Pennsylvania State Standards for Social Studies: Kindergarten

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PA.5.1.3. Civics and Government: Principles and Documents of Government: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

5.1.3.A. Describe what government is. 4
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5.1.3.B. Explain the purposes of rules and laws and why they are important in the classroom, school, community, state and nation. 10
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5.1.3.C. Define the principles and ideals shaping government. (Justice, Truth, Diversity of people and ideas, Patriotism, Common good, Liberty, Rule of law, Leadership, Citizenship) 35
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5.1.3.D. Identify the document which created Pennsylvania. 2
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5.1.3.E. Identify documents of United States government. (Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Bill of Rights) 3
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5.1.3.F. Explain the meaning of a preamble. (Constitution of the United States, Pennsylvania Constitution) 1
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5.1.3.G. Describe the purpose of the United States Flag, The Pledge of Allegiance and The National Anthem. 9
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5.1.3.H. Identify framers of documents of governments. (Pennsylvania, United States) 2
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5.1.3.I. Explain why government is necessary in the classroom, school, community, state and nation and the basic purposes of government in Pennsylvania and the United States. 11
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5.1.3.J Explain the importance of respect for the property and the opinions of others. 16
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5.1.3.K. Identify symbols and political holidays. (Pennsylvania (e.g., Charter Day, Liberty Bell, Keystone State), United States (e.g., Presidents' Day, Statue of Liberty, White House)) 23
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5.1.3.L. Identify ways courts resolve conflicts involving principles and ideals of government. 3
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5.1.3.M. Identify portions of famous speeches and writings that reflect the basic principles and ideals of government (e.g., 'I have a dream,' Reverend Martin Luther King; 'One small step for mankind,' Neil Armstrong). 19
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PA.5.2.3. Civics and Government: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

5.2.3.A. Identify examples of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. (Personal rights, Political rights, Economic rights, Personal responsibilities, Civic responsibilities) 13
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5.2.3.B. Identify personal rights and responsibilities. 13
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5.2.3.C. Identify sources of conflict and disagreement and different ways conflicts can be resolved. 9
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5.2.3.D. Identify the importance of political leadership and public service in the school, community, state and nation. 10
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5.2.3.E. Describe ways citizens can influence the decisions and actions of government. 7
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5.2.3.F. Explain the benefits of following rules and laws and the consequences of violating them. 7
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5.2.3.G. Identify ways to participate in government and civic life. 19
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PA.5.3.3. Civics and Government: How Government Works: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

5.3.3.A. Identify the elected representative bodies responsible for making local, Pennsylvania and United States laws. (Identify the role of the three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial) 2
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5.3.3.C. Identify reasons for rules and laws in the school and community. 7
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5.3.3.D. Identify services performed by the local, state and national governments. 2
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5.3.3.E. Identify positions of authority at school and in local, state and national governments. 10
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5.3.3.F. Explain what an election is. 7
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5.3.3.G. Explain why being treated fairly is important. 10
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5.3.3.H. Identify individual interests and explain ways to influence others. 21
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5.3.3.I. Explain why taxes are necessary and identify who pays them. 2
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5.3.3.J. Identify the role of the media in society. 9
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5.3.3.K. Identify different ways people govern themselves. 6
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PA.5.4.3. Civics and Government: How International Relationships Function: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

5.4.3.A. Identify how customs and traditions influence governments. 31
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5.4.3.B. Recognize that the world is divided into various political units. 5
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5.4.3.C. Identify ways in which countries interact with the United States. 35
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5.4.3.D. Identify treaties and other agreements between or among nations. 2
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5.4.3.E. Identify how nations work together to solve problems. 8
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PA.6.1.3. Economics: Economic Systems: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

6.1.3.A. Describe how individuals, families and communities with limited resources make choices. 9
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6.1.3.B. Describe alternative methods of allocating goods and services and advantages and disadvantages of each. 11
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6.1.3.C. Identify local economic activities. (Employment, Output) 11
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6.1.3.D. Identify examples of local businesses opening, closing, expanding or contracting. 1
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PA.6.2.3. Economics: Markets and the Functions of Governments: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

