| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
| All Resources: |
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1.) Identify past and present modes of air, land, and water transportation.
Examples: airplane, spacecraft; horse and buggy, subway
• Identifying past and present forms of communication
Examples:
- past-letter, radio, rotary-dial telephone;
- present-e-mail, television, cellular telephone
• Identifying past and present types of apparel
• Identifying past and present types of technology
Examples:
- past-record players, typewriters, conventional ovens;
- present-CD and DVD players, VCRs, computers, microwave ovens
• Identifying past and present types of recreation
Examples:
- past-marbles, hopscotch, jump rope;
- present-video games, computer games
• Identifying primary documents of the past and present
Examples:
- past-letters, newspapers;
- present-e-mail, Internet articles
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
| All Resources: |
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2.) Describe how primary sources serve as historical records of families and communities.
Examples: oral histories, vacation pictures in scrapbooks, videos, timelines
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
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3.) Identify historical events and celebrations in communities and cities throughout Alabama.
Examples: Mardi Gras, Helen Keller Day, National Shrimp Festival, Boll Weevil Festival
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
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4.) Describe the role of money in everyday life.
Examples: using money to purchase goods such as groceries, using money to pay for services such as babysitting
• Explaining differences between wants and needs
• Explaining concepts of saving and borrowing
• Explaining differences between buyers and sellers
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
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5.) Label human-made and natural resources in Alabama.
Examples:
- human-made-plastic, rayon;
- natural-cotton, coal, trees
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
| All Resources: |
13 |
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6.) Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features of Earth on maps and globes.
• Explaining uses of cardinal directions on the compass rose
• Measuring distances using nonstandard means
Example: measuring with pencils, strings, hands, or feet
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
| Exploring Our Community and State |
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7.) Identify ways to take personal action to protect the environment.
Examples: cleaning up litter, recycling, participating in Earth Day and Arbor Day activities
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| Social Studies (2004) |
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| Exploring Our Community and State |
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8.) Identify how occupational and recreational opportunities in Alabama and local communities are affected by the physical environment.
Examples:
- occupational-jobs provided by shrimping industry in coastal communities;
- recreational-swimming at the beach, hiking in the mountains
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
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9.) Identify traditions of a variety of cultures in Alabama and local communities.
Examples: marriage customs, religious celebrations
• Identifying common and unique characteristics of individuals in societal groups, including age, religious beliefs, ethnicity, disability, and gender
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
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10.) Discuss civic responsibilities of participating members of a community and state.
Examples: paying taxes, voting
• Discussing the meaning of patriotism
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| Social Studies (2004) |
| Grade(s): 1 |
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11.) Identify roles and responsibilities of leaders within the community and state.
Examples: recognizing the mayor as city leader, recognizing the governor as state government leader
• Recognizing how laws protect rights and property
• Identifying reasons for having rules at home and at school
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