7th Grade Accomplishments

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Language Arts

Terra Nova Skill Sub-skill Objective(s)
Sentence Structure Complete/Fragment/Run-On 1. Distinguish between simple and compound sentences
2. Identify dependent and independent clauses
Sentence Structure/Combining 1. Identify and learn types of conjunctions and how they connect simple sentences
2. Identify and learn relative pronouns and how they connect simple sentences
3. Identify and learn subordinate conjunctions and how they connect simple sentences
4. Identify correct use of commas and semicolons in connecting sentences
Misplaced Modifier Use the correct form of adjectives that compare in sentences
Mixed Structure Problems 1. Combine sentences and clauses
2. Identify errors in parallel structure
Writing Strategies Relevance 1. Write and revise writing to focus on purpose such as narration, description, persuasion, personal, and creative expression
2. Write for a variety of audiences to develop audience awareness
3. Recognize the language at several levels of usage determined by audience, purpose, and occasion
Sequence 1. Produce a connected, sequential narration of events
2. Use recall, sequence, and order in expressing written and oral ideas
Topic Sentence 1. Write descriptively about selected topics
2. Write a paragraph with a topic and supporting and concluding sentences
Supporting Sentences 1. Write descriptively about selected topics
2. Write a paragraph with a topic and supporting and concluding sentences
Organize Information Engage in prewriting activities such as idea webs and simple outlines to generate, focus, and organize ideas
Information Sources Summarize and write brief reports using notes and data from research
Connective/Transitional Words Write sentences using connective/ transitional words to show comparisons and contrasts
Editing Skills Usage Write complete sentences using capitalization and punctuation
Proofreading 1. Proofread and self-correct using editing marks
2. Produce a neat, final draft after proofreading and revising
Sentences, Phrases, Clauses End Mark 1. Determine correct end mark punctuation in a sentence (i.e., period, question mark, and exclamation mark)
2. Identify the appropriate use of punctuation in sentences, phrases, and clauses
3. Identify the appropriate use of punctuation with quotations and dialogue
Commas 1. Use commas between words, phrases, or clauses
2. Use commas in addresses, dates, friendly and business letters, and words in a series
3. Use commas to set off direct quotations in a sentence
4. Identify correct use to set off the exact words of a speaker and to separate a noun of direct address or explanatory phrase from rest of the sentence
5. Identify correct comma use between two independent clauses, which are joined by coordinate conjunctions
6. Identify correct comma use to separate an adverb phrase or clause from the independent clause
7. Use a comma to separate city and state
Semi-colon Use semi-colon correctly in a compound sentence
Colon Use colon correctly in a salutation of a business letter
Quotation Marks 1. Identify correct quotation mark use before and after direct quotations
2. Identify correct quotation mark use in titles of books, songs, poems, short stories, television programs, chapters of books, article in magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias
3. Identify correct quotation mark use to indicate a word is slang or being used in a special way
4. Punctuate correctly with direct quotations within the context of phrases, sentences, clauses, or short paragraphs
5. Use a comma before a quotation when the speaker's name comes first
6. Use a comma, question mark, period, or an exclamation mark to end the quotation when the speaker's name comes last
7. Use a comma to separate the name from the quotation when a quotation is interrupted by the speaker's name
8. Use quotation marks around titles of poems, short stories, songs, articles, and book chapters
Proper Nouns 1. Capitalize the name of a particular person, pet, place, thing, or idea
2. Capitalize initials
3. Capitalize geographical names
4. Capitalize languages, races, nationalities, and religions
5. Capitalize titles used with names of persons
6. Capitalize definite regions not referring to direction
7. Capitalize the first person pronoun "I"
Capitalize Titles Capitalize first word of a title, last word and every word in between except articles, short prepositions, and short conjunctions (book, newspaper, poem, song, movie, book chapter, magazine, article, play, film work of art, picture)
  Apostrophe 1. Use an apostrophe to show that one or more letters have been left out of a word to form a contraction or to show words spelled as they are actually spoken
2. Identify and use an apostrophe to show that one or more numbers have been left out of numerals
3. Use an apostrophe to form the plural of a letter, number, sign, or word
4. Use an apostrophe to form possessive nouns
City/State 1. Capitalize name of a city
2. Capitalize name of a state
Letter Parts 1. Identify the parts of a business letter
2. Identify the parts of a friendly letter
3. Compare and contrast business and friendly letters
Proper Adjectives Identify adjectives that are capitalized because they are derived from proper nouns

