Sunshine State Standards -- Grade Level Expectations for Social Studies Grades 6-8

Time, Continuity, and Change [ History ]

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Standard 1 - The student understands historical chronology and the historical perspective.(SS.A.1.3)

1. understands how patterns, chronology, sequencing (including cause and effect), and the identification of historical periods are influenced by frames of reference.
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• American Government PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/index.asp
  
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  
• The Creation of a New Nation PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/index.asp
  
• Jackson through Reconstruction PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/index.asp
  
• The Gilded Age to the Depression PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/index.asp
  
• From the Depression to the New Millennium PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/index.asp
  

2. knows the relative value of primary and secondary sources and uses this information to draw conclusions from historical sources such as data in charts, tables, and graphs.
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• American Government PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/index.asp
  
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  
• The Creation of a New Nation PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/index.asp
  
• Jackson through Reconstruction PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/index.asp
  
• The Gilded Age to the Depression PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/index.asp
  
• From the Depression to the New Millennium PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/index.asp
  

3. knows how to impose temporal structure on historical narratives
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• American Government PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/index.asp
  
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  
• The Creation of a New Nation PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/index.asp
  
• Jackson through Reconstruction PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/index.asp
  
• The Gilded Age to the Depression PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/index.asp
  
• From the Depression to the New Millennium PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/index.asp
  

Standard 2 - The student understands the world from its beginning to the time of the Renaissance.(SS.A.2.3)

1. understands how language, ideas, and institutions of one culture can influence other cultures (e.g., through trade, exploration, and immigration).
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Europeans Explore AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/2.asp
  

2. knows how major historical developments have had an impact on the development of civilizations.
• First Technologies: Fire and Tools
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/2d.asp
  
• Ancient Egypt AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3.asp
  
• The Early Middle East AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4.asp
  
• Ancient Greece AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5.asp
  
• Ancient Rome AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6.asp
  

3. understands important technological developments and how they influenced human society.
• Food, Clothing and Shelter
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/2b.asp
  
• First Technologies: Fire and Tools
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/2d.asp
  
• Life along the Nile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3a.asp
  
• Mummies
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3d.asp
  
• Pyramids
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3e.asp
  
• Life in Sumer
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4a.asp
  
• Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4c.asp
  
• Persian Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4e.asp
  
• Art and Architecture
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5e.asp
  
• Gladiators, Chariots, and the Roman Games
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6e.asp
  

4. understands the impact of geographical factors on the historical development of civilizations.
• Prehistoric Times AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/2.asp
  
• Ancient Egypt AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3.asp
  
• The Early Middle East AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4.asp
  
• Ancient Greece AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5.asp
  
• Ancient Rome AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6.asp
  
• Africa AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/7.asp
  
• South Asia: India and Beyond AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8.asp
  
• China AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9.asp
  
• Japan: An Island Nation AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/10.asp
  
• Central and South American Empires AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11.asp
  

5. knows significant historical leaders who shaped the development of early cultures (e.g., military, political, and religious leaders in various civilizations).
• Egyptian Social Structure
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3b.asp
  
• Dynasties
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3c.asp
  
• Mummies
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3d.asp
  
• Pyramids
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3e.asp
  
• Women of Ancient Egypt
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3f.asp
  
• Babylonia
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4b.asp
  
• Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4c.asp
  
• Assyrians: Cavalry and Conquests
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4d.asp
  
• Persian Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4e.asp
  
• Phoenicians: Sailing Away
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4f.asp
  
• Hebrews and the Land of Milk and Honey
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4g.asp
  
• Birth of Christianity
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4h.asp
  
• Rise of City-States: Athens and Sparta
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5a.asp
  
• Democracy Is Born
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5b.asp
  
• Thinkers
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5f.asp
  
• Alexander the Great
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5g.asp
  
• The Roman Republic
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6a.asp
  
• Julius Caesar
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6b.asp
  
• The Pax Romana
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6c.asp
  
• Gladiators, Chariots, and the Roman Games
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6e.asp
  
• The Fall of the Roman Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6f.asp
  
• Africa AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/7.asp
  
• South Asia: India and Beyond AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8.asp
  
• China AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9.asp
  
• Japanese Religion and Spirituality
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/10a.asp
  
• Early History and Culture
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/10b.asp
  
