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Social Studies with Computers
SOC.I.1.MS.1. Construct and interpret timelines of people and events from the history of Michigan and the United States through the era of Reconstruction and from the history of other regions of the world.
Component: Colonial Lists and Tables
Reference: Text pp. 1-20
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Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.I.1.MS.2. Describe major factors that characterize the following eras in United States history: The Meeting of Three Worlds (beginnings to 1620), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1815), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) and Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877).
Component: Colonial Lists and Tables
Reference: Text pp. 1-20
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Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.I.1.HS.1. Construct and interpret timelines of people and events in the history of Michigan and the United States since the era of Reconstruction.
Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.I.2.MS.1. Use narratives and graphic data to describe the settings of significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation during the eras prior to Reconstruction.
Component: Colonial Lists and Tables
Reference: Text pp. 1-20
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Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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Component: Creating a Social Studies Report
Reference: Text pp. 207-240
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SOC.I.2.HS.1. Draw upon narratives and graphic data to explain significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation during the eras since Reconstruction.
Component: Creating a Social Studies Report
Reference: Text pp. 207-240
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SOC.I.3.MS.1. Use primary and secondary records to analyze significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction.
Component: Colonial Lists and Tables
Reference: Text pp. 1-20
Required: - Suggested: 6-8 Interested: -
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.I.3.MS.4. Compose narratives of events from the history of Michigan and of the United States prior to the era of Reconstruction.
Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.I.4.MS.1. Identify major decisions in Michigan and the United States history prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction, analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions and consider alternative courses of action.
Component: Colonial Lists and Tables
Reference: Text pp. 1-20
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.II.1.MS.1. Locate and describe the diverse places, cultures, and communities of major world regions.
Component: Web Research Skills
Reference: Text pp. 57-74
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SOC.II.1.MS.2. Describe and compare characteristics of major world cultures including language, religion, belief systems, gender roles, and traditions.
Component: Web Research Skills
Reference: Text pp. 57-74
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SOC.II.4.MS.4. Compare major world regions with respect to cultures, economy, governmental systems, environment, and communications.
Component: Manipulate Social Studies Data with Spreadsheets
Reference: Text pp. 112-134
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SOC.III.1.MS.1. Describe how the federal government in the United States serves the purposes set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.III.1.HS.1. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a federal system of government.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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SOC.III.1.HS.2. Evaluate how effectively the federal government is serving the purposes for which it was created.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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SOC.III.1.HS.3. Evaluate the relative merits of the American presidential system and parliamentary systems.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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SOC.III.2.MS.1. Identify the essential ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the origins of those ideas, and explain how they set the foundation for civic life, politics and government in the United States.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.III.2.MS.2. Describe provisions of the U.S. Constitution which delegate to government the powers necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was established.
Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.III.2.MS.3. Explain means for limiting the powers of government established by the U.S. Constitution.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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SOC.III.2.MS.2. Use the ideas in the Declaration of Independence to evaluate the conduct of citizens, political behavior, and the practices of government.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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SOC.III.3.HS.3. Evaluate possible amendments to the Constitution.
Component: Social Studies Problems to Perplex Your Brain
Reference: Text pp. 163-196
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SOC.III.4.MS.2. Explain how the Constitution is maintained as the supreme law of the land.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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Component: Early American Letters and Memos
Reference: Text pp. 42-56
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SOC.III.4.HS.2. Analyze causes of tension between the branches of government.
Component: Essays on American Government
Reference: Text pp. 21-41
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SOC.V.1.MS.2. Use traditional and electronic means to organize social science information and to make maps, graphs, and tables.
Component: Adding Interest to Your Social Studies Work
Reference: Text pp. 135-162
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SOC.V.2.MS.1. Pose a social science question about a culture, world region, or international problem.
Component: Creating a Social Studies Report
Reference: Text pp. 207-240
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SOC.V.2.MS.2. Gather and analyze information using appropriate information technologies to answer the question posed.
Component: Creating a Social Studies Report
Reference: Text pp. 207-240
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SOC.V.2.MS.3. Construct an answer to the question posed and support their answer with evidence.
Component: Creating a Social Studies Report
Reference: Text pp. 207-240
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