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Reading

Terra Nova Skill Sub-skills Objective(s)
Basic Understanding Vocabulary Identify the meaning of vocabulary based on the current basal text
Stated Information Recall facts and story details
Sequence Recognize, recall, and order events in a passage
Stated Information Graphics Derive meaning from pictures, graphs, and charts
Analyze Text Main Idea/Theme Distinguish the central or pervasive theme of a passage from supporting details and choose the most appropriate title
Supporting Evidence Find details in a selection to support a statement
Conclusions Make inferences using information and story clues given in a written passage to make a decision
Cause/Effect Determine how an event produces a result
Compare/Contrast Analyze similarities and differences in characters or events
Story Elements/Plot Identify the sequence of important events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story
Story Elements/Character Analyze characters and characters' actions, traits, and feelings
Story Elements/Setting Identify details in order to conclude when and where a story takes place
Literary Techniques/Strategies Read and be exposed to a variety of literary techniques such as figurative language, poetry, imagery, and humor
Non-Fiction Elements Recognize prose writing that presents and explains ideas that tell about real people, places, objects, or events by reading biographies, essays, newspaper articles, etc
Evaluate & Extend Meaning Generalize Make inferences and recognize unstated assumptions
Fact/Opinion Distinguish between statements that can be proven or statements that reflect personal beliefs that can be debated
Author/Purpose Identify the reason an author wrote a story: to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to express feelings or beliefs
Author/Point of View Recognize perspective from which the story is told and how the author feels about the topic
Author/Tone Determine the author's attitude and how the reader felt after reading the selection
Author/Bias Determine the side of an issue that the author favors
Predict/Hypothesize Use information to speculate what will happen next in a given selection
Extend/Apply Meaning Apply and transfer what has been learned to evaluate new situations and go beyond the information given
Reality/Fantasy Discern things that could happen in real life from things that could not really happen
Critical Assessment Use prior knowledge to assess and analyze information
Identify Reading Strategies Make Connections Make connections between the text, graphic representation of textual concepts, and other situations
Apply Genre Criteria Determine the characteristics of types of literature (i.e., poetry, prose, and drama)
Utilize Structure Recognize the way information in a story or article is organized
Vocabulary Strategies Derive word meaning using structural or context clues as the word is used in a sentence
Self Monitor Check understanding of a selection while reading by questioning, predicting, clarifying, etc.
Summarize Construct a brief statement that contains the main idea of a passage using own words
Synthesize Across Text Bring together various types of information from different sources
Graphic Strategies Translate visual information to determine meaning of a passage
Formulate Questions 1. Engage in a thinking process while reading in an effort to understand characters and events
2. Recognize a question that could be asked to find out more about the topic
Word Meaning Synonyms Identify words with similar or equal meaning
Antonyms Identify words with opposite meanings
Appropriate Word Select the word that fits a sentence and gives the desired connotation
Multimeaning Words Multimeaning Words Evaluate the appropriateness of words when their meanings shift in more than one sentence
Words in Context Words in Context Use context clues to determine words missing from passages
Vowels Long Vowels Identify the correct spelling of long vowel sounds in words presented in sentences and phrases
Short Vowels Identify the correct spelling of short vowel sounds in words presented in sentences and phrases
Schwa Recognize the schwa sound

