Grade 7

Civics and Governance

Economics and Financial Literacy

Geography and Environmental Literacy

Understand rights and responsibilities of an individual in relationship to society.

Understand implications of economic decisions on needs and wants.

Describe conditions that shape the environment.

Understand groups can agree on rules for the "common good" of society.

Apply problem solving models to generate ideas (e.g., rules, goals, sequence, etc.) to benefit the "common good".

Determine what ideas and opinions in a group are different from an individual's.

Communicate when an individual disagrees with decisions made by others.

Compare prices between economic competitors to find the best value.

Explain how personal financial resources affect the choices people make based on their wants and needs.

Understand that personal choices result in benefits or consequences.

Describe the consequences of too much or too little water (e.g. drought, flooding) on a populated area.

Describe the impact preservation efforts have on the environment (recycling, planting trees).

Describe routine responses for natural disasters (e.g., What do you do when there is a tornado? What do you need to do to get ready for a hurricane?).

Use maps to understand the community.

Use key (e.g., H = Hospital, Picture of bus = bus stop) and cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to locate community markers.

Use available technology tools (i.e., GPS and GIS software) to locate community markers.