6.2.3.A. Define and identify goods, services, consumers and producers. 11
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6.2.3.B. Identify ways local businesses compete to get consumers. 8
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6.2.3.C. Identify and compare means of payment. (Barter, Money) 25
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6.2.3.D. Identify groups of competing producers in the local area. 11
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6.2.3.E. Identify who supplies a product and who demands a product. 1
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6.2.3.F. Define price and identify the prices of different items. 25
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6.2.3.G. Define what a tax is and identify a tax paid by most families. 2
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6.2.3.H. Identify government involvement in local economic activities. 2
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6.2.3.I. Identify goods and services produced by the government (e.g., postal service, food inspection). 13
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6.2.3.J. Explain the relationship between taxation and government services. 3
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6.2.3.K. Identify forms of advertising designed to influence personal choice. 2
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6.2.3.L. Explain why most countries create their own form of money. 18
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PA.6.3.3. Economics: Scarcity and Choice: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

6.3.3.A. Define scarcity and identify limited resources. 8
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6.3.3.B. Identify and define wants of different people. 9
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6.3.3.C. Identify and define natural, human and capital resources. 42
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6.3.3.D. Identify costs and benefits associated with an economic decision. 23
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6.3.3.E. Explain what is given up when making a choice. 1
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6.3.3.F. Explain how self-interest influences choice. 1
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PA.6.4.3. Economics: Economic Interdependence: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

6.4.3.A. Define specialization and the concept of division of labor. 26
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6.4.3.B. Explain why people trade. 21
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6.4.3.C. Explain why goods, services and resources come from all over the nation and the world. 12
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6.4.3.D. Identify local resources. (Natural (renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources); Human; Capital) 14
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6.4.3.E. Define specialization and identify examples of interdependence. 26
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6.4.3.F. Explain why some products are produced locally while others are not. 8
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6.4.3.G. Identify local geographic patterns of economic activities. (Agriculture, Travel and tourism, Mining and mineral extraction, Manufacturing, Wholesale and retail, Health services) 19
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PA.6.5.3. Economics: Work and Earnings: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

6.5.3.A. Explain why people work to get goods and services. 7
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6.5.3.B. Identify different occupations. 26
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6.5.3.C. Describe businesses that provide goods and businesses that provide services. 11
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6.5.3.D. Define profit and loss. 1
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6.5.3.E. Identify examples of assets. (Tangible (e.g., houses, cars, jewelry); Financial assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, savings accounts)) 24
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6.5.3.F. Define entrepreneurship and identify entrepreneurs in the local community. 11
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6.5.3.G. Define saving and explain why people save. 1
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6.5.3.H. Explain how banks bring savers and borrowers together.

PA.7.1.3. Geography: Basic Geographic Literacy: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

7.1.3.A. Identify geographic tools and their uses. 7
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7.1.3.A.1. Characteristics and purposes of different geographic representations: Maps and basic map elements, Globes, Graphs, Diagrams, Photographs. 16
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7.1.3.A.2. Geographic representations to display spatial information: Sketch maps, Thematic maps. 7
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7.1.3.A.3. Mental maps to describe the human and physical features of the local area. 7
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7.1.3.B. Identify and locate places and regions. 7
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7.1.3.B.1. Physical features: Continents and oceans; Major landforms, rivers and lakes in North America; Local community. 2
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7.1.3.B.2. Human features: Countries (i.e., United States, Mexico, Canada); States (i.e., Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia); Cities (i.e., Philadelphia, Erie, Altoona, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Allentown, Washington D.C., Baltimore, New York, Toronto, Cleveland); Local community. 7
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7.1.3.B.3. Regions as areas with unifying geographic characteristics: Physical regions (e.g., landform regions, climate regions, river basins); Human regions (e.g., neighborhoods, cities, states, countries). 25
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PA.7.2.3. Geography: The Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

7.2.3.A. Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions. 12
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7.2.3.A.1. Physical properties: Landforms (e.g., plains, hills, plateaus and mountains); Bodies of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, seas and oceans); Weather and climate; Vegetation and animals. 4
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7.2.3.A.2. Earth's basic physical systems: Lithosphere; Hydrosphere; Atmosphere; Biosphere. 12
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7.2.3.B. Identify the basic physical processes that affect the physical characteristics of places and regions. 9
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7.2.3.B.1. Earth-sun relationships (i.e., seasons and length of daylight, weather and climate). 69
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7.2.3.B.2. Extreme physical events (e.g., earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes).