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Math

Terra Nova Skill Sub-skills Objective(s)
Number & Number Relations Compare Order 1. Compare fractions, decimal numbers, and percents to determine equivalent values
2. Determine whether different forms are less than, greater than, or equal to each other
Place Value in Whole Numbers 1. Determine which digit is in designated place
2. Determine the value of the digit in the designated place
Exponents Change from exponent form to factor form to standard form and back
Scientific Notation 1. Read scientific notation
2. Write both extremely large and extremely small numbers using scientific notation
3. Recognize the use of both positive and negative exponents in scientific notation
Roots & Powers 1. Identify and make radical symbol
2. Write the square of a number with the exponent and in standard form
3. Find square roots of perfect squares through 150
4. Recognize the inverse relationship between exponents and radicals (roots)
Estimation Estimation with Whole Numbers Find an estimate for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems involving whole numbers
Estimation with Decimals Find an estimate for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems involving decimals
Estimation with Fractions Find an estimate for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems involving fractions
Estimation with Money Estimate the answer to a given problem dealing with money
Estimation with Percents Approximate percents of numbers
Operation Concepts Properties of Addition & Multiplication Understand the following properties: commutative, associative, identity, and zero
Distributive Property Understand the distributive property
Measurement Use ruler Use ruler to measure length/distance to the nearest tenth of a centimeter or nearest fraction of an inch
Estimate Estimate the length of a given object
Temperature Accurately read a thermometer
Convert Measurement Units 1. Convert metric units
2. Convert customary units
Appropriate Unit Determine appropriate unit to be used in a given situation
Geometry & Spatial Sense Congruence & Similarity Define congruent and similar
Visualization 1. See figures from different prospective
2. Have knowledge of geometric shapes
Transformations 1. The use of one geometric shape used in different positions to form a pattern
2. Reflections, Translations, Rotations
Coordinate Geometry 1. Determine location of points on a coordinate plane
2. Determine distance between points on a coordinate plane
Angles 1. Identify acute, right, obtuse, and straight angles
2. Use protractor to measure a given angle
Apply Geometric Properties Identify geometric figures by their properties
Perimeter Find/estimate the perimeter of regular and irregular figures
Area Find/estimate the area of regular and irregular figures
Volume Find the volume of a rectangular prism
Parts of a Circle Identify radius, diameter, chord, arc, semi-circle, and center
Circumference Determine the circumference given the formula and either the radius or the diameter
Point, Segment, Ray, Line and Plane Identify/name a point, segment, ray, line, and plane
Data Analysis, Statistics & Probability Use Data to Solve Problems Use the information given from data, graph, or chart to determine results or probable results
Probability Write ratio to show how likely it is that an event will occur
Complete/Construct Display Data 1. Choose the most appropriate type of display: charter, graph, set of data
2. Complete/construct chart, graph, etc.
Statistics Determine the mean, median, mode, and range of given set of data
Patterns, Functions, Algebra Geometric Pattern 1. Determine that the pattern is geometric
2. Determine missing terms in a given pattern
Number Pattern Determine that a pattern is regular arithmetic
Missing Element Find the missing term/element given either a geometric or number pattern
Function Determine the output F(x) given a specified rule
Inequality Solve and graph solutions for inequalities with one variable
Expressions 1. Write expression to represent given situation
2. Evaluate a given expression using specified value for variable
Solve Linear Equation Solve and graph the solution to a given linear equation
Use Algebra to Solve Problems 1. Write an expression or equation to represent given situation/problem
2. Evaluate/solve an expression or equation
Problem Solving & Reasoning Solve Non-Routine Problems Solve multi-step word problems
Deductive/Inductive Reasoning Use the deductive and inductive reasoning process to solve a problem
Formulate Problem Determine the appropriate operation or series of operations needed to solve
Evaluate Solution Given a solution, determine whether the solution is realistic
Decimals Place Value Read decimal numbers and determine place value
Addition Add decimals
Subtraction Subtract decimals
Multiplication Multiply decimals
Division Divide decimals
Fractions Factors, Multiples, Divisibility 1. Find the factors and/or multiples of a given number
2. Determine whether a given number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 using rules
3. Determine the greatest common factor and/or least common multiple
Prime/Composite Numbers Determine whether a given number is prime or composite
Addition Add various fractions and mixed numbers
Subtraction Subtract various fractions and mixed numbers
Multiplication Multiply various fractions and mixed numbers
Division Divide various fractions and mixed numbers
Integers Compare Order Compare and order integers (including those involving absolute value)
Addition Add integers
Subtraction Subtract integers
Multiplication Multiply integers
Division Divide integers
Ratio Equivalent Ratios 1. Write ratios in different forms
2. Reduce ratios to lowest terms
Sampling Determine ratios from raw data
Proportion Proportions 1. Determine whether two ratios form a proportion
2. Solve a proportion for missing quantity
Proportional Reasoning 1. Determine whether two ratios form a proportion
2. Solve a proportion for missing quantity
Percents Percent Equivalents 1. Recognize percent as per hundred
2. Recognize amounts of more or less than 100 percent
3. Given the percent form, ratio form, or decimal form, determine the other forms
Percent Computations 1. Calculate the percent of a given number
2. Find the part, given the percent and the total amount
3. Find the total amount, given the percent and the partial amount
Order of Operations Order of Operations Follow order of operations to solve a multi-step problem including parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction
Algebraic Operations With Exponents Evaluate exponential expressions
Simplify Expressions Simplify expressions by combining like terms
Evaluating Expressions Evaluate expressions given a value for the variable

