Science and Technology in Our World

Learners will read and create simple maps using titles, legends, and cardinal directions.

Learners will identify continents, oceans, landforms, and key places on maps and globes.

Learners will explain how people modify the physical environment and how to conserve Earth's resources.

Learners will explain the significance of national celebrations and identify important community, state, and national landmarks.

Learners will identify contributions of historical figures and describe how people and events shaped their local community.

Learners will identify the functions of government and explain the value of government services in the community.

Learners will name current public officials, compare their roles, and explain how citizens participate in governance.

Learners will identify characteristics of good citizenship, historical examples, and ways to practice good citizenship.

Learners will explain how work provides income and how people make choices about earning, spending, and saving.

Learners will distinguish between producing and consuming, identify how people are both, and trace a product from natural resource to finished product.

Identify and explain American and Texas symbols, patriotic songs, the Pledge of Allegiance, and how voting helps groups make decisions.

Identify and compare ethnic and cultural celebrations in our community and around the world.

Describe how science and technology have changed communication, transportation, recreation, and the way people meet basic needs.

Understand what counts as evidence, distinguish facts from opinions, and learn to gather information from a variety of source types including artifacts, interviews, music, pictures, and maps.

Use information gathered from sources to sequence events, identify main ideas, categorize data, make predictions, and compare and contrast information across sources.

Use chronology vocabulary and timeline skills to describe the order of events from the past, present, and future.

Use social studies vocabulary, multiple communication formats, and democratic procedures to share ideas and collaborate respectfully with others.