Grade 2 Social Studies Iowa Standards

Culture and History of Native Americans in Iowa

Iowa Communities: Past and Present

Civics/Government: Role and Systems of Government

Geography: Human-Environment Interaction

Geography: Human Environment Interaction

History: Change, Continuity and Context

Civics/Government: Constitutional Principles and Civic Virtues

Communicate Conclusions

Saving and Spending (Financial Literacy)

Develop Questions and Plan Inquires

Geography: Human Environment Interaction

Civic Engagement and Participation

Inquiry Standards

History: Multiple Perspectives

Geography: Places and Regions

Claims and Evidence

Gather, Interpret, and Evaluate Sources

History: Change, Continuity, and Context

History: Change, Continuity and Context

Economics/Financial Literacy: Saving, Spending and Investing

Economics/Financial Literacy: Saving, Spending and Investing

Iowa: What Makes Us Unique?

History: Change, Continuity and Context

History: Comparison and Corroboration

Economics/Financial Literacy: Financial and Career Goals

Generate questions about a topic and plan how to learn more, using sources.

Explain ways that communities within the state of Iowa have changed over time.

Compare perspectives from the past to the present.

Describe the perspectives and contributions of individuals associated with the community or state in the past and present.

Describe significant events in the history of the local community or state.

Explain the roles of elected local and state officials.

Describe symbols, places, or landmarks that make Iowa unique.

Compare and contrast local environmental characteristics to that of other parts of the state of Iowa.

Describe Iowa’s natural resources and the consequences of using these resources.

Describe ways people can earn, spend and borrow money.

Explain why and how people save money.

Gather information from different sources and explain what they show about a topic.

Identify different ways to make amounts of money out of coins and bills.

hare facts and opinions about a topic and support them with evidence from sources.

Construct responses to questions using reasoning, examples, and relevant details.

Describe ways people make a difference in their community.

Explain how environmental characteristics shaped the locations and unique cultures of Native Americans in Iowa.

Compare life in the past to life today within different communities and cultural groups, including Native American communities.

Analyze the movement of different groups in and out of Iowa, including the removal and return of Native American people.

Describe the contributions of Native American leaders in their homelands and in their communities today.