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Science

Terra Nova Skill Sub-skills Objective(s)
Science Inquiry Abilities 1. Conduct an investigation by collecting relevant evidence and using logical reasoning in developing hypotheses and explanations
2. Use appropriate skills and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret scientific data
3. Collect relevant evidence, reason logically, and use imagination in developing hypotheses and explanations
4. Recognize that scientific investigations result in new ideas, technologies, and methods or procedures for an investigation
Understanding 1. Recognize that some kinds of scientific investigations involve observing and describing objects, organisms, or events; some involve collecting specimens; some involve experiments; and some involve seeking more information
2. Recognize that scientific explanations emphasize evidence, have logically consistent arguments, and use scientific principles, models, and theories
3. Recognize that science advances when better scientific explanations replace old ones
4. Recognize that science advances by asking questions, examining evidence, comparing evidence, identifying faulty reasoning, and suggesting alternative explanations
Physical Science Properties 1. Recognize that a substance has characteristic properties, such as density, boiling point, and solubility
2. Recognize that elements combine to produce compounds which account for living and non-living substances
3. Demonstrate methods to separate mixtures into component parts
4. Explain that different arrangement of atoms compose all substances
Light, Heat & Electricity 1. Explain that electrical circuits provide a means of transferring electrical energy when heat, light, sound, and chemical changes are produced
2. Describe heat as a transfer of energy
3. Give examples of heat transfer conduction, convection, and radiation
4. Identify materials that reduce heat transfer most effectively
5. Recognize that light interacts with matter by transmission including refraction and reflection
6. Recognize that heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature
Energy 1. Describe different energy forms such as light, heat, chemical, nuclear, mechanical, and electrical
2. Explain that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only changes from one form to another
3. Recognize that the Sun's energy arrives on Earth with a wide range of wave lengths consisting of visible light, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation
Motion & Forces 1. Recognize that the motion of an object can be described by its position, direction, and speed
2. Recognize that motion can be measured and represented on a graph
3. Explain that an object not subjected to a force will continue to move at a constant speed and in a straight line
4. Recognize if more than one force acts on an object along a straight line, then the forces will reinforce or cancel one another and unbalanced forces will cause changes in the speed or direction of an object's motion
5. Identify and understand purposes of simple machines
Chemical Reactions 1. Recognize that substances react chemically with other substances to form new substances (compounds) with different characteristic properties
2. Recognize that there are more than 100 known elements that combine in a multitude of ways to product compounds which account for living and nonliving substances
Life Science Structure & Function 1. Recognize that living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate a complementary nature of structure and function and important levels of organization for structure and function include cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, whole organisms, and ecosystems
2. Recognize that all organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental unit of life and most organs are single cells, but other organisms, including humans, are multicellular
3. Recognize that each type of cell, tissue, and organs has a distinct structure and set of functions that serve the organism as a whole
4. Explain how the body systems for digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control, and coordination interact with one another
5. Recognize that cells carry on many functions needed to sustain life such as they grow and divide thereby producing more cells, and they take in nutrients, which they use for energy for work that cells do and to make the materials that a cell needs
Reproduction & Heredity 1. Recognize that organisms receive genetic information from both the mother and father and sexually produced offspring are never identical to either of their parents
2.Recognize that reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems; since no individual organism lives forever, reproduction is essential to the continuation of species
3. Explain that in many species, including humans, females produce eggs and males produce sperm; plants also reproduce sexually--the egg and the sperm are produced in the flowers of flowering plants
4. Recognize that heredity is the passage of traits from one generation to another
5. Recognize that hereditary information is contained in genes located in chromosomes of each cell and a human cell contains many thousands of different genes
Population & Ecosystems 1. Define a population and ecosystem
2.Explain that all species ultimately depend on one another; interactions between two types of organisms include producer/consumer, predator/prey, parasite/host and relations that can be mutually beneficial
