Financial Literacy, Banking, and Saving for the Future

Use map keys, directions, scales, grid lines, time zones, and digital maps to locate places and calculate distances.

Identify, define, and illustrate major physical landforms and bodies of water found across the Earth.

Compare and contrast US regions in terms of climate, physical landforms, wildlife, and human-environment interactions.

Locate West Virginia's counties, bordering states, physical regions, and tourist destinations.

Examine how Indigenous nations settled North America, adapted to distinct geographic environments, and developed diverse cultures.

Chronologically trace major world explorers, determine European motives, and analyze the worldwide consequences of exploration.

Explain core democratic values, compare forms of government, examine patriotic symbols, and participate in civic service.

Investigate how diverse cultural groups have shaped American society through traditions, inventions, arts, and languages.

Analyze production cycles, read supply and demand graphs, and correlate regional occupations with natural resources.

Understand bank services, create a balanced budget, and explore college savings programs like SMART529.