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  Galena City School District
  Standards and Skills
  
SS.02  Social Studies - Grade 2
  
SS.02.01  define and describe the federal government.
SS.02.01.01       - tell the name and job of the President.
SS.02.01.02       - identify Washington DC as the capital where the President lives.
SS.02.01.03       - locate Washington DC on a map.
SS.02.02  define and describe the state government.
SS.02.02.01       - tell the name and job of the Governor of Alaska.
SS.02.02.02       - identify Juneau as the state capital where the Governor lives.
SS.02.02.03       - locate Juneau on a map.
SS.02.03  apply citizens' rights and responsibilities.
SS.02.03.01       - tell the purpose of rules.
SS.02.03.02       - identify examples of rules in school and the community.
SS.02.04  identify the functions of government.
SS.02.04.01       - identify the names and functions of government agencies.
SS.02.04.02       - match government offices to their function (school to education).
SS.02.04.03       - select appropriate government agency for a specific task.
SS.02.05  apply the democratic process.
SS.02.05.01       - define elections.
SS.02.05.02       - apply the concept of majority rules.
SS.02.05.03       - count votes in an election to determine winner.
SS.02.05.04       - apply concept of one person/one vote.
SS.02.05.05       - evaluate bar graphs to analyze election results.
SS.02.06  apply concepts of production/distribution/consumption.
SS.02.06.01       - identify examples of how geography impacts distribution of goods.
SS.02.06.02       - identify examples of services provided.
SS.02.06.03       - match worker titles and services provided.
SS.02.06.04       - explain the purpose of advertising.
SS.02.06.05       - identify television and magazine ads.
SS.02.07  apply monetary concepts.
SS.02.07.01       - explain that people get money by working at jobs.
SS.02.07.02       - tell that money is used for food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.
SS.02.08  define labor and employment.
SS.02.08.01       - match worker titles and job roles in transportation.
SS.02.08.02       - match worker titles and job roles in government.
SS.02.08.03       - match worker titles and job roles in production.
SS.02.09  apply map skills.
SS.02.09.01       - interpret topographic maps.
SS.02.09.02       - interpret historic maps.
SS.02.09.03       - interpret economic production maps.
SS.02.09.04       - apply cardinal directions.
SS.02.09.05       - draw conclusions from maps.
SS.02.09.06       - locate Canada, Mexico, and the United States on a map.
SS.02.10  identify examples of how geography impacts human activity.
SS.02.10.01       - compare how good mountains, oceans, desert, and plain affect transportation.
SS.02.10.02       - identify main earth environments.
SS.02.10.03       - identify examples of how climate impacts shelter/transportation in cultures.
SS.02.11  identify and define geographic features.
SS.02.11.01       - identify land forms.
SS.02.11.02       - identify bodies of water.
SS.02.11.03       - match main earth environments with characteristic plants, animals, resources.
SS.02.12  apply concepts of historical continuity and change.
SS.02.12.01       - apply concepts of "most recent" and "long ago."
SS.02.12.02       - match common artifacts of everyday life to historical periods in America.
SS.02.12.03       - order technological inventions on a time line.
SS.02.12.04       - identify and explain changes in the American flag over time.
SS.02.13  sequence components in a process in chronological order.
SS.02.14  identify and tell the meaning of symbols of freedom.
SS.02.14.01       - identify and analyze the composition of the American Flag.
SS.02.14.02       - identify and tell the meaning of the National Anthem.
SS.02.14.03       - identify and tell the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.
SS.02.14.04       - explain that one stands when the Flag goes by.
SS.02.14.05       - tell how to display and fold the Flag.
SS.02.14.06       - explain how to say the Pledge with hand on heart while standing.
SS.02.15  identify and tell the significance of Famous Americans.
SS.02.15.01       - identify names, pictures, and accomplishments of famous Presidents.
SS.02.15.02       - identify names, pictures, and accomplishments of Explorers.
SS.02.15.03       - identify names, pictures, and accomplishments of famous American leaders.
  
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