The student reads with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels. The student knows that relationships exist between science and technology. The student uses historical accounts of the Civil War in the United States to determine the war s political and economic causes and effects. The student compares historical information with more recent information on the political and economic causes and effects of civil war in El Salvador. Terms, concepts, and tool Students explore terms and concepts relating to government, politics, population, and economy.
Students use analytic tools to compare data.
The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The student reads with fluency and understanding in texts at appropriate difficulty levels. The student analyzes data and accounts of damage and recovery efforts in El Salvador due to Hurricane Mitch. The student then compares damage and recovery efforts for other natural disasters affecting other countries. Terms, concepts, and tools Terms and concepts include those relating to climate, mean temperature, natural resources and geography.