Grades 9-12: Civics/Government
Analyze the origins of government with attention to the purpose(s) of government, and alternative models from other nations and groups.
Generate resourceAnalyze the basic requirements and responsibilities to serve in public office.
Generate resourceAnalyze the historical, contemporary, and emerging patterns of political action and activism.
Generate resourceCritique the influence of intermediary institutions on government and policy.
Generate resourceAnalyze the electoral process and election systems in the United States, specifically Iowa election law including registration requirements, paper ballots, and absentee voting.
Generate resourceAnalyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to the definition of who is a citizen, the expansion of that definition over time.
Generate resourceAssess the contributions of exemplary Iowans and Americans who have played a role in promoting civic virtues and democratic principles.
Generate resourceAnalyze the concept of civic virtue and its importance to a well-functioning democracy.
Generate resourceAnalyze the rights, liberties, duties, and responsibilities of citizens of the United States and the state of Iowa.
Generate resourceIdentify the function, duties, and authority of the government of the state of Iowa.
Generate resourceIdentify the function, duties, and authority of the sovereign Meskwaki Nation tribal government.
Generate resourceAnalyze the Enlightenment principles that informed the structure and principles of the United States government and its institutions.
Generate resourceIdentify the functions and organizational structures of Iowa’s local governments.
Generate resourceAnalyze important founding and historical documents to the United States and the State of Iowa.
Generate resourceAnalyze the underlying principles established by the United States Constitution.
Generate resourceAnalyze the function, duties, and authority of the legislative branch, including the process of lawmaking and the power of the purse.
Generate resourceAnalyze the function, duties, and authority of the executive branch, including the scope of presidential powers, executive orders, executive agreements, and the president's role in foreign and domestic policy.
Generate resourceAnalyze the function, duties, and authority of the judicial branch, including the power of judicial review and interpretation of laws.
Generate resourceAssess how the United States federal system divides powers between national and state governments.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: Economics
Identify the factors that determine and shape a country’s standard of living.
Generate resourceAnalyze how national and global economic issues and systems impact Iowa's economy.
Generate resourceExplain why individuals, businesses, and governments trade goods and services and how trade affects global economies.
Generate resourceCompare the methods that various economic systems use to allocate goods and services.
Generate resourceIllustrate and explain how supply, demand, and price interact in a market economy.
Generate resourceCompare levels of competition that exist in market and mixed economic systems.
Generate resourceExplain how economic measurements are used to assess the overall economic health of the country.
Generate resourceExplain how fiscal and monetary policy influence the American economy and society.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: Financial Literacy
Compare career choices based on preparation, salary, benefits, and growth potential.
Generate resourceIdentify strategies for the protection of personal identity and other forms of fraud.
Generate resourceIdentify different sources of income and factors that impact earning potential.
Generate resourceCreate a post high school plan including career preparation and financial goals.
Generate resourceCreate and evaluate a budget based on financial goals, income, and expenses.
Generate resourceExplain how saving supports financial security, resilience, and decision-making.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: Geography
Recognize and label basic human and environmental characteristics on maps to build awareness of local and global patterns.
Generate resourceDescribe how cultural changes and technological advances have impacted the way people grow and consume food in Iowa and around the world.
Generate resourceExplain how economic systems influence agricultural production and distribution in various places around the world.
Generate resourceIdentify how the conditions and connections of urban settlements in various regions can create sustainability challenges at various scales.
Generate resourceEvaluate how connections between urban regions impacts globalization.
Generate resourceExplain the conditions of economic development across places and regions.
Generate resourceEvaluate the conditions and connections that contribute to global interdependence of communications, economic, and transportation systems.
Generate resourceAnalyze geographic tools and spatial data to develop evidence-based claims about a location.
Generate resourceExplain the human characteristics of a location using demographic data.
Generate resourceDescribe the characteristics and distribution of human populations on the Earth’s surface.
Generate resourceAnalyze the processes, patterns, and functions of human migration and settlement.
Generate resourceExplain how political forces of cooperation and conflict influence the division and control of land.
Generate resourceAnalyze how geographic characteristics of places and regions influence political decisions.
Generate resourceExplain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
Generate resourceExplain how culture influences the way people modify and adapt to their environments.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: Psychology
Evaluate the physiological and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs on consciousness and behavior
Generate resourceAnalyze fundamental cognitive processes involved in thinking and problem-solving.
Generate resourceAnalyze the psychological theories, assessment methods, and societal implications of intelligence.
