History
• * Recognize that human experience is recorded in different voices representing different perspectives. (A5)
• Demonstrate understanding that Alaska history is composed of key turning points. (A7)
• * Demonstrate that Alaska history is a bridge to understanding self, groups of people, and their relationship to society. (D)
• * Understand that Alaskan societies, communities, and environments experience continuity and change through time. (B1)
• Analyze Alaskan historical data from a variety of primary resources, including letters, diaries, oral accounts, archaeological sites, artifacts, art, maps, photos, historical sites, documents, and secondary research materials. (C2)
Geography
• * Know and understand Alaskan geography and how it affects people and places. Identify factors affecting decisions to migrate, analyze relationships between specific human activities and place, and understand how extreme physical conditions affect human settlement. (C, D)
• * Understand and explain various types of regions (e.g., physical, political, cultural), the factors that transform regions and change regional boundaries, and how people perceive region and place. (B)
• Identify major land and water forms and major population centers in Alaska. (A)
• * Understand why different points of view exist regarding contemporary geographic issues. (F)
• Know the ways in which human movement and migration influence the character of a place. (D)
• Make and use maps, graphs, and globes to gather, analyze, and report spatial (geographic) information about Alaska. (A1, A2, A4, A6, B)
Government
• Analyze the forces and influences of economics, such as environmental issues, resources, transportation, communication, natural disasters, competing/cooperating interests, international trade, and organizations on the State. (G)
• Understand the importance of Alaska’s economic resources and how they impact citizens as they manage the state for a sustainable future.
• Analyze the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to current and emerging global issues as they affect Alaska. (D5)
• Make informed decisions about where to work, travel, and seek new opportunities in Alaska. (G)
• Understand the organization of Alaska’s state government. (C1)
• Understand the various forms of the State’s local governments and the agencies and commissions that influence students’ lives and property. (C1)
• Accept responsibility for protecting and enhancing the quality of life in the State through the political and governmental processes. (C2)
• Understand the Constitution of Alaska and Sec. 4 of the Statehood Act known as the Statehood Compact. (C3)
• Understand the importance of the historical and current roles of Alaska Native communities. (C4)
• Understand the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and its impact on the State. (C5)
• Understand the importance of the multicultural nature of the State. (C6)
• Understand the obligations that land and resource ownership place on the residents and government of the State. (C7)
• Identify the roles of and relationships among the federal, tribal, and State governments and understand the responsibilities and limits of the roles and relationships. (C8) |