Common Planner
K–12 Standards

1st Grade

Other North Carolina Social Studies sets

Inquiry K-2

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    Compelling Questions

    1. 1

      Identify inquiry as a process to answer questions and solve issues.I.1.1

    2. 2

      Recognize a compelling question with prompting and support.I.1.2

    3. 3

      Explain why or how a compelling question is important to a topic or issue.I.1.3

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    Supporting Questions

    1. 4

      Identity what questions are needed to support the compelling question.I.1.4

    2. 5

      Recognize how supporting questions connect to compelling questions.I.1.5

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    Gathering and Evaluating Sources

    1. 6

      Demonstrate an understanding of facts, opinions, and other details in sources.I.1.6

    2. 7

      Identify the information surrounding a primary or secondary source including who created it, when they created it, where they created it, and why they created it.I.1.7

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    Communicating Ideas

    1. 8

      Construct responses to compelling questions using information from sources.I.1.8

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    Taking Informed Action

    1. 9

      Identify problems related to the compelling question that students think are important.I.1.9

Behavioral Sciences

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    Understand how culture, values, and beliefs shape people, places, and environments.1.B.1

    1. 1

      Identify cultural practices and traditions in local communities and places around the world.1. B.1.1

    2. 2

      Summarize ways that culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse people help shape a community.1 B.1.2

    3. 3

      Explain how the artistic expressions of diverse people and cultures contribute to communities around the world..1. B.1.3

    4. 4

      Explain how culture, values, and beliefs influence how disagreements are resolved in classrooms, local communities, and the world.1. B.1.4

Civics and Government

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    Understand how people engage with and participate in the community.1.C&G.1

    1. 1

      Exemplify ways individuals and groups play a role in shaping communities.1.C&G.1.1

    2. 2

      Exemplify ways individuals and groups contribute to the making of rules and laws.1.C&G.2

    3. 3

      Identify the differences between rights and responsibilities of citizens in various communities.1.C&G.1.3

    4. 4

      Compare various processes or strategies people can use to improve communities.1.C&G.1.4

Economics

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    Understand the role of basic economic concepts in the decisions people make.1.E.1

    1. 1

      Distinguish the relationship between scarcity and limited resources.1.E.1.1

    2. 2

      Recognize the relationship between supply and demand.1.E.1.2

    3. 3

      Exemplify how supply and demand affect the choices people make.1.E.1.3

    4. 4

      Summarize reasons why people and countries trade goods and services.1.E.1.4

Geography

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    Apply geographic representations, tools, and terms to describe surroundings.1.G.1

    1. 1

      Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to identify various types of landforms of places around the world.1.G.1.1

    2. 2

      Exemplify how geographic features are represented by symbols on maps or digital representations.1.G.1.2

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    Understand interactions between humans and the environment in different places and regions around1.G.2

    1. 1

      Explain the various ways the physical environment impacts people in different regions around the world.1.G.2.1

    2. 2

      Explain the various ways people impact the physical environment in different regions around the world.1.G.2.2

History

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    Understand how people and events have changed society over time.1.H.1

    1. 1

      Explain how the experiences and achievements of people throughout history have helped contribute to the changes in various local communities and communities around the world over time.1.H.1.1

    2. 2

      Use primary and secondary sources to compare multiple perspectives of various events in history.1.H.1.2

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1
Where can I read the official document?
North Carolina Standards for Grade 1

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