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Note: The Iowa Core Essential Elements are intended only for students with significant cognitive disabilities and who participate in alternate assessments.
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Constructing Questions
SS.7.1. Identify how the different social studies disciplines would answer a compelling question.
Constructing Supporting Questions
SS.7.2. N/A
Gathering and Evaluating Sources
SS.7.3. With guided practice, gather relevant information from multiple sources after determining their credibility.
SS.7.4. N/A
Developing Claims and Using Evidence
SS.7.5. With guided practice, identify evidence that strengthens a claim.
SS.7.6. With guided practice, identify a limitation of a claim.
Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions
SS.7.7. Construct a response to a compelling question based on credible sources.
SS.7.8. Present a response to a compelling question using a variety of media.
SS.7.9. N/A
SS.7.10. Compares the consequence(s) of their (group) actions when taking action to address problems.
Taking Informed Action
SS.7.11. N/A
SS.7.12. Choose a democratic procedure to make decisions in the classroom or community.
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Behavioral Science
Examine Factors that Led to Continuity and Change in Human and Group Behavior
SS.7.13. Identify one factor such as social, political or economic that can influence behavior.
Recognize the Interaction Between Individuals and Various Groups
SS.7.14. Identify a cause of social inequality.
Civics/Government
Analyze Civic and Political Institutions
SS.7.15. N/A
SS.7.16. N/A
SS.7.17. N/A
Economics
Engage in Economic Decision Making
SS.7.18. N/A
Critique Exchange and Markets
SS.7.19. N/A
Assess the Global Economy
SS.7.20. Identify how trade policies impact the availability of goods and services.
Geography
Analyze Human Population Movements and Patterns
SS.7.21. N/A
Analyze Global Interconnections
SS.7.22. Describe how the location of natural resources and the production of goods influences world trade.
SS.7.23. Identify how changes in global populations affect land use in particular areas.
History
Analyze Change, Continuity, and Context
SS.7.24. N/A
Compare Perspectives
SS.7.25. Identify how perspectives on contemporary issues have changed over time.
Justify Causation and Argumentation
SS.7.26. N/A
Iowa History
SS.7.27. Determine a connection between Iowa and a contemporary world issue.
Financial Literacy
Develop Financial and Career Goals
SS.7.28. N/A
Create a Saving and Spending Plan
SS.7.29. Identify external factors that might influence a person's spending decisions.
Analyze Credit and Debt Levels
SS.7.30. Identify rights and responsibilities of consumers.
Evaluate Savings and Long Term Investments
SS.7.31. N/A
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