PA.7.3.3. Geography: The Human Characteristics of Places and Regions: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

7.3.3.A. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their population characteristics. 5
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7.3.3.A.1. The number and distribution of people in the local community. 4
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7.3.3.A.2. Human movement in the local community (e.g., mobility in daily life, migration). 60
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7.3.3.B. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural characteristics. 10
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7.3.3.B.1. Components of culture (e.g., language, belief systems and customs, social organizations, foods, ethnicity). 63
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7.3.3.B.2. Ethnicity of people in the local community (e.g., customs, celebrations, languages, religions). 21
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7.3.3.C. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their settlement characteristics. 28
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7.3.3.C.1. Types of settlements (e.g., villages, towns, suburbs, cities, metropolitan areas). 28
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7.3.3.C.2. Factors that affect where people settle (e.g., water, resources, transportation). 4
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7.3.3.D. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their economic activities. 37
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7.3.3.D.1. Location factors in the spatial distribution of economic activities (e.g., market, transportation, workers, materials): Producers of consumer products and services (e.g., bread, pizza, television, shopping malls); Products of farms and factories at the local and regional level (e.g., mushrooms, milk, snack foods, furniture). 56
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7.3.3.D.2. Spatial distribution of resources: Non-renewable resources; Renewable resources; Flow resources (e.g., water power, wind power). 37
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7.3.3.E. Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their political activities. 28
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7.3.3.E.1. Type of political units (e.g., townships, boroughs, towns, cities, counties, states, countries (nation state)). 28
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7.3.3.E.2. Political units in the local area. 28
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PA.7.4.3. Geography: The Interactions Between People and Places: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to:

7.4.3.A. Identify the impacts of physical systems on people. 12
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7.4.3.A.1. How people depend on, adjust to and modify physical systems on a local scale (e.g., soil quality and agriculture, snowfall and daily activities, drought and water use). 26
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7.4.3.A.2. Ways in which natural hazards affect human activities (e.g., storms, lightning, flooding).

7.4.3.B. Identify the impacts of people on physical systems. 16
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7.4.3.B.1. Effects of energy use (e.g., water quality, air quality, change in natural vegetation). 23
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7.4.3.B.2. Ways humans change local ecosystems (e.g., land use, dams and canals on waterways, reduction and extinction of species). 17
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PA.8.1.3. History: Historical Analysis and Skills Development: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to analyze cultural, economic, geographic, political and social relations to:

8.1.3.A. Understand chronological thinking and distinguish between past, present and future time: Calendar time; Time lines; Continuity and change; Events (time and place). 27
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8.1.3.B. Develop an understanding of historical sources: Data in historical maps; Visual data from maps and tables; Mathematical data from graphs and tables; Author or historical source. 16
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8.1.3.C. Understand fundamentals of historical interpretation: Difference between fact and opinion; The existence of multiple points of view; Illustrations in historical stories; Causes and results.

8.1.3.D. Understand historical research: Event (time and place); Facts, folklore and fiction; Formation of a historical question; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Conclusions (e.g., storytelling, role playing, diorama). 53
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PA.8.2.3. History: Pennsylvania History: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to analyze cultural, economic, geographic, political and social relations to:

8.2.3.A. Understand the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to Pennsylvania history: William Penn; Benjamin Franklin; Pennsylvanians impacting American Culture (e.g., John Chapman, Richard Allen, Betsy Ross, Mary Ludwig Hayes, Rachel Carson, Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Marian Anderson); Local historical figures in municipalities and counties. 2
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8.2.3.B. Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in Pennsylvania history: Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions (e.g., Penn's Charter, Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights); Artifacts, Architecture and Historic Places (e.g., Local historical sites, museum collections, Independence Hall); Liberty Bell; Official Commonwealth symbols (e.g., tree, bird, dog, insect). 2
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8.2.3.C. Identify and describe how continuity and change have influenced Pennsylvania history. 4
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8.2.3.C.1. Belief Systems and Religions (e.g., Native Americans, early settlers, contemporary religions). 16
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8.2.3.C.2. Commerce and Industry (e.g., jobs, trade, environmental change). 24
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8.2.3.C.3. Innovations (e.g., technology, ideas, processes). 8
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8.2.3.C.4. Politics (e.g., rules, regulations, laws). 7
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8.2.3.C.5. Settlement Patterns (e.g., farms, towns, rural communities, cities). 28
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8.2.3.C.6. Social Organization (e.g., relationships of individuals, families, groups, communities; ability to be educated). 49
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8.2.3.C.7. Transportation (e.g., methods of moving people and goods over time). 72
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8.2.3.C.8. Women's Movement (e.g., changes in roles and rights over time). 19
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8.2.3.D. Identify and describe conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in Pennsylvania history. 2
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8.2.3.D.1. Domestic Instability (e.g., political, economic and geographic impact on daily activities). 33
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8.2.3.D.2. Ethnic and Racial Relations (e.g., treatment of various ethnic and racial groups in history). 9
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8.2.3.D.3. Labor Relations (e.g., working conditions over time). 2
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8.2.3.D.4. Immigration (e.g., diverse groups inhabiting the state). 2
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8.2.3.D.5. Military Conflicts (e.g., struggle for control). 5
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PA.8.3.3. History: United States History: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to analyze cultural, economic, geographic, political and social relations to:

