How to learn Grade 2: Social studies

Nebraska academic standards: Social studies, Grade 2

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1. History · Develop historical inquiry and research skills.

1. Vocabulary: historical thinking: 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. History · Compare multiple perspectives of events within neighborhoods.

1. Checking Sources Against Each Other: Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not

3. History · Recognize patterns of continuity and change over time in neighborhoods.

1. Similarities & Differences: 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

4. Economics · Identify the goods and services governments provide.

1. Jobs People Do: Different kinds of work people do; that people earn money by working; how jobs help the community; linking personal interests to possible jobs
2. Taxes & Public Services: What taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money
3. Goods & Services: Some people make things (goods) and some people do things for others (services); recognising both in everyday life and understanding that both have value

5. Economics · Describe how producers deliver products/services, earn an income, and satisfy economic needs and wants.

1. How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work

6. Economics · Demonstrate knowledge of currency, its denominations, and use.

1. What Money Is: 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

7. Economics · Evaluate choices about how to use scarce resources that involve prioritizing wants and needs.

1. Needs & Wants: The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited

8. Civics · Contribute to making decisions using democratic traditions based on established rules.

1. Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship: 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
2. Rules and agreements exist: 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

9. Civics · Investigate and defend the responsibilities and rights of citizens in their communities.

1. Community Rights and Responsibilities: Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way