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Municipal Services and Community Infrastructure

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Describe essential public services and utilities provided by city governments and explain how local taxes fund them.

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  1. Essential Services Provided by Local GovernmentUp next
  2. Clean Water at the Tap: How Cities Manage Water SystemsNot started yet
  3. Sewers and Wastewater: Protecting Community HealthNot started yet
  4. Garbage, Recycling, and Keeping Streets CleanNot started yet
  5. Maintaining Roads, Bridges, and Pedestrian CrosswalksNot started yet
  6. Public Parks, Playgrounds, and Hiking TrailsNot started yet
  7. How Public Schools and School Boards Serve ChildrenNot started yet
  8. How Local Taxes Pay for Public ServicesYou are here
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Learning standards covered

us-ut2.3.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Consider why it is necessary for cities and towns to have governments, and describe ways local representative government promotes the general welfare of their community (for example, water, sewer, garbage pick-up, road and trail maintenance, public schools).