Students will be able to:

• Apply the responsibilities of a good citizen, on and offline, by:
  • Respecting the rights and property of others.
  • Describing actions that can improve school and community.
  • Demonstrating self-discipline and self-reliance.
  • Practicing honesty and truthfulness.
  • Describing the purpose of rules and laws.
• Evaluate the importance of government in the community, Virginia, and the United States by:
  • Explaining the purpose of laws.
  • Explaining the purpose of government: to make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken.

Students will consider:

• What is the same and different about rules in our homes, our classroom, our school, online, and in our community?
• What makes a rule a “good rule”?
• How do our choices affect others?
• How do citizens impact the communities they live in?
• What makes a law a good law?
• In what ways does the government affect our everyday lives?

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, patterns, relationships, and how things change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present.
• Understand that change in our actions can have positive and/or negative effects on our community and government.
• Analyze the patterns, systems, and relationships that exist within the structure of the US Government.
• Develop interpersonal and social group process skills.
• Develop an understanding of the concept of systems and of structure, function, and pattern as key system elements.
• Develop a sense of responsibility for creating community.
• Understand the concept of systems and/or interactions and how it applies to the structure, specialization, and interdependence of the elements of republican government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches).
• Analyze historical situations for cause and effect relationships.
• Demonstrate how systems interact with each other.
• Identify historical events that influenced modern society.
• Develop interpersonal and social group process skills.

Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices.
• Investigate and understand how materials interact with water.
• Investigate and understand that there is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth.
• Investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems.

Students will understand:

• Many substances interact with and in water.
• Water is essential to Earth processes. The water cycle is a model that illustrates how water is conserved within environments.
• Water is a limited natural resource essential to Earth’s processes and should be conserved

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Determine human dependency on several major sources of energy found on Earth 
• Investigate the effects of humans on the environment, the importance of Earth’s natural resources, and sound conservation practices
• Understand and analyze the cyclical patterns of change
• Understand that systems are interdependent of each other
• Understand how natural resources change over time

Students will be able to:

• Understand how civilizations have geographically changed over time, with a focus on Ancient Egypt.
• Describe and evaluate how people in Ancient Egypt adapted to their environment.
• Explain how the contributions of ancient Egypt (architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language) continue to influence our world today.
• Understand the use of natural, human, and capital resources in relation to Ancient Egypt.
• Understand the concepts of specialization and trade.
• Understand the concepts of opportunity cost and economic decision-making.

Students will consider:

• How does where a person lives affect how a person lives?
• How might geographical features (rivers, mountains) impact daily life for people?
• In what ways do the contributions and accomplishments of Ancient Egypt continue to influence the world today?
• In what ways do people use natural, human, and capital resources to get what they need (basic needs), or want?
• How do people make choices?
• Why can’t people always have everything they want?

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, cause and effect, and change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present. 
• Apply skills of historical analysis and historical interpretation to primary and secondary sources of information.
• Develop an understanding of ancient civilizations, with attention to defining features of geography, history, and culture. 
• Analyze how human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems.
• Describe how producers have used natural, human, and capital resources in the past and present.

Students will be able to:

• Understand how civilizations have geographically changed over time, with a focus on Ancient China.
• Explain how the contributions of Ancient China (architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language) continue to influence our world today.
• Describe and evaluate how people in Ancient China adapted to their environment.
• Understand the use of natural, human, and capital resources in relation to Ancient China.
• Understand the concepts of specialization and trade.
• Understand the concepts of opportunity cost and economic decision-making.

Students will consider:

• How does where a person lives affect how a person lives?
• How might geographical features (rivers, mountains) impact daily life for people?
• In what ways do the contributions and accomplishments of Ancient China continue to influence the world today?
• In what ways do people use natural, human, and capital resources to get what they need (basic needs), or want?
• How do people make choices?
• Why can’t people always have everything they want?