• Central and South American Empires AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11.asp
  

6. knows the major events that shaped the development of various cultures (e.g., the spread of agrarian societies, population movements, technological and cultural innovations, and the emergence of new population centers).
• Prehistoric Times AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/2.asp
  
• Life along the Nile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3a.asp
  
• Life in Sumer
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4a.asp
  
• Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4c.asp
  
• Assyrians: Cavalry and Conquests
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4d.asp
  
• Persian Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4e.asp
  
• Rise of City-States: Athens and Sparta
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5a.asp
  
• The Roman Republic
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6a.asp
  
• The Fall of the Roman Empire
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6f.asp
  
• Africa AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/7.asp
  
• South Asia: India and Beyond AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8.asp
  
• China AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9.asp
  
• Japan: An Island Nation AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/10.asp
  
• Central and South American Empires AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/11.asp
  

7. knows significant achievements in art and architecture in various urban areas and communities to the time of the Renaissance (e.g., the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, pyramids, in Egypt, temples in ancient Greece, bridges and aqueducts in ancient Rome, changes in European art and architecture between the Middle Ages and the High Renaissance).
• Ancient Egypt
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3.asp
  
• Life along the Nile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3a.asp
  
• Pyramids
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3e.asp
  
• Life in Sumer
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4a.asp
  
• Ancient Greece AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5.asp
  
• Ancient Rome AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6.asp
  
• Mali: A Cultural Center
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/7b.asp
  
• The Renaissance AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/1.asp
  

8. knows the political, social, and economic institutions that characterized the significant aspects of Eastern and Western civilizations.
• Ancient Egypt AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/3.asp
  
• The Early Middle East AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/4.asp
  
• Ancient Greece AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/5.asp
  
• Ancient Rome AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/6.asp
  
• Africa AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/7.asp
  
• South Asia: India and Beyond AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/8.asp
  
• China AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/9.asp
  
• Japan: An Island Nation AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/10.asp
  

Standard 3 - The student understands Western and Eastern Civilization since the Renaissance. (SS.A.3.3)

1. understands ways in which cultural characteristics have been transmitted from one society to another (e.g., through art, architecture, language, other artifacts, traditions, beliefs, values, and behaviors).
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Europeans Explore AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/2.asp
  

2. understands the historical events that have shaped the development of cultures throughout the world.
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  

3. knows how physical and human geographic factors have influenced major historical events and movements.
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• The Renaissance AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/1.asp
  
• Europeans Explore AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/2.asp
  
• Britain in the New World AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2.asp
  
• The New England Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/3.asp
  
• The Middle Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/4.asp
  
• The Southern Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/5.asp
  

4. knows significant historical leaders who have influenced the course of events in Eastern and Western Civilizations since the Renaissance.
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• Modern European History PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur12/index.asp
  
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  
• The Creation of a New Nation PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/index.asp
  
• Jackson through Reconstruction PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/index.asp
  
• The Gilded Age to the Depression PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/index.asp
  
• From the Depression to the New Millennium PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/index.asp
  

5. understands the difference between institutions of Eastern and Western civilizations (e.g., differences in governments, social traditions and custom, economic systems and religious institutions).
• Ancient Civilizations PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/wcu81/index.asp
  
• Early Modern Europe PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/eur11/index.asp
  
• Comparative Political and Economic Systems AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/13.asp
  

Standard 4: The student understands U.S. history to 1880. (SS.A.4.3)

1. knows the factors involved in the development of cities and industries (e.g., religious needs, the need for military protection, the need for a marketplace, changing spatial patterns, and geographical factors for location such as transportation and food supply).
• Britain in the New World AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2.asp
  
• The New England Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/3.asp
  
• The Middle Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/4.asp
  
• The Southern Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/5.asp
  
• The American Revolution AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/11.asp
  
• U.S. Military Defeat; Indian Victory in the West
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6d.asp
  
• Native American Resilience and Violence in the West
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6e.asp
  
• Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/8c.asp
  
• A New National Capital: Washington, D.C.
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/8d.asp
  
• The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812 AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/9.asp
  
• Social Change and National Development AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/10.asp
  
• The Missouri Compromise
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/11c.asp
  
• The Rise of American Industry AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/2.asp
  
