Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions:
SCORE 2
CONTENT
SCORE 3
CONTENT
SCORE 4
CONTENT
• using observations and visual images to describe the physical characteristics of a
place, such as physical features, animal life, climate, and vegetation.
• using observations and visual images to describe the human characteristics of a
place, such as human-made features.
• naming or describing a choice that was influenced by the physical characteristics
of a place.
• using physical characteristics (physical features, animal life, climate, and
vegetation) and human characteristics (human-made features) to describe a place.
• describing how the physical and human characteristics of a place change over
time.
• explaining how changes in the physical or human characteristics of a place
influence the way people live.
Student demonstrates exceptionally thorough understanding of the concepts, skills
and processes of Score 3 content by applying, extending, connecting, combining,
transforming, or transferring the concepts, skills, or processes.
Movement of People, Goods and Ideas
SCORE 2
CONTENT
• identifying ways people and things travel from place to place today and in the
past.
• identifying ways people communicate messages today and in the past.
• identify benefits and disadvantages of living in a specific community.
SCORE 3
CONTENT
• explaining how transportation networks connect places, people, or ideas.
• explaining how communication networks connect places, people, or ideas.
• identifying reasons for movement of people from one region to another.
SCORE 4
CONTENT
Student demonstrates exceptionally thorough understanding of the concepts, skills
and processes of Score 3 content by applying, extending, connecting, combining,
transforming, or transferring the concepts, skills, or processes.
Kevin M. Burns, Darnestown E
Development of Culture
SCORE 2
CONTENT
• identifying cultural practices, values, or beliefs of a community, such as
Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, and Georgetown, using fiction and non-fiction media.
SCORE 3
CONTENT
• describing how cultural practices, values, or beliefs of a community, i.e.,
Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, Georgetown, and a self-selected city, are impacted by
physical characteristics and human-made features.
SCORE 4
CONTENT
Student demonstrates exceptionally thorough understanding of the concepts, skills
and processes of Score 3 content by applying, extending, connecting, combining,