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, cause and effect, and change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present. 
• Apply skills of historical analysis and historical interpretation to primary and secondary sources of information.
• Develop an understanding of ancient civilizations, with attention to defining features of geography, history, and culture. 
• Analyze how human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems.
• Describe how producers have used natural, human, and capital resources in the past and present.
• Identify a concept or “Big Idea” that supports interdisciplinary connections e.g. change, systems, patterns, relationships, etc. to analyze real-world problems
• Make predictions, observations, and inferences and draw conclusions
• Draw implications for action based on the available data
• Draw appropriate conclusions after conducting investigations 
• Investigate and describe kinetic and potential energy, and the proportionality of force as motion is communicated by mechanically means 

Students will be able to:

• Explain how people use resources in their environment to secure basic needs.
• Understand that where people live affects how they live.
• Describe how geographical features impact daily life for people around the world (food, clothing, shelter).
• Understand that people adapt in response to their physical environment to meet human needs.
• Understand that the contributions of ancient cultures and civilizations continue to impact our world today.

Students will consider:

• Explain how the contributions of Ancient Greece (government, architecture, and sports) continue to influence our world today.
• Understand how civilizations have geographically changed over time, with a focus on Ancient Greece.
• Describe and evaluate how people in Ancient Greece adapted to their environment.
• Understand the use of natural, human, and capital resources in relation to Ancient Greece.
• Understand the concepts of specialization and trade.
• Understand the concepts of opportunity cost and economic decision-making.

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, cause and effect, and change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present. 
• Apply skills of historical analysis and historical interpretation to primary and secondary sources of information.
• Develop an understanding of ancient civilizations, with attention to defining features of geography, history, and culture. 
• Analyze how human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems.
• Describe how producers have used natural, human, and capital resources in the past and present.

Students will be able to:

• Understand that where people live affects how they live.
• Describe how geographical features impact daily life for people around the world (food, clothing, shelter).
• Understand that people adapt in response to their physical environment to meet human needs.
• Understand that the contributions of ancient cultures and civilizations continue to impact our world today.
• Explain how people use resources in their environment to secure basic needs.

Students will consider:

• Explain how the contributions of Ancient Rome (architecture, government, and sports) continue to influence our world today.
• Understand how civilizations have geographically changed over time, with a focus on Ancient Rome.
• Describe and evaluate how people in Ancient Rome adapted to their environment.
• Understand the use of natural, human, and capital resources in relation to Ancient Rome.
• Understand the concepts of specialization and trade.
• Understand the concepts of opportunity cost and economic decision making.

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, cause and effect, and change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present. 
• Apply skills of historical analysis and historical interpretation to primary and secondary sources of information.
• Develop an understanding of ancient civilizations, with attention to defining features of geography, history, and culture. 
• Analyze how human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems.
• Describe how producers have used natural, human, and capital resources in the past and present.

Students will be able to:

• Understand that where people live affects how they live.
• Describe how geographical features impact daily life for people around the world (food, clothing, shelter).
• Understand that people adapt in response to their physical environment to meet human needs.
• Understand that the contributions of ancient cultures and civilizations continue to impact our world today.
• Explain how people use resources in their environment to secure basic needs.

Students will consider:

• Describe oral tradition (storytelling), government (kings), and economic development (trade) of the early West African Empire of Mali.
• Understand how civilizations have geographically changed over time, with a focus on the West African Empire of Mali.
• Describe and evaluate how people in the West African Empire of Mali adapted to their environment.
• Understand the use of natural, human, and capital resources in relation to the West African Empire of Mali.
• Understand the concepts of specialization and trade.
• Understand the concepts of opportunity cost and economic decision making.

Extended Standards: In addition to the Virginia Standards of Learning named above, students who receive full-time Advanced Academic (AAP Level IV) Services engage with these extensions.

• Apply abstract concepts such as systems, cause and effect, and change over time to understand the impact of the past on the present. 
• Apply skills of historical analysis and historical interpretation to primary and secondary sources of information.
• Develop an understanding of ancient civilizations, with attention to defining features of geography, history, and culture. 
• Analyze how human civilizations develop and sustain themselves as a collection of interdependent systems.
• Describe how producers have used natural, human, and capital resources in the past and present.