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1hese Len unlfylng Soclal SLudles Lhemes represenL dlfferenL lenses LhaL can be applled
Lo Lhe Leachlng and learnlng of Lhe key ldeas and ConcepLual undersLandlngs wlLhln Lhe
2012 Soclal SLudles framework across all grades, k-12.
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! 8ole of soclal, pollLlcal, and culLural lnLeracLlons ln Lhe developmenL of ldenLlLy
! ersonal ldenLlLy ls a funcLlon of an lndlvldual's culLure, Llme, place, geography,
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! 8ole of dlverslLy wlLhln and among culLures
! AspecLs of culLure such as bellef sysLems, rellglous falLh, or pollLlcal ldeals as lnfluences
on oLher parLs of a culLure such as lLs lnsLlLuLlons or llLeraLure, muslc, and arL
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! PlsLory as a formal sLudy LhaL applles research meLhods
! 8eadlng, reconsLrucLlng, and lnLerpreLlng evenLs
! Analyzlng causes and consequences of evenLs and developmenLs
! Conslderlng compeLlng lnLerpreLaLlons of evenLs



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! 8elaLlonshlp beLween human populaLlons and Lhe physlcal world (people, places,
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! lmpacL of human acLlvlLles on Lhe envlronmenL
! lnLeracLlons beLween reglons, locaLlons, places, people, and envlronmenLs

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! 8ole of soclal class, sysLems of sLraLlflcaLlon, soclal groups, and lnsLlLuLlons
! 8ole of gender, race, eLhnlclLy, educaLlon, class, age, and rellglon ln deflnlng
soclal sLrucLures wlLhln a culLure
! Soclal and pollLlcal lnequallLles
! Lxpanslon and access of rlghLs Lhrough concepLs of [usLlce and human rlghLs

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! urposes, characLerlsLlcs, and funcLlons of varlous governance sysLems as Lhey
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conLexL of ma[orlLy rule
! lundamenLal prlnclples and values of consLlLuLlonal democracy
! Crlglns, uses, and abuses of power
! ConfllcL, dlplomacy, and war

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! 8aslc freedoms and rlghLs and responslblllLles of clLlzens ln a democraLlc republlc
! 8ole of Lhe clLlzen ln Lhe communlLy and naLlon and as a member of Lhe global
communlLy
! Clvlc parLlclpaLlon and engagemenL
! 8especL for dlverslLy
! Clvlc ldeals and pracLlces ln counLrles oLher Lhan our democraLlc republlc
! SLruggle for rlghLs, access Lo clLlzenshlp rlghLs, and unlversal human rlghLs

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! roducLlon, dlsLrlbuLlon, and consumpLlon
! ScarclLy of resources and Lhe challenges of meeLlng wanLs and needs
! Supply/demand and Lhe coordlnaLlon of lndlvldual cholces
! Lconomlc sysLems
! 1rade, lnLerdependence, and globallzaLlon
! 8ole of governmenL ln Lhe economy
! ersonal flnance
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! SclenLlflc and lnLellecLual Lheorles, flndlngs, dlscoverles, and phllosophles
! AppllcaLlons of sclence and lnnovaLlons ln LransporLaLlon, communlcaLlon,
mlllLary Lechnology, navlgaLlon, agrlculLure and lndusLrlallzaLlon
! 8elaLlonshlp beLween sclence, Lechnology, and lnnovaLlon and soclal, culLural,
and economlc change
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! asL, currenL, and llkely fuLure global connecLlons and lnLeracLlons
! CulLural dlffuslon, Lhe spread of ldeas, bellefs, Lechnology and goods
! 8ole of Lechnology
! 8eneflLs/consequences of global lnLerdependence (soclal, pollLlcal, economlc)
! Causes of and paLLerns of mlgraLlon of people
! 1enslon beLween naLlonal lnLeresLs and global prlorlLles