8.3.3.A. Identify contributions of individuals and groups to United States history: George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln; Theodore Roosevelt; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Individuals who are role models (e.g., Abigail Adams, Sacajawea, Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Archbishop Patrick Flores, Jamie Escalante, Sally Ride, Tiger Woods, Cal Ripken, Jr., Sammy Sosa). 61
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8.3.3.B. Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history. 34
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8.3.3.B.1. Documents (e.g., Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights). 3
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8.3.3.B.2. Writings and Communications (e.g., Pledge of Allegiance, famous quotations and sayings). 9
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8.3.3.B.3. Historic Places (e.g., The White House, Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty). 2
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8.3.3.B.4. The Flag of the United States. 2
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8.3.3.C. Identify important changes in United States history (e.g., Belief Systems and Religions, Commerce and Industry, Innovations, Politics, Settlement Patterns and Expansion, Social Organization, Transportation, Women's Movement). 92
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8.3.3.D. Identify conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history. 1
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8.3.3.D.1. Domestic Instability (e.g., impact on daily activities). 5
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8.3.3.D.2. Ethnic and Racial Relations (e.g., treatment of minority groups in history). 2
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8.3.3.D.3. Labor Relations (e.g., working conditions over time). 2
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8.3.3.D.4. Immigration (e.g., diverse groups inhabiting the state). 2
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8.3.3.D.5. Military Conflicts (e.g., struggle for control). 5
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PA.8.4.3. History: World History: Pennsylvania's public schools shall teach, challenge and support every student to realize his or her maximum potential and to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to analyze cultural, economic, geographic, political and social relations to:

8.4.3.A. Identify individuals and groups who have made significant political and cultural contributions to world history. 61
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8.4.3.A.1. Africa (e.g., Nefertiti, Mansa Musa, Nelson Mandela). 2
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8.4.3.A.2. Americas (e.g., Montezuma, Simon Bolivar, Fidel Castro). 1
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8.4.3.A.3. Asia (e.g., Hammurabi, Mohandas Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto). 6
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8.4.3.A.4. Europe (e.g., Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Pope John Paul). 14
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8.4.3.B. Identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history. 19
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8.4.3.B.1. Africa (e.g., Pyramids, treasures of Tutankhamen, Nefertiti's sculpture). 6
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8.4.3.B.2. Americas (e.g., Olmec ritualistic centers, Mayan pyramids, arrowheads). 6
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8.4.3.B.3. Asia (e.g., Code of Hammurabi, Ziggurat at Ur, canals). 2
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8.4.3.B.4. Europe (e.g., ancient megaliths, Arc de Triomphe, Acropolis). 1
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8.4.3.C. Compare similarities and differences between earliest civilizations and life today (e.g., Africa, Egypt; Asia, Babylonia; Americas, Olmec; Europe, Neolithic settlements). 5
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8.4.3.D. Identify how conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations affected world history. 8
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8.4.3.D.1. Domestic Instability (e.g., political, economic and geographic impact on normal activities). 7
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8.4.3.D.2. Labor Relations (e.g., working conditions over time). 2
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8.4.3.D.3. Racial and Ethnic Relations (e.g., treatment of various ethnic and racial groups in history). 9
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8.4.3.D.4. Immigration and migration (e.g., diverse groups inhabiting a territory). 2
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8.4.3.D.5. Military Conflicts (e.g., struggle for control). 5
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