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Standards, Guiding Questions, and
Essential Learnings
Bellingham
Public Schools Geography Guiding Questions:
History
1. How
do historians learn about and interpret the past?
2. How do historical turning points influence
individuals and communities?
3. What causes conflicts in-and-between
civilizations and what are the effects?
Economics
1. Using knowledge of ancient
civilizations, how do limited resources affect the choices people make and
how do those choices affect their resources?
2. What are the chief characteristics of
effective economic systems and how do such systems evolve?
Washington
State Essential Learning Requirements:
Geography:
3. The student observes and analyzes
the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
3.1 identify and examine people’s
interaction with and impact on the environment
3.2 analyze how the environment
and environmental changes affect people
3.3 examine cultural characteristics, transmission,
diffusion, and interaction
Economics:
The student
understands basic economic concepts and analyzes the effect of economic
systems on individuals, groups, and society.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- comprehend
key economic concepts and economic systems
- observe major forms of
business and related careers
- comparing requirements
and benefits of various careers
History:
The student
examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning
points, chronology, and cause-and-effect relationships in U.S., world, and
Washington State history.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- understand
historical time, chronology, and causation
- how events
occur in time and place, are sequenced chronologically, and impact
future events
- analyze
the historical development of events, people, places, and patterns of
life in U.S., world, and Washington State history
- examine
the influence of culture on U.S., world, and Washington State history
The student applies
the methods of social science investigation to investigate, compare and
contrast interpretations of historical events.
To meet this
standard, the student will:
- investigate
and research
- use
sources of information such as historical documents, eyewitness
accounts, photos, works of art, letters, and artifacts to investigate
and understand historic occurrences
- analyze
historical information
evaluate
different interpretations of major events in U.S., world, and Washington
State history
Essential
Academic Learning Requirements in Reading
1) The student understands and uses different skills and
strategies to read.
To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 use
word recognition and word meaning skills to read and comprehend text
1.2 build
vocabulary through reading
1.3
read fluently, adjusting reading for purpose and material
1.5 use features of non-fiction text and computer software such as
titles, headings, pictures, maps, and charts to find and understand
specific information
2) The student understands the meaning of what is read.
To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1
comprehend important ideas and details
2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and
synthesizing information and ideas
2.3 think critically and analyze authors' use of language, style,
purpose, and perspective
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