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Elkhorn Public Schools |
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Social Studies |
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Social Studies - Grade 2 |
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Community: People and Places
The learner will be able to
learn about people and places in the community.
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Scope |
Source |
| Community: Local |
Introduce |
Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective |
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Community: Changes
The learner will be able to
compare communities and describe how the local community changed physically and demographically over time.
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Scope |
Source |
| Community: Local |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.1 |
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Cultural Contributions
The learner will be able to
identify and describe the past and present contributions of peoples, such as the Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, European Americans, and Asian Americans in Nebraska.
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Scope |
Source |
| Culture: People |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.2 |
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Culture: Past and Present
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast life in the past and present of ethnic/ cultural groups.
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Scope |
Source |
| Culture |
Introduce |
Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective |
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Culture: Rights and Responsibilities
The learner will be able to
understand rights and responsibilities of cultural/ ethnic groups.
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Scope |
Source |
| Culture |
Introduce |
Elkhorn Public Schools District Objective |
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Holidays
The learner will be able to
identify and describe cultural holidays and important events in their community, Nebraska, and the United States.
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Scope |
Source |
| Holidays |
Master |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.8 |
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European Exploration
The learner will be able to
describe the discovery of the Americas by Columbus and other European explorers as well as the first permanent Spanish, French, and English settlements in North America.
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Scope |
Source |
| Exploration |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.3 |
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Expansion & Development of Nebraska
The learner will be able to
explain how historic and geographic factors affected the expansion and development of Nebraska.
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Scope |
Source |
| Western Development |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.5 |
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Technological Developments
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People: Changes in Daily Life
The learner will be able to
compare and contrast daily life in the past and present, considering things, such as roles, jobs, communication, technology, transportation, schools, and cultural traditions.
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Scope |
Source |
| Technology |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.4 |
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Nebraska: 20th Century
The learner will be able to
trace Nebraska's 20th century by explaining the impact of advances in transportation.
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Scope |
Source |
| Transportation |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.6 |
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Economic Choices
The learner will be able to
identify examples of making economic choices and explain what is given up when making a choice and distinguish between money and barter economics.
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Scope |
Source |
| Economics |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.14 |
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Distribution of Goods
The learner will be able to
describe the impact of changing modes of transportation and communication on the distribution of goods and services.
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Scope |
Source |
| Goods/Services |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.18 |
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Map Skills
The learner will be able to
demonstrate map skills by constructing a simple map which will include the essential map elements of title, scale, key, directional indicator, and date.
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Scope |
Source |
| Map/Globe Skills |
Master |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.19 |
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Map: Location
The learner will be able to
use the concepts of absolute locations (such as the use of grid systems) and relative location (such as direction, reference to neighboring states and water features) to locate and identify on maps and globes his/her local city or county, Nebraska, the United States, the seven continents, and four oceans.
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Scope |
Source |
| Map/Globe Skills |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.21 |
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Rules and Laws
The learner will be able to
identify examples of the extension of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in America.
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Scope |
Source |
| Authority |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.24 |
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Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities
The learner will be able to
explain the interaction between rights and responsibilities; why we have rules, laws, and constitutional mandates to protect rights and make sure responsibilities are carried out; consequences for violating them; and the role of citizenship in promoting them.
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Scope |
Source |
| Citizenship |
Introduce |
NE: Standards, May 8, 1998, Grades 2-4, 4.26 |
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