| Curricular Competency |
Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups (continuity and change) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups |
Elaboration: Key questions:What factors lead to changes or continuities affecting groups of people differently?How do gradual processes and more sudden rates of change affect people living through them? Which method of change has more of an effect on society?How are periods of change or continuity perceived by the people living through them? How does this compare to how they are perceived after the fact?Sample activity:Compare how different groups benefited or suffered as a result of a particular change. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess the justification for competing historical accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence (evidence) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Assess the justification for competing historical accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence |
Elaboration: Key questions:What criteria should be used to assess the reliability of a source?How much evidence is sufficient in order to support a conclusion?How much about various people, locations, events, or developments can be known and how much is unknowable?Sample activities:Compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same event and evaluate their usefulness as historical sources.Examine what sources are available and what sources are missing, and evaluate how the available evidence shapes your perspective on the people, locations, events, or developments studied. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess the significance of people, locations, events, or developments, and compare varying perspectives on their historical significance at particular times and places, and from group to group (significance) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Assess the significance of people, locations, events, or developments, and compare varying perspectives on their historical significance at particular times and places, and from group to group |
Elaboration: Key questions:What factors can cause people, locations, events, or developments to become more or less significant?What factors can make people, locations, events, or developments significant to different people?What criteria should be used to assess the significance of people, locations, events, or developments?Sample activities:Use criteria to rank the most important people, locations, events, or developments in the current unit of study.Compare how different groups assess the significance of people, locations, events, or developments. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Elaboration: Key skills:Draw conclusions about a problem, an issue, or a topic.Assess and defend a variety of positions on a problem, an issue, or a topic.Demonstrate leadership by planning, implementing, and assessing strategies to address a problem or an issue.Identify and clarify a problem or issue.Evaluate and organize collected data (e.g., in outlines, summaries, notes, timelines, charts).Interpret information and data from a variety of maps, graphs, and tables.Interpret and present data in a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, and graphic).Accurately cite sources.Construct graphs, tables, and maps to communicate ideas and information, demonstrating appropriate use of grids, scales, legends, and contours. |
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| Big Ideas |
Interactions between human activities and the atmosphere affect local and global weather and climate. |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Natural processes have an impact on the landscape and human settlement. |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Incorporating data from a variety of sources allows us to better understand our globally connected world. |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
natural resources and sustainability |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
features and processes of the anthroposphere and their effects on natural systems. |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
characteristics of global biomes, including climate, soil, and vegetation |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
climate, weather, and interactions between humans and the atmosphere |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
features and processes of Sun–Earth interactions and resulting patterns of climate, landscapes, and ecosystems |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
natural disasters and their effects on human and natural systems |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
features and processes of gradation and their effects on human and natural systems |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
features and processes of plate tectonics and their effects on human and natural systems |
Physical Geography 12 |
No CCG |
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