• The Peculiar Institution AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/4.asp
  
• Manifest Destiny AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/6.asp
  
• Popular Sovereignty
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/7b.asp
  
• The Compromise of 1850
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/7d.asp
  
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/8a.asp
  
• The South Secedes
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/9e.asp
  
• A House Divided AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/10.asp
  
• The War Behind the Lines AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/11.asp
  
• Reconstruction AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/12.asp
  

2. knows the role of physical and cultural geography in shaping events in the United States (e.g., environmental and climatic influences on settlement of the colonies, the American Revolution, and the Civil War).
• Britain in the New World AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2.asp
  
• The New England Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/3.asp
  
• The Middle Colonies AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/4.asp
  
• The American Revolution AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/11.asp
  
• The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812 AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/9.asp
  
• A House Divided AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/10.asp
  
• Politics and the New Nation AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/11.asp
  

3. understands the impact of significant people and ideas on the development of values and traditions in the United States prior to 1880.
• From British Arrival through British Departure PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/index.asp
  
• The Creation of a New Nation PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/index.asp
  
• Jackson through Reconstruction PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/index.asp
  

4. understands how state and federal policy influenced various Native American tribes (e.g., the Cherokee and Choctaw removals, the loss of Native American homelands, the Black Hawk War, and removal policies in the Old Northwest).
• Native American Society on the Eve of British Colonization AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/1.asp
  
• War and Peace with Powhatan's People
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2e.asp
  
• The French and Indian War
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/8b.asp
  
• Revolutionary Limits: Native Americans
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/1f.asp
  
• U.S. Military Defeat; Indian Victory in the West
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6d.asp
  
• Native American Resilience and Violence in the West
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6e.asp
  
• The Expanding Republic and the War of 1812 AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/9.asp
  
• The Trail of Tears -- The Indian Removals
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/1f.asp
  
• Manifest Destiny AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/6.asp
  

Standard 5: The student understands U.S. history from 1880 to the present day. (SS.A.5.3)

1. understands the role of physical and cultural geography in shaping events in the United States since 1880 (e.g., Western settlement, immigration patterns, and urbanization).
• The Gilded Age AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/1.asp
  
• From the Countryside to the City AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/3.asp
  
• Closing the Frontier AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/5.asp
  
• Western Folkways AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/6.asp
  
• The Age of the Automobile
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/11a.asp
  
• The Harlem Renaissance
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/11e.asp
  
• A Consumer Economy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/11f.asp
  
• The Red Scare
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/12a.asp
  
• Intolerance
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/12c.asp
  
• The Great Depression AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1.asp
  
• Sinking Deeper and Deeper: 1929-33
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1b.asp
  
• Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1e.asp
  
• Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1e.asp
  
• The Farming Problem
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/2c.asp
  
• FDR's Alphabet Soup
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/2e.asp
  
• Suburban Growth
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/6b.asp
  

2. understands ways that significant individuals and events influenced economic, social, and political systems in the United States after 1880.
• The Gilded Age to the Depression PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/index.asp
  
• From the Depression to the New Millennium PROGRAM
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/index.asp
  

3. knows the causes and consequences of urbanization that occurred in the United States after 1880 (e.g., causes such as industrialization; consequences such as poor living conditions in cities and employment conditions).
• The Gilded Age AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/1.asp
  
• Organized Labor AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/2.asp
  
• From the Countryside to the City AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/3.asp
  
• Progressivism Sweeps the Nation AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/7.asp
  
• The Great Depression AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1.asp
  
• Putting People Back to Work
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/2b.asp
  
• The Farming Problem
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/2c.asp
  
• Suburban Growth
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/6b.asp
  

Standard 6: The student understands the history of Florida and its people. (SS.A.6.3)

1. understands how immigration and settlement patterns have shaped the history of Florida.

2. knows the unique geographic and demographic characteristics that define Florida as a region.

3. knows how the environment of Florida has been modified by the values, traditions, and actions of various groups who have inhabited the state.

4. understands how the interactions of societies and cultures have influenced Florida's history.

5. understands how Florida has allocated and used resources and the consequences of those economic decisions.

People, Places, and Environments [Geography]

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Standard 1: The student understands the world in spatial terms. (SS.B.1.3)

1. uses various map forms (including thematic maps) and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report geographic information including patterns of land use, connections between places, and patterns and processes of migration and diffusion.

