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Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 2.
History
  • Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among years and decades…

    2-H2.0.1

    Demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among years and decades using a timeline of local community events.

  • Examine different perspectives of the same event in a community and explain how…

    2-H2.0.2

    Examine different perspectives of the same event in a community and explain how and why they are different.

  • Explain how individuals and groups have made significant historical changes

    2-H2.0.3

    Explain how individuals and groups have made significant historical changes.

  • Describe changes in the local community over time.Examples may include but are…

    2-H2.0.4

    Describe changes in the local community over time.Examples may include but are not limited to: types of businesses, architecture and landscape, jobs, transportation, population.

  • Construct a historical narrative about the history of the local community from…

    2-H2.0.6

    Construct a historical narrative about the history of the local community from a variety of sources.Examples may include but are not limited to: data gathered from local residents, artifacts, photographs.

  • Describe how community members responded to a problem in the past.Examples may…

    2-H2.0.5

    Describe how community members responded to a problem in the past.Examples may include but are not limited to: natural disasters, factories closing, poverty, homelessness, closing of military bases, environmental issues.

Geography
  • Construct maps of the local community that contain symbols, labels

    2-G1.0.1

    Construct maps of the local community that contain symbols, labels, and legends denoting human and physical characteristics of place.

  • Use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by…

    2-G1.0.2

    Use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by applying concepts including relative location, and using distance, direction, and scale.

  • Use maps to describe the location of the local community within the state of…

    2-G1.0.3

    Use maps to describe the location of the local community within the state of Michigan in relation to other significant places in the state.

  • Compare the physical and human characteristics of the local community with…

    2-G2.0.1

    Compare the physical and human characteristics of the local community with those of another community.

  • Describe how the local community is part of a larger region

    2-G2.0.2

    Describe how the local community is part of a larger region.

  • Describe land use in the community

    2-G4.0.1

    Describe land use in the community.

  • Describe the means people create for moving people, goods

    2-G4.0.2

    Describe the means people create for moving people, goods, and ideas within the local community.

  • Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community

    2-G4.0.3

    Use components of culture to describe diversity in the local community.

  • Suggest ways in which people can responsibly interact with the environment in…

    2-G5.0.1

    Suggest ways in which people can responsibly interact with the environment in the local community.

  • Describe positive and negative consequences of changing the physical…

    2-G5.0.2

    Describe positive and negative consequences of changing the physical environment of the local community.

Civics And Government
  • Explain why people form governments

    2-C1.0.1

    Explain why people form governments.

  • Distinguish between government action and private action

    2-C1.0.2

    Distinguish between government action and private action.

  • Explain how local governments balance individual rights with the common good to…

    2-C2.0.1

    Explain how local governments balance individual rights with the common good to solve local community problems.

  • Describe how the Pledge of Allegiance reflects the Democratic Value of…

    2-C2.0.2

    Describe how the Pledge of Allegiance reflects the Democratic Value of patriotism.

  • Describe the structure of government in the United States and how it functions

    C3

    Describe the structure of government in the United States and how it functions.

  • Give examples of how local governments make, enforce

    2-C3.0.1

    Give examples of how local governments make, enforce, and interpret laws (ordinances) in the local community.

  • Use examples to describe how local government affects the lives of people in a…

    2-C3.0.2

    Use examples to describe how local government affects the lives of people in a community.

  • Identify services commonly provided by local governments

    2-C3.0.3

    Identify services commonly provided by local governments.

  • Identify ways in which people participate in community decisions

    2-C5.0.1

    Identify ways in which people participate in community decisions.

  • Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they…

    2-C5.0.2

    Distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life.

  • Design and participate in community improvement projects that help or inform…

    2-C5.0.3

    Design and participate in community improvement projects that help or inform others.

Economics
  • Identify the opportunity cost involved in a consumer decision

    2-E1.0.1

    Identify the opportunity cost involved in a consumer decision.

  • Describe how businesses in the local community meet economic wants of consumers

    2-E1.0.2

    Describe how businesses in the local community meet economic wants of consumers.

  • Describe the natural, human

    2-E1.0.3

    Describe the natural, human, and capital resources needed for production of a good or service in a community.

  • Use examples to show that people cannot produce everything they want

    2-E1.0.4

    Use examples to show that people cannot produce everything they want (specialization) and depend on trade with others to meet their wants (interdependence).

  • Utilize a decision-making process to analyze the benefits and costs of a…

    2-E1.0.5

    Utilize a decision-making process to analyze the benefits and costs of a personal decision.

Public Discourse, Decision Making, And Civic Participation
  • Identify public issues in the local community that influence people's daily…

    2-P3.1.1

    Identify public issues in the local community that influence people's daily lives.

  • Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a public issue…

    2-P3.1.2

    Use graphic data and other sources to analyze information about a public issue in the local community and evaluate alternative resolutions.

  • Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on…

    2-P3.1.3

    Give examples of how conflicts over Democratic Values lead people to differ on resolutions to a public policy issue in the local community.

  • Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue

    P3.3

    Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue.

  • Compose a statement expressing a position on a public policy issue in the local…

    2-P3.3.1

    Compose a statement expressing a position on a public policy issue in the local community and justify the position with a reasoned argument.

  • Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a…

    2-P4.2.1

    Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about a community issue.

  • Participate in projects to help or inform others

    2-P4.2.2

    Participate in projects to help or inform others.