3. Recognize that the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support depend on the resources available and abiotic factors such as quality of light, water, range of temperature, and the soil composition; limitations of resources and other factors such as predation and climate limit the growth of populations in specific niches in the ecosystem
Diversity & Adaptations 1. Explain that extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival
2. Explain that biological evolution accounts for the diversity of a species developed through gradual processes over many generations
  Regulation & Behavior Recognize that organisms must be able to use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while in a constantly changing environment
  Organisms & Environments 1. Recognize that an organism's behavior evolves through adaptation to its environment
2.Recognize that behavior is one kind of response an organism can make to an internal or environmental stimulus
Earth & Space Properties of Earth Materials 1.Recognize that the solid earth is layered with a lithosphere, hot convecting mantle, and dense, metallic core
2. Explain that the atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases that include water vapor
Earth's History 1. Recognize that fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed
2. Recognize that earth processes such as erosion, plate movement, and changes in climate are similar to those that occurred in the past
3. Explain how Earth's history is influenced by catastrophes such as the impact of an asteroid or comet
Earth in the Solar System 1. Recognize that the sun, moon, planets, asteroids, and comets make up our solar system
2. Identify characteristics of our sun in terms of age, size, temperature, and magnitude
3. Recognize the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse
4. Explain the earth/sun relationship
5.Explain how gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun and controls the rest of motion in the solar system
6. Explain the effects of gravity on tides
Earth System 1. Explain the theory of plate tectonics and relate that theory to major geological events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building
2.Explain the processes of weathering and erosion
3. Label and describe the "rock cycle"
4. Recognize that soil consists of weathered rocks and decomposed organic material from dead plants, animals, and bacteria
5.Label and describe the "water cycles"
6. Recognize that clouds formed by condensation or water vapor affect weather and climate
7. Recognize that global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather and that oceans have a major effect on climate
Science & Technology Abilities of Technological Design 1.Identify problems for technological design
2. Design a solution or product and communicate ideas with drawings and simple models
3.Implement a proposed design
4. Evaluate completed technological designs or products
5. Communicate the process of technological design
Understanding Science/ Technology 1. Explain similarities and differences between scientific inquiry and technological design
2. Recognize that different people in different cultures have made and continue to make contributions to science and technology
3. Recognize that science and technology are reciprocal
4. Recognize that perfectly designed solutions do not exist
5. Recognize that technological designs have unavoidable constraints
6. Recognize that technological solutions have intended benefits and unintended consequences
Personal & Social Perspectives Personal & Community Health 1.Explain how regular exercise is important to the maintenance and improvement of health
2.Explain how the use of tobacco increases the risk of illness
3. Discuss how alcohol and other drugs are often abused substances
Nature of Science 1. Explain the difference between a hypothesis and a theory
2. Evaluate the results of scientific investigations, experiments, observations, theortical models, and the explanations proposed
3. Recognize that scientists formulate and test explanations of nature using observations, experiments, and theorectical and mathematical models
History of Science 1. Recognize that many individuals have contributed to the traditions of science
2. Recognize that science has been practiced by different individuals in different cultures
3. Discuss how tracing the history of science can show how difficult it was for scientific innovators to break through the accepted ideas of the time to reach currently accepted conclusions
Natural Resources 1. Explain how over population will contribute to environmental degradation
2. List the causes of environmental degradation and resource depletion
Environment Quality 1. Recognize that natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, floods, storms, and asteroids may change or destroy human and wildlife habitats
2.Explain that human activities such as resources acquisition, urban growth, land use decisions, and waste disposal will accelerate many natural changes
Risks & Benefits 1. Recognize risks associated with natural hazards such as fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and chemical and biological hazards
2. Explain how individuals could apply probability estimates to risks and compare them to estimated personal and social benefits
Science as a Human Endeavor 1. Recognize that men and women in various fields of science such as engineering and health professions engage in activities of science
2. Recognize that science requires different abilities depending on such factors as the field of study and type of inquiry