2. uses mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments.

3. knows the social, political, and economic divisions on Earth's surface.

4. understands how factors such as culture and technology influence the perception of places and regions.

5. knows ways in which the spatial organization of a society changes over time.

6. understands ways in which regional systems are interconnected.

7. understands the spatial aspects of communication and transportation systems.

Standard 2: The student understands the interactions of people and the physical environment. (SS.B.2.3)

1. understands the patterns and processes of migration and diffusion throughout the world.

Students can use the content from Beyond Books social studies programs to help achieve this standard.


2. knows the human and physical characteristics of different places in the world and how these characteristics change over time.

Students can use the content from Beyond Books social studies programs to help achieve this standard.


3. understands how cultures differ in their use of similar environments and resources.

Students can use the content from Beyond Books social studies programs to help achieve this standard.


4. understands how the landscape and society change as a consequence of shifting from a dispersed to a concentrated settlement form.

5. understands the geographical factors that affect the cohesiveness and integration of countries.

6. understands the environmental consequences of people changing the physical environment in various world locations.

7. knows how various human systems throughout the world have developed in response to conditions in the physical environment.

Students can use the content from Beyond Books social studies programs to help achieve this standard.


8. knows world patterns of resource distribution and utilization.

9. understands how the interaction between physical and cultural systems affects current conditions on Earth.

Government and the Citizen [Civics and Government]

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Standard 1: The student understands the structure, functions, and purposes of government and how the principles and values of American democracy are reflected in American constitutional government. (SS.C.1.3)

1. knows the essential ideas of American constitutional government that are expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and other writings.
• The Royal Proclamation of 1763
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/9a.asp
  
• The Declaration of Independence
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/10g.asp
  
• The French Alliance
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/11h.asp
  
• The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/1a.asp
  
• State Constitutions
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/2a.asp
  
• Articles of Confederation
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/2b.asp
  
• Drafting the Constitution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3.asp
  
• Constitution Through Compromise
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3d.asp
  
• Federalists
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/4a.asp
  
• After the Fact: Virginia, New York, and 'The Federalist Papers'
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/4d.asp
  
• The Bill of Rights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6a.asp
  
• Democratic Values -- Liberty, Equality, Justice
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/1d.asp
  
• Foundations of American Government
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2.asp
  

2. understands major ideas about why government is necessary and the purposes government should serve.
• The Nature of Government AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/1.asp
  

3. understands how the legislative, executive, and judicial branches share power and responsibilities (e.g., each branch has varying degrees of legislative, executive, and judicial powers and responsibilities).
• Drafting the Constitution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3.asp
  
• The Tough Issues
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3c.asp
  
• Constitution Through Compromise
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3d.asp
  
• Creating the Constitution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2c.asp
  
• The Founders and Federalism
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/3a.asp
  
• Congress: The People's Branch? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/6.asp
  
• The Presidency: The Leadership Branch? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/7.asp
  
• The Judicial Branch
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/9.asp
  

4. knows the major parts of the federal system including the national government, state governments, and other governmental units (e.g., District of Columbia, American tribal governments, and the Virgin Islands).
• A New National Capital: Washington, D.C.
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/8d.asp
  
• Foundations of American Government AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2.asp
  
• Federalism AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/3.asp
  
• The Bureaucracy: The Real Government AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/8.asp
  
• State and Local Governments AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/12.asp
  

5. knows the major responsibilities of his or her state and local governments and understands the organization of his or her state and local governments.
• State and Local Governments AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/12.asp
  

6. understands the importance of the rule of law in establishing limits on both those who govern and the governed, protecting individual rights, and promoting the common good.
• The Purposes of Government
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/1a.asp
  
• Creating the Constitution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2c.asp
  
• The Bill of Rights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2d.asp
  
• Federalism AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/3.asp
  
• Congress: The People's Branch? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/6.asp
  
• The Presidency: The Leadership Branch? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/7.asp
  
• The Judicial Branch AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/9.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

Standard 2: The student understands the role of the citizen in American democracy. (SS.C.2.3)

1. understands the history of the rights, liberties, and obligations of citizenship in the United States.
• E Pluribus Unum AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/10.asp
  
