Hawaii State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 2

HI.1. Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history

SS.2.1.1. Chronological Thinking: Construct timelines to sequence events 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.1.1.

HI.2. Historical Understanding: Inquiry, Empathy and Perspective: Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms

SS.2.2.1. Historical Inquiry: Investigate the history of families using level-appropriate primary sources (e.g., artifacts, photographs, interviews, documents) 17
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.2.1.

HI.3. History: Historical Content: Understand sharing and caring for people and earth

SS.2.3.1. Stewardship: Describe ways in which specific government agencies are responsible for environmental issues and concerns 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.3.1.

HI.4. Political Science/Civics: Governance, Democracy, and Interaction: Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions, the principles and values of American constitutional democracy, and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives

SS.2.4.1. Governance, Power, and Authority: Describe the different ways people gain authority and the limits of such authority 11
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.4.1.

HI.6. Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action

SS.2.5.1. Rights and Responsibilities: Demonstrate own roles and responsibilities in caring for others and the environment 16
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.5.1.

HI.6. Cultural Anthropology: Systems, Dynamics, and Inquiry: Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time

SS.2.6.1. Cultural Systems and practices: Describe ways in which own and other cultures express their cultural beliefs and practices through music and art 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.6.1.

HI.7. Geography: World In Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

SS.2.7.1. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Identify and explain the human (man-made) and physical (natural) characteristics of a neighborhood or the community 16
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.7.1.

SS.2.7.2. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Describe the purpose and features of maps and globes 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.7.2.

SS.2.7.3. Environment And Society: Describe a variety of the earth's natural resources (e.g., water, forests, and oil) and ways in which people use them 13
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.7.3.

SS.2.7.4. Environment And Society: Analyze and demonstrate ways to protect and preserve the local environment 13
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.7.4.

HI.8. Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems

SS.2.8.1. Limited Resources and Choice: Explain scarcity and its effects on daily life 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.8.1.

SS.2.8.2. Limited Resources and Choice: Categorize resources as natural, capital, or human 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.8.2.

SS.2.8.3. Economic Interdependence: Explain how people benefit from trade (the exchange of goods and services) 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.8.3.

SS.2.8.4. Role and Function of Markets: Compare the roles of buyers and sellers and explain how they depend upon each other 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.8.4.

SS.2.8.5. Role of Government: Explain the responsibility of the government to provide goods and services 1
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.2.8.5.