Grade 2 Social Studies Maryland standards Standards

Skills and Processes

History

Economics

Geography

Peoples of the Nations and World

Civics

Inquire about the historical development of the fundamental concepts and processes of authority, power, and influence with particular emphasis on civic reasoning in order to become informed, responsible citizens, engage in the political process, and contribute to society.

Inquire about the people of the United States and the world using a historically grounded, multidisciplinary approach in order to recognize multiple narratives and acknowledge the diversity and commonality of the human experience.

Inquire about the role of culture, technology, and the environment in the location, distribution, and impact of human activities using geographic tools and spatial thinking in order to demonstrate a significance of place.

Inquire about decisions made by individuals and groups using economic reasoning in order to understand the historical development and current status of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers participating in local communities, the nation, and the world.

Inquire about significant events, ideas, beliefs, and themes to identify patterns and trends and to analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time to make connections to the present in their communities, Maryland, the United States, and the world.

Inquire about civics, geography, economics, history, and people and nations of the world using disciplinary literacy skills and processes to critically evaluate content through a variety of source materials across disciplines and use reading, writing, and other forms of communication to develop, defend, and critique arguments in order to take informed action.

History

Economics

Geography

Civics

Analyze the role of the common good by:

defining equality as the same freedoms that are held by all people.

defining equity as people having what they need to be successful regardless of their identities.

recognizing that people are sometimes not treated fairly for reasons beyond their control.

explaining that the common good strives for goals of freedom, equality, equity, and fairness within a community.

Analyze democracy by:

identifying that leaders in a democracy address the wants and needs of the people they serve.

exploring governing powers at home, school and the community.

contrasting challenges governing powers face based on where they are located, and the resources that are available to them.

exploring the tool of voting as a part of civic life that Americans use to participate in government and select people in power.

exploring tools of communication that Americans use to have their voices and ideas heard by those in government.

Understand democratic ideals by:

identifying how multiple perspectives in a democratic society can complicate conflict resolution.

comparing how various systems of government have resolved conflict in the past and today.

identifying the communities in which they belong are democratic and those that are not.

recognizing how democratic symbols represent American values.

explaining what makes the United States a democratic community.

identifying the local, state, and federal levels of government.

Analyze responsible civic engagement by:

describing characteristics of good citizenship through historic figures and ordinary citizens.

explaining how participating in civic activities engages citizens with their communities.

identifying civic engagement activities on the local, state and national level.

Analyze producers by:

explaining how producers and consumers use natural, capital and human resources.

determining the key economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce as guiding economic questions economists.

identifying the government as a producer who uses tax money to produce goods and services.

connecting the goods and services that are produced by local businesses and government to address the wants and needs of their community.

explaining how goods and services have changed over time.

identifying how technology and transportation have changed how goods and services are produced and exchanged.

Analyze consumer by:

explaining that because of scarcity, people must make choices about what they consume.

differentiating between goods and services.

explaining how consumers make decisions based on the costs and benefits of goods and services.

identifying how incentives influence consumers.

identifying opportunity cost and trade-offs as the result of choices.

determining how consumers acquire goods and services.

Describe an economy by:

explaining how available resources, wants, and needs influence family decisions.

identifying how people earn money.

identifying age-appropriate financial goals.

describing situations in which saving is necessary.

explaining the meaning and purpose of taxes.

developing a spending and saving plan including income and expenses.

Explain how location makes their community unique by:

locating Maryland using cardinal directions on maps, globes, GPS, and Google Earth.

describing the relative location of Maryland by identifying the equator and north and south poles.

identifying continents and oceans near and far from Maryland on maps and globe.

locating key physical features and human-made features in their school community using maps and other geographic tools.

describing where places are located in their school community on a map using relative distance and direction, such as near-far, above-below and cardinal directions.

analyzing the school's community using bird's eye view that includes important landmarks in a school or community.

Analyze the human and environmental interactions in their school community by:

contrasting how regions across Maryland modify their environment to meet changing needs for shelter.

describing why and how people in Maryland protect the environment.

explaining how people adapt to changes in the environment.

Describe how transportation and communication link people and places by the movement of goods and ideas by:

explaining how transportation links goods and people both near and far.

explaining how communication links people to ideas both near and far.

identifying goods and ideas in their community that come from both near and far.

Analyze change over time by:

creating timelines of key events from earlier time periods.

analyzing events from the past using evidence that includes the voice of the people involved in the event.

explaining why multiple perspectives emerge from people who experience a common event.

analyzing the role that time, place, and surrounding events have on influencing how people interpret the present and past.

Analyze life in the past by:

analyzing photographs, images, and text from the past.

comparing images and text descriptions of the past with today.

explaining how life today is similar and different than in the past using evidence from a variety of sources.