Generate resourceDescribe the components of language and the brain systems that enable its production and comprehension.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how the structures and stages of memory show how information is acquired, stored, and retrieved.
Generate resourceEvaluate the reconstructive nature of memory and factors that enhance or impair its function.
Generate resourceAnalyze how consequences shape behavior through operant conditioning.
Generate resourceDescribe how observational learning and social learning theory shape human behavior.
Generate resourceAnalyze how biological and environmental factors shape human development.
Generate resourceAnalyze and interpret quantitative (e.g., measures of central tendency, correlation) and qualitative data to draw evidence-based conclusions.
Generate resourceIdentify key features of physical, cognitive, and social development from prenatal through older adulthood.
Generate resourceAnalyze how individuals perceive, interpret, and influence one another’s behavior.
Generate resourceEvaluate how group dynamics, persuasion, and interpersonal factors drive human behavior.
Generate resourceEvaluate how biological, environmental, cognitive, and trait factors shape personality.
Generate resourceExplain how biological, cognitive, social, and cultural factors interact to influence motivation.
Generate resourceAnalyze the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural foundations of emotion.
Generate resourceExplain how biological, cultural, and environmental factors influence emotional interpretation.
Generate resourceEvaluate how biological and environmental factors shape the expression and experience of emotions.
Generate resourceAnalyze the diverse perspectives on abnormal behavior and psychological disorders.
Generate resourceExplain how neural transmission and brain structures influence behavior.
Generate resourceInvestigate the physiological and psychological impact of stress and evaluate effective coping strategies.
Generate resourceEvaluate evidence-based strategies and factors that promote mental and physical health and wellness.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast various treatment modalities for psychological disorders and analyze associated legal and ethical considerations.
Generate resourceInvestigate how the human sensory systems receive, transduce, and process information.
Generate resourceAnalyze how perception can be shaped by biological, psychological, and cultural factors.
Generate resourceDescribe the stages of the sleep cycle and explain different theories about why we dream
Generate resourceIdentify common sleep disorders and discuss their effects on health and daily life
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: Sociology
Explain the social construction of groups and their impact on the life chances of individuals.
Generate resourceExplain the concept of social stratification and its influence on societal structures and individual opportunities.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the sociological perspective and how it differs from other social sciences.
Generate resourceEvaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major methods of sociological research
Generate resourceEvaluate important social institutions and how they respond to social needs.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: U.S. History
Analyze change, continuity, and context of American citizenship from 1776 to 1870.
Generate resourceExplain the patterns of immigration and migration during the westward expansion and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.
Generate resourceEvaluate the causes and effects of Native American displacement and changing settlement patterns in the West during the period of westward expansion (1870– 1900).
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during western and industrial expansion.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion westward and the building of an industrial America.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during the Progressive Era influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.
Generate resourceAssess the goals of the Progressive Era through the changes and continuities of the period to determine the influence of reformers.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Progressive Era.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Progressive Era.
Generate resourceEvaluate the multiple causes and effects of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine–American War, and World War I.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during imperialism and World War I influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the expansion of the United States’ global role.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of social changes on the development of modern American culture.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during the 1920s and the Great Depression influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceExplain the patterns of immigration and migration during the 1920s and the Great Depression and the influence on American economic, social, and political systems.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions in the 1920s and the Great Depression.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the 1920s and the Great Depression.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans who displayed civic virtues in the creation of the United States of America.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during World War II influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during World War II.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in World War II.
Generate resourceCompare and corroborate interpretations of the multiple causes and effects of the Korean War to the Vietnam War.
Generate resourceAnalyze the roots of domestic communism and anti-communism during the Cold War.
Generate resourceAnalyze the American policy of containment as a response to the threat of Communism during the Cold War.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during the Cold War influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Cold War Era.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues during the Cold War.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.
Generate resourceAnalyze how government actions impact American opinion of the U.S. political system.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil Right Era.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.
Generate resourceExplain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.
Generate resourceEvaluate the Rise of Conservatism's influence on American foreign policy, including its role in ending the Cold War, promoting military intervention, and shaping international relations.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from the late 60s through 1990.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of social movements, including reactionary movements, in creating reform in the United States.
Generate resourceExplain how American policies towards globalization impacted various economic growth, labor markets, the environment, and income distribution.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions from 1990 to the present.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues.
Generate resourceAnalyze diverse ideologies through primary and secondary sources, noting the impact on social, economic, and political institutions during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Generate resourceAssess the impact of exemplary Americans and Iowans who displayed civic virtues in the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impact of inventions and technological innovations on American society and culture.
