# Grade 2: Social studies

A course roadmap (social-studies). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 12 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/ms-ss-grade-2

Part of: [Mississippi: Social studies](https://ai.page/roadmap/ms-ss.md)

Goal: Mississippi academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2

## 1. Grade 2 · Examine the relationship between history and time.

- [Vocabulary: historical thinking](https://ai.page/c/vocabulary-historical-thinking/index.md): Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is

## 2. Grade 2 · Evaluate how diverse cultures build unity in a community.

- [Similarities & Differences](https://ai.page/c/similarities-and-differences/index.md): Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting
- [The world contains many cultures, traditions](https://ai.page/c/the-world-contains-many-cultures-traditions/index.md): Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity

## 3. Grade 2 · Recognize factors that affect the price and availability of goods and services.

- [Budgeting Pocket Money](https://ai.page/c/budgeting-pocket-money/index.md): What a budget is; planning how to spend a fixed amount of pocket money or allowance; making trade-offs between different things you want to buy
- [Buying Things](https://ai.page/c/buying-things/index.md): How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
- [How the Economy Works](https://ai.page/c/how-the-economy-works/index.md): What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work

## 4. Grade 2 · Assess the relationship between consumers and producers in obtaining goods and services to meet needs.

- [What Money Is](https://ai.page/c/what-money-is/index.md): What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments
- [Goods & Services](https://ai.page/c/goods-and-services/index.md): Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value
- [Who Is a Customer?](https://ai.page/c/who-is-a-customer/index.md): Understanding that a customer is someone who buys what you make or do; thinking about what customers want and need; the idea that businesses serve people

## 5. Grade 2 · Assess how rules and laws are created to provide equal and fair service and protection to all citizens.

- [Rules and agreements exist](https://ai.page/c/rules-and-agreements-exist/index.md): Understand why rules and agreements exist — that they help keep people safe, make things fair, and help groups work well together — and follow agreed rules willingly rather than only when being watched
- [Fairness, Equality and Equity](https://ai.page/c/fairness-equality-and-equity/index.md): Understand what fairness means and why it matters — recognising that fair doesn't always mean equal (everyone getting the same) but can mean equitable (everyone getting what they need), and applying this understanding in group situations

## 6. Grade 2 · Differentiate civic virtues from civic responsibilities, then evaluate their role in communities.

- [Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship](https://ai.page/c/vocabulary-ethics-and-citizenship/index.md): Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms

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- The world contains many cultures, traditions has no explanation yet
- Budgeting Pocket Money has no explanation yet
- Buying Things comes before What Money Is, which it needs
- Buying Things has no explanation yet
- How the Economy Works has no explanation yet
- What Money Is has no explanation yet
- Goods & Services has no explanation yet
- Who Is a Customer? has no explanation yet
- Rules and agreements exist has no explanation yet
- Fairness, Equality and Equity has no explanation yet
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of Mississippi academic standards: Social studies (https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/documents/MBE/MBE-2022(12)/tab-02-part-02_redline_and_clean-revised.pdf); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.