Idaho State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 2

ID.1. History: Students in Grade 2 build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

1.1. Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.

2.SS.1.1.1. The student will be able to discuss different groups that a person belongs to such as family and neighborhood and how those roles and/or groups have changed or stayed the same. (404.01a) 24
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1.2. Trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States.

1.3. Identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States.

1.4. Analyze the political, social, and economic responses to industrialization and technological innovations in the development of the United States.

1.5. Trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.

1.6. Explain the rise of human civilization.

1.7. Trace how natural resources and technological advances have shaped human civilization.

1.8. Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of human civilization.

1.9. Identify the role of religion in the development of human civilization.

ID.2. Geography: Students in Grade 2 analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface and explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

2.1. Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface.

2.SS.2.1.1. The student will be able to identify landforms, bodies of water, and human made features such as cities and dams on a map and globe. (410.01a) 6
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2.SS.2.1.2. The student will be able to state the cardinal directions and how to use the compass rose. (410.01b) 3
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2.SS.2.1.3. The student will be able to show that map symbols such as key, legend, and scale represent a real object or place. (410.01c) 4
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2.SS.2.1.4. The student will be able to illustrate that boundary lines separate states. (410.01d) 23
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2.2. Explain how human actions modify the physical environment and how physical systems affect human activity and living conditions.

2.SS.2.2.1. The student will be able to compare how environmental conditions affect living styles and clothing in different parts of the country. (410.03a) 2
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2.SS.2.2.2. The student will be able to describe how humans depend on the environment to meet their basic needs. (410.03b) 1
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2.3. Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.

2.4. Analyze the human and physical characteristics of different places and regions.

2.5. Explain how geography enables people to comprehend the relationships between people, places, and environments over time.

ID.3. Economics: Students in Grade 2 explain basic economic concepts and identify different influences on economic systems.

3.1. Explain basic economic concepts.

2.SS.3.1.1. The student will be able to identify wants and needs of all families. (408.01a) 2
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2.SS.3.1.2. The student will be able to define income and identify different ways to earn and save. (408.01b) 2
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2.SS.3.1.3. The student will be able to identify the difference between goods and services. (408.01c) 10
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2.SS.3.1.4. The student will be able to explain between producers and consumers. (408.01d) 11
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3.2. Identify different influences on economic systems.

2.SS.3.2.1. The student will be able to explain how natural resources affect economic activities in the local community. (409.01b) 15
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3.3. Analyze the different types of economic institutions.

3.4. Explain the concepts of good personal finance.

ID.4. Civics and Government: Students in Grade 2 build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system, the organization and formation of the American system of government, and that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

4.1. Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.

2.SS.4.1.1. The student will be able to explain why rules are necessary at home and school. (407.01c) 5
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2.SS.4.1.2. The student will be able to explain that there are benefits for following the rules and consequences for breaking the rules at home and school. (407.01b) 3
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2.SS.4.1.3. The student will be able to identify the people or groups that make, apply, and enforce rules at home and school. 5
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4.2. Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.

2.SS.4.2.1. The student will be able to explain important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent the development of American beliefs and principles. (404.01c) 34
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2.SS.4.2.2. The student will be able to tell the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. (405.01c) 6
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4.3. Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

2.SS.4.3.1. The student will be able to identify characteristics of good citizens. (407.01d) 7
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2.SS.4.3.2. The student will be able to name historic and contemporary people who model characteristics of good citizenship. (407.01d) 30
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4.4. Build an understanding of the evolution of democracy.

4.5. Build an understanding of comparative government.

ID.5. Global Perspectives: Students in Grade 2 identify the importance of respecting multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

5.1. Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.

2.SS.5.1.1. The student will be able to compare neighborhoods/communities in various parts of the world. 14
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2.SS.5.1.2. The student will be able to compare traditions practiced in other parts of the world. (404.01b) 13
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