• Societal Impacts of the American Revolution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/12.asp
  
• Political Experience
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/12c.asp
  
• 'Republican Motherhood'
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/12d.asp
  
• The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/1a.asp
  
• Making Rules AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/2.asp
  
• Drafting the Constitution AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/3.asp
  
• The Bill of Rights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6a.asp
  
• The Era of Good Feelings and the Two-Party System
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/11a.asp
  
• The Expansion of the Vote: A White Man's Democracy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/11b.asp
  
• Foundations of American Government AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2.asp
  
• How Do Citizens Connect With Their Government? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/5.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

2. understands that citizenship is legally recognized full membership in a self-governing community that confers equal rights under the law; is not dependent on inherited, involuntary groupings; and confers certain rights and privileges (e.g., the right to vote, to hold public office, and to serve on juries).
• Foundations of American Government AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2.asp
  
• How Do Citizens Connect With Their Government? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/5.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

3. understands the argument that all rights have limits and knows the criteria commonly used in determining when and why limits should be placed on rights (e.g., whether a clear and present danger exists and whether national security is at risk).
• Democratic Values -- Liberty, Equality, Justice
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/1d.asp
  
• The Bill of Rights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2d.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

4. understands what constitutes personal, political, and economic rights and the major documentary sources of these rights.
• Democratic Values -- Liberty, Equality, Justice
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/1d.asp
  
• Creating the Constitution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2c.asp
  
• The Bill of Rights
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/2d.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

5. understands how he or she can contact his or her representatives and why it is important to do so and knows which level of government he or she should contact to express his or her opinions or to get help on a specific problem.
• Participating in Government
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/4d.asp
  
• Voting: A Forgotten Privilege?
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/4e.asp
  
• How Do Citizens Connect With Their Government? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/5.asp
  
• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/10.asp
  

6. understands the importance of participation in community service, civic improvement, and political activities.
• Participating in Government
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/4d.asp
  
• Voting: A Forgotten Privilege?
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/4e.asp
  
• How Do Citizens Connect With Their Government? AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/5.asp
  

7. understands current issues involving rights that affect local, national, or international political, social, and economic systems.
• Federal-State Relations Today: Back to States' Rights?
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/3c.asp
  
• Policy Making: Political Interactions AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/11.asp
  
• State and Local Governments AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/12.asp
  
• Comparative Political and Economic Systems AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/13.asp
  

Production, Distribution, and Consumption [Economics]

RETURN TO TOP

Standard 1: The student understands how scarcity requires individuals and institutions to make choices about how to use resources. (SS.D.1.3)

1. knows the options and resources that are available for consumer protection.
• Progressives in the White House
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/8.asp
  
• The Organization of the Bureaucracy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/8b.asp
  
• Social and Regulatory Policy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/11d.asp
  

2. understands the advantages and disadvantages of various kinds of credit (e.g., credit cards, bank loans, or financing with no payment for 6 months).
• A Consumer Economy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/11f.asp
  

3. understands the variety of factors necessary to consider when making wise consumer decisions.

Standard 2: The student understands the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions. (SS.D.2.3)

1. understands how production and distribution decisions are determined in the United States economy and how these decisions compare to those made in market, tradition-based, command, and mixed economic systems.
• Economic Policy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/11c.asp
  
• Comparing Economic Systems
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/gov91/13b.asp
  

2. understands that relative prices and how they affect people's decisions are the means by which a market system provides answers to the three basic economic questions: What goods and services will be produced? How will they be produced? Who will buy them?

3. knows the various kinds of specialized institutions that exist in market economies (e.g., corporations, labor unions, banks, and the stock market).

• Hamilton's Financial Plan
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/6b.asp
  
• Economic Growth and the Early Industrial Revolution
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush81/10a.asp
  
• The War Against the Bank
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/1d.asp
  
• The Rise of American Industry
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/2.asp
  
• The Canal Era
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/2a.asp
  
• Early American Railroads
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/2b.asp
  
• The First American Factories
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush82/2d.asp
  
• The Gilded Age AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/1.asp
  
• Organized Labor AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/2.asp
  
• A Consumer Economy
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush11/11f.asp
  
• The Great Depression AND ALL FOCUS TOPICS
  http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush12/1.asp