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Social Studies

Terra Nova Skill Sub-skills Objective(s)
Geographic Perspective Location 1. Use maps and globes to find information and answer questions
2. Identify map key, compass rose, and map scale on map
3. Identify direction (cardinal and intermediate) information from maps
4. Use map scale to determine distances
5. Identify and locate continents, oceans, and hemispheres
6. Locate and recognize the poles, equator, Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, and the Prime Meridian
7. Locate and place objects on a grid
8. Define latitude and longitude
9. Find locations using latitude and longitude
10. Understand the relationship between time, the rotation of earth, and time zones
11. Identify and use different kinds of maps to find information (thematic)
12. Make map(s) from specific information given
Place 1. Recognize landforms and bodies of water
2. Locate and identify major U.S. landforms and bodies of water
3. Locate and identify major river systems
4. Use elevation maps to gain information about the physical characteristics of a place
5 Determine elevation using a contour map
6. Derive information on population density from maps
7. Obtain and use information about places from bargraphs
8. Obtain and use information about places from line graphs
9. Obtain information about places from climographs.
10. Obtain information about places by reading circle graphs
11. Gain and use information about places from tables
12. Gain and use information about places from resource maps
Region 1. Understand how regions may be defined by physical features
2. Understand how regions may be defined by political boundaries
3. Understand how regions may be defined by cultural features
4. Understand physical shaping processes such as weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics
5. Describe and locate major climate zones
6. Identify the characteristics and locate the major U.S. regions
7. Identify the characteristics and locate the six physical regions of Tennessee
Human/Environment Interaction 1. Identify ways in which humans can modify the environment
2. Examine the role of renewable and nonrenewable resources in human activities
3. Understand how to deal with major environmental hazards: air and water pollution
4. Understand how people have adapted to different environments
5. Understand the interaction of landforms and climates
6. Examine the impact of environmental hazards such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanoes
7. Examine ways in which humans adapt to different physical environments
8. Understand the problem associated with over population in developing nations
  Movement 1. Understand how humans interact within and among countries
2. Understand how people of the world are linked by trade and transportation
3. Analyze how the United States is interdependent with other countries
4. Understand the ways people move themselves and their products across the earth
5. Understand ways in which people move their ideas across the earth
6. Understand the distribution and importance of natural resources
Historical & Cultural Perspectives Cultures, Cultural Diversity 1. Understand the complex nature of culture
2. Explain how people in the same region maintain different ways of life
3. Identify how communities reflect the cultural background of their inhabitants
4. Understand the development of the world's major religions
5. Describe the beliefs of the world's major religions
6. Understand the relationship between physical environments and culture
7. Identify characteristics of a physical environment that contribute to growth and development of a culture
8. Identify and describe the location of major cultural attribute such as language, religion, political system, and population centers
People, Places, Events 1. Understand the patterns of human settlement
2. Identify reasons why people choose to settle in different places
3. Explain the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historic events
4. Describe factors involved in growth and development of cities
5. Identify reasons for the growth and decline of human settlement
Time, Continuity, Change 1. Analyze the cause and effect of changes in a place over time
2. Evaluate the causes and consequences of urbanization
3. Understand the distribution and migration of human populations on Earth's surfaces
4. Identify how human movement and migration influence the character and history of a place
Civics & Government Perspective Basic Concepts 1. Understand different systems of government
2. Understand the concept of city, state, and federal levels of government
3. Demonstrate an appreciation for the rights and opinions of others
Purposes of Government 1. Explain purpose of governments
2. Analyze how its powers are acquired, used, and justified
3. Review the role of government in regulating the rights of citizenship
4. Explore the role of government in balancing the rights of individuals versus the common good
Democratic processes, structures 1. Identify the three branches of government
2. Describe basic features of the political system
3. Distinguish between representative democracy and other forms of government
4. Understand the need to be informed on current issues to select effective leaders
American Ideals 1. Understand the U.S. Constitution in both principle and practice
2. Recognize the Bill of Rights and the protection it provides to individual citizens
World Affairs 1. Analyze the causes and consequences to global issues such as health, security, resource allocation, economic development, and environment quality
2. Analyze policy statements demonstrating an understanding of concerns, standards, and issues related to universal human rights
Economics Production, Distribution, and Consumption  
Global Connections & Interdependence  

Objectives courtesy of Bristol City Schools