Illinois Learning Standards
Stage C - Social Science
Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards
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.pdf format - please visit http://www.adobe.com to download the most current version of Adobe ReaderThe assessments are coded according to standard and stage. Example: 14A.C is aligned to standard 14A, Stage C (third grade). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address United States history; (W) address world history.
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14A16B.C - Contributors to the Common Good
Prepare a chart about an historical figure that includes major events, contributions and changes that person brought about. 14B18B.C - Local Laws Citizens Follow
Identify two laws in the community to illustrate and explain why the laws are necessary.14C14D14F.C - Democracy is Cool
Design the front and back of a tee shirt that promotes the idea that “democracy is cool.”14E16DU18A.C - Cultural Collage
Students define culture and collect information from home to illustrate some of their family customs and traditions by creating a cultural collage.15A15C.C - Producers of Goods and Services
Create a chart and write a statement of the kinds of goods and services offered in the community.15B15D.C - Satisfying Wants
Create a chart of five personal wants, goods or services that satisfied the wants and ways to pay for each without using money.15E17A.C - Public Goods and Services Map
Draw a map of the neighborhood around the school using icons to identify physical and human characteristics and public goods and services.16A16DW.C - Families Today and Yesterday
Make a Venn diagram and write a brief statement to compare and contrast family life in the past with family life today.16BW16EW.C - Ghandi's India
Read a story or article about Mahatma Gandhi and complete a worksheet with information about Gandhi, the geography of India/Pakistan and how these led to independence.16CU.C - Jobs Past and Present
Show how jobs changed from the past to the present time.16CW.C - Transportation History
Construct a timeline of the major developments in transportation history and write a statement about how improvements in transportation have brought about changes in the world.16EU17B.C - Solving Environmental Problems
Draw a picture of an environmental problem in the community and a picture of a possible solution(s) and write a short explanation of the importance of the solution(s) for the community.17C17D.C - Neighborhood of the Future
Draw a picture of the physical and human characteristics of an area in the community as it appears today and what it could look like in the future and write a statement explaining how and why the changes would improve the area.18C.C - Division of Labor
Make a simple flow chart to illustrate the division of labor.
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