Generate resourceAnalyze how labor and government actions during westward expansion influenced American economic systems, urbanization, and cultural development.
Generate resourceGrades 9-12: World History
Compare and contrast the causes and effects of two or more Early Modern trade systems from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceExplain how the Renaissance changed European societies from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceCompare how the interactions of different groups and their belief systems changed or reinforced religious traditions from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment created new ways of thinking and challenged traditional authority.
Generate resourceDescribe the ways in which various groups supported and/or resisted the Reformation.
Generate resourceAnalyze the role of printing and the printing press in the development of new intellectual and belief systems.
Generate resourceExplain the causes of political revolutions in the period of 1750 to 1826.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast two or more revolutions, including the course of events and their periodizations in the period from 1750-1826.
Generate resourceExplain the intellectual context that shaped and spread revolutions in the Atlantic world from 1750 to 1826.
Generate resourceAnalyze how revolutions from 1750 to 1826 impacted various groups of people.
Generate resourceAssess to what extent the revolutions changed political, economic, and/or social systems from 1750-1826.
Generate resourceEvaluate the impacts of the Columbian Exchange on global populations and environments.
Generate resourceExplain the factors that led to the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain in 1750.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the industrialization of two or more countries in the 19th century.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the Industrial Revolution changed societies from 1750 to 1900.
Generate resourceCompare ideological responses to industrialization and the Industrial Revolution.
Generate resourceDescribe the economic, political and cultural factors that contributed to a new wave of European imperialism in the 19th century.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the different imperialist systems created by European and other imperialist nations.
Generate resourceAnalyze how industrialization and imperialism influenced the movement of people around the world between 1800 and 1914.
Generate resourceCompare the responses of resistance and adaptation to Western imperialism in the 19th century.
Generate resourceExplain how 19th-century political, social, and economic changes influenced the conceptual development of modernity.
Generate resourceAnalyze the causes that led to the outbreak of World War I and World War II.
Generate resourceAnalyze the interactions between Europeans and peoples of other regions around the world, considering multiple perspectives from 1450 - 1750.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the rise of dictators including their methods of repression and persecution, specifically addressing the causes and impact of the Holocaust.
Generate resourceAssess the political and economic consequences and cultural developments after World War I and World War II.
Generate resourceAnalyze how new technology contributed to the major turning points in World War I and World War II.
Generate resourceCompare the experiences and perspectives of individuals affected by total war during World War I and World War II.
Generate resourceMap how communism and decolonization changed the global order from 1945 to 1991.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the methods of control used by various forms of government during the Cold War.
Generate resourceAnalyze the causes of decolonization within the context of the Cold War.
Generate resourceExplain how various groups promoted their interests and goals within the context of the Cold War.
Generate resourceInterpret growing global connections from 1450- 1750 through analysis of primary sources.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast how different regions have adapted and adopted popular culture since the 1990s.
Generate resourceExplain how global institutions have influenced political and economic relationships since the 1900s.
Generate resourceAnalyze the development of terrorist organizations and the efforts to combat them.
Generate resourceExplain how and why land-based and maritime empires expanded from 1450 - 1750.
Generate resourceCompare how empires used social hierarchies to establish and maintain stability and order in different empires from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceMap the development and expansion of land-based and maritime empires from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceAssess how the artistic accomplishments of an empire reflected and reinforced their values and beliefs from 1450 to 1750.
Generate resourceEvaluate the long-term impacts of expanding empires from 1450 to 1750 in world history.
Generate resourceInquiry Standards: Grades 9-12
Develop or critique compelling questions to guide inquiry and promote disciplinary thinking.
Generate resourceDevelop supporting questions that help break down a compelling question and guide inquiry.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple sources representing a wide range of views while using the origin, authority, structure, context, and corroborative value of the sources to guide the selection.
Generate resourceEvaluate the purpose and credibility of sources by examining how experts view the source.
Generate resourceRefine claims and counterclaims that are supported with relevant, credible evidence gathered through research and investigation.
Generate resourceConstruct responses to questions using logical reasoning, accurate sequence, and relevant examples and details.
Generate resourceConstruct clear and coherent arguments that support a specific claim, using relevant evidence and reasoning from multiple credible sources to substantiate the claim.
Generate resourceApply a range of deliberative and democratic strategies and procedures to make decisions and engage in their classrooms, schools, and communities.
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