environments on Earth's surface.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
1.1 use and construct maps,
charts, and other resources to gather and interpret
geographic information
1.2 recognize spatial
patterns on Earth's surface and understand the
processes that create these patterns
2. The student understands the
complex physical and human characteristics of places and
regions.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
2.1 describe the natural
characteristics of places and regions and explain
the causes of their characteristics
2.2 describe the patterns
humans make on places and regions
2.3 identify the
characteristics that define the Pacific Northwest and
the Pacific Rim as regions
3. The student observes and
analyzes the interaction between people, the environment,
and culture.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
3.1 identify and examine
people's interaction with and impact on the
environment
3.2 analyze how the
environment and environmental changes affect
people
3.3 examine cultural
characteristics, transmission, diffusion, and
interaction
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Economics
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1. The student understands basic
economic concepts and analyzes the effect of economic
systems on individuals, groups, and society.
To meet this standard,
the student will:
1.1 comprehend key economic
concepts and economic systems
1.2 observe major forms of
business and related careers comparing requirements
and benefits of various careers
1.3 understand the monetary
system of the U.S. and how individual's economic
choices involve costs and consequences
1.4 examine how government
policies influence the economy and understand the
theoretical background of taxes
1.5 examine the importance of
international trade
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