1. Kansas Social Studies Standards

2. Choices Have Consequences
Standard #1
The student will evaluate significant choices and their impacts throughout history.
Analyze the context under which the choices were made.
Investigate examples of consequences and connect them to contemporary issues
The student will use understanding to construct a decision making process.
Choices Have Consequences

3. Individuals have rights and responsibilities
Standard #2
Recognize and evaluate the rights and responsibilities of living in a society.
Analyze the context under which rights and responsibilities are defined.
Investigate specific rights and responsibilities of individuals
The student will use their understanding of rights and responsibilities to address contemporary issues.
Individuals have rights and responsibilities

4. Societies are shaped by beliefs, ideas, and diversity
Standard #3
Recognize and evaluate significant beliefs, contributions and ideas and their impact on individuals, communities, states and nations
Analyze the context under which competing ideals were reached.
Investigate and connect beliefs, ideas and/or diversity to contemporary issues.
Understand ideals shape contemporary society
Societies are shaped by beliefs, ideas, and diversity

5. Societies experience continuity and change over time
Standard #4
Recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time and its impact.
Analyze the context of continuity and change drawing conclusions about past and potential future change.
Investigate an example and connect it to a contemporary issue.
Construct a model for contemporary reform
Societies experience continuity and change over time

6. Standard #5
Recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact communities, states and nations
Analyze the context of relationships and draw conclusions about a contemporary world
Investigate and connect relationships to contemporary issues
The student will use their understanding of relationships to create a narrative on a personal, community, state or national level
Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic