The learning standards, concepts, and skills in the History and Social
Science Curriculum Framework are organized into grade level sets for
Junior K, K and grades 1 through 7. Starting in grade 8 and continuing
through high school, this framework presents learning standards,
concepts, and skills for world history and United States history as well
as for two senior electives, one in economics and one in civics and
government.
The
learning standards, concepts, and skills describe what students should
know and be able to do as a result of their studies in history and
social science. The learning standards describe the knowledge of
history, geography, economics, and civics that students are expected to
acquire at a particular grade level. Examples of such knowledge are the
location of the New England states, the meaning of the Declaration of
Independence, the economic factors that drove exploration in the 15th
century, and the causes of World War II. The concepts and skills
sections are designed to enhance understanding and use of the specific
content in the learning standards. Mastery of the concepts and skills
will be assessed in the context of the knowledge specified in the
learning standards, not independently.