Grade 2 Social Studies Nevada standards Standards

Our National Identity and Culture

With prompting and support, generate compelling questions to explore national identity and culture.

Identify major political leaders that have impacted U.S. History.

Identify how individuals have made a difference the communities in which they live.

Examine major events in U.S. History to understand how discrimination and oppression of various racial and ethnic groups have contributed towards movements for social justice.

Explain how people from different groups work through conflict when solving problems throughout U.S. History.

Identify and compare cultural practices and traditions in the U.S.

Discuss the contributions and positive impacts of racially and ethnically diverse people in U.S. History.

Explain how diverse individuals have played important roles in developing nation's civic identity, including but not limited to: deliberative discussion, equality, freedom, liberty, and respect for individual rights.

Describe the role and responsibilities of the U.S. president.

Determine the civic virtues and democratic principles that have influenced the U.S.

Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

With prompting and support, generate supporting questions related to compelling questions.

Locate major historical events in national history on a map.

Identify major national landmarks associated with historical events.

Examine how environmental characteristics shape the development of the nation.

Describe why people made decisions to move in early U.S. History, including but not limited to: cultural, economic, environmental, political, social, etc.

Identify times in the nation's history when scarce resources led to conflict.

Identify how natural resources were used to produce goods and services in the past and present.

With prompting and support, analyze multiple primary sources to determine point of view and perspective.

With prompting and support, construct responses to compelling questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.

With prompting and support, construct organized explanations for various audiences and purposes.

With prompting and support, participate in a structured academic discussion using reasoning.

With prompting and support, list and discuss group or individual action to help address local, regional, and or national problems.

With prompting and support, use deliberative and democratic procedures to take action about an issue in your community.

Explore significant events that have shaped national identity.