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Government
Constitutional
Principles
Culture and
Society
Elements of Culture
Describe cultural elements:
Identify the basic purposes of
local government :

to establish order,

provide security and

accomplish common goals
Give examples of services local
governments provide:

police and fire protection

roads and snow removal,

garbage pick-up

Identify how they pay for
these services
(taxes).SSEP-1.1.1
Identify and explain the
purpose of rules within

Beliefs,

Traditions,

Languages,

Skills,

Literature,

The arts
DOK 1 SSEP 2.1.1
Study a variety of diverse
cultures locally and in the world
today
Explain the importance of
appreciating and understanding
other cultures.
SS EP 2.1.2
school,
Geography
Scarcity
Define basic economic terms
related to scarcity:

opportunity cost,

wants and needs,

limited productive
resources-natural,

human,

capital
Explain that scarcity requires
people to make economic
choices and incur opportunity
costs. DOK 2 SS EP 3.1.1
Economic Systems and
Institutions
Identify and give examples of
economic institutions (banks)
The Use of
Geographic Tools
Use geographic tools to locate
and describe familiar places at
home, school and the
community:

maps,

globes,


charts,

graphs
Use geographic tools to
identify:
1. Major Landforms:

continents,

mountain ranges,
2. Bodies of water:
oceans,

major rivers
Identify social institutions:
Explain how they help people

Great Lakes

deal with the problem of
government,
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Barren County Schools
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The Factual and
Interpretive Nature of
History
Use a variety of primary and
secondary sources to interpret the
past:
3. Natural resources on Earth’s

Artifacts,

Diaries,

Timelines
SS EP 5.1.1
SS EP 4.1.1

Social Institutions
Historical
Perspective
mental maps,
in today’s market economy.
organizations:

Economics
The History of the
United States
Identify significant patriotic and
historical songs, symbols,
monuments/landmarks:

Star-Spangled Banner,

Underground Railroad,

Statue of Liberty

Washington Monument

Lincoln’s Memorial

Patriotic holidays
o
o
Veteran’s Day,
Martin Luther King’s
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Government

Culture and
Society
Economics

economy,
scarcity:

education,

loan money
Compare rules with laws.

religion,

save money
SS EP 1.1.2 DOK2

family
SS EP 3.2.1

clubs,
teams)
Describe how their local
Geography
Historical
Perspective
surface
birthday,
o
President’s Day
Use relative location.
o
Memorial Day
SS EP 4.1.2
o
Flag Day
Explain how they help the
Describe how different factors
o
Fourth of July
community. SS EP 2.2.1
influence where human
o
Election Day
government is structured :
activities are located in the
Explain their historical

mayor,
community:
significance.

city council,

judge-executive,

fiscal court,

local courts)
Compare their local
government to other community
governments in Kentucky. SS
EP 1.2.1
Rights and
Responsibilities
Define basic democratic
ideas

liberty,

justice,

equality,

rights,

responsibility
Explain why they are
Markets
Interactions among
Individuals and Groups
Describe various forms of
interactions that occur
between individuals/ groups
at home and at school. :

compromise,

cooperation,

conflict,

competition
DOK 2 SS EP 2.3.1
Identify appropriate conflict
resolution strategies:

compromise,

cooperation,

communication
SS EP 2.3.2
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Define basic economic terms
related to markets

market economy,

markets,

wants and needs,

goods and services,

profit,

consumer,

producer,

supply and demand,

barter,

money,

Rivers,

Mountains

Lakes

Creeks
SS EP 4.1.3
SS EP 5.2.1 DOK 2
Identify and compare the early
cultures of diverse groups of
Regions
Describe places on Earth’s
surface by their physical
characteristics:

Climate,

Landforms,

Bodies of water
SS EP 4.2.1
Patterns
Describe patterns of human
settlement in places and
regions on the Earth’s
surface. SS EP 4.3.1
Native Americans:

Northwest,

Southwest,

Plains,

Eastern Woodlands
Explain why they settled in what is
now the United States. DOK 2
SS EP 5.2.2
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Culture and
Society
Economics
important today.
SS EP 1.3.1

trade,

Define basic democratic
ideas: (e.g.,

liberty,

justice,

equality,

rights,

responsibility
Explain why they are
important today.
advertising
DOK2 SS EP3.3.1
Explain different ways that
people acquire goods and
services

By trading/bartering
goods and services
SS-EP-1.3.1
for other goods and
services

By using money).
SS EP 3.3.2
Geography
Describe how technology
helps us move, settle and
interact in the modern world.
SS EP 4.3.2
Human-Environment
Interaction
Describe ways people adapt
to/modify the physical
environment to meet their basic
needs

Food,

Shelter,

Historical
Perspective
Describe change over time in the
community in




communication,
technology,
transportation and
education
SS EP 5.2.3
Clothing
DOK 1 SS EP 4.4.1
Describe how the physical
environment can both promote
and restrict human activities.
SS EP 4.4.2
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Culture and
Society
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District Curriculum Resource Teacher
Economics
Geography
Historical
Perspective
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