Delaware State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 1

DE.1.C1. Civics: Students will examine the structure and purposes of governments with specific emphasis on constitutional democracy.

1.C1.1. Students explain why leaders are important to people. 8
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1.C1.2. Students explain why elections are held to choose leaders. 8
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1.C1.3. Students explain why authority is needed. 2
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1.C1.4. Students explain how people in authority are responsible to those under the authority. 6
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1.C1.5. Students explain how people in authority are respected by those under the authority. 11
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DE.1.C2. Civics: Students will understand the principles and ideals underlying the American political system.

1.C2.1. Students explain why people should respect others. 6
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1.C2.2. Students explain how people show respect for others. 6
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DE.1.C3. Civics: Students will understand the responsibilities, rights, and privileges of United States citizens.

1.C3.1. Students explain the difference between responsibilities, rights, and privileges. 9
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1.C3.2. Students explain why people have responsibilities as citizens. 13
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DE.1.C4. Civics: Students will develop and employ the civic skills necessary for effective, participatory citizenship.

1.C4.1. Students explain why people would work together to do something. 7
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1.C4.2. Students explain how people can best work together. 7
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DE.1.E1. Economics: Students will analyze the potential costs and benefits of personal economic choices in a market economy.

1.E1.1. Students identify different types of resources used to produce goods and services. 10
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1.E1.2. Students explain why resources are scarce. 1
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1.E1.3. Students identify the next best option when a choice is made and explain reasoning for the choice. 3
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1.E1.4. Students explain why scarce resources cause people to make choices. 23
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DE.1.E2. Economics: Students will examine the interaction of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments in a market economy.

1.E2.1. Students explain different ways that people trade. 1
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1.E2.2. Students explain why people trade. 1
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DE.1.E3. Economics: Students will understand different types of economic systems and how they change.

1.E3.1. Students identify changes in human wants from the past to now. 5
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1.E3.2. Students explain why and how people use different resources. 1
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DE.1.E4. Economics: Students will examine the patterns and results of international trade.

1.E4.1. Students identify examples of specialization. 12
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DE.1.G1. Geography: Students will develop a personal geographic framework, or 'mental map', and understand the uses of maps and other geographics.

1.G1.1. Students identify the different ways maps and globes model the world. 9
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1.G1.2. Students explain how maps and globes use symbols to represent distance and direction. 9
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DE.1.G2. Geography: Students will develop a knowledge of the ways humans modify and respond to the natural environment.

1.G2.1. Students identify different land, water, and weather features displayed on maps, globes, and photographs. 9
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DE.1.G3. Geography: Students will develop an understanding of the diversity of human culture and the unique nature of places.

1.G3.1. Students identify how people live in different locations around the world. 4
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1.G3.2. Students identify how cultures are similar or different. 3
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DE.1.G4. Geography: Students will develop an understanding of the character and use of regions and the connections between and among them.

1.G4.1. Students identify types of regions. 9
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1.G4.2. Students explain the differences between places and regions. 17
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DE.1.H1. History: Students will employ chronological concepts in analyzing historical phenomena.

1.H1.1. Students tell time with a clock and calendar. 27
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1.H1.2. Students explain how chronological order helps people in daily life. 27
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DE.1.H2. History: Students will gather, examine, and analyze historical data.

1.H2.1. Students identify artifacts and documents that people used in the past. 4
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1.H2.2 Students identify differences between artifacts and documents. 4
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DE.1.H3. History: Students will interpret historical data.

1.H3.1. Students identify historical accounts as descriptions of the past. 6
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1.H3.2. Students explain the use of an artifact or document. 6
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