The student will identity and examine the rights, privileges and responsibilities in becomming active participants in the democratic process. The student will identity and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various government systems. The learner will understand how scarcity of resources requires choices. The learner will analyze the role of the government in the economy. The learner will make effective decisions as a consumer, producer, saver, investor, and citizen.
Students use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technologies.
Students analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments that form regions on the earths surface. Students understand how economic, political, cultural, and social processes interact to shape patterns of human populations, interdependence, cooperation, and conflict. Students understand the effects of interactions between human andy physical systems. The student understands the importance of the experiences of groups of people who have contributed to the richness of the heritage of Kansas. The student understands the significance of events, holidays, documents, landmarks, and symbols which are important in Kansas history.