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Social Studies: Geography

  Curriculum Standard 13
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of human systems on Earth's surface including the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations; the nature and complexity of patterns of cultural diffusion; patterns and networks of economic interdependence; processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement; and the forces of cooperation and conflict that shape human geographic divisions.

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:

  • Define the major components of culture and write a description of their culture.

Social Studies: History

  Curriculum Standard 17
Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significance of the unfolding story of America including the history of their community, New Hampshire, and the United States.

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade six students will be able to:

  • Outline the chronology of major events in local, New Hampshire, and United States history from the first arrival of humans to the present.

Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade ten students will be able to:

  • Describe the factors that led to the meeting of people from three worlds (The Great Convergence) that followed the arrival of Columbus in 1492 including major cultural changes in 15th-century Europe; the status and complexity of pre-Colombian societies in the Americas; and the status and complexity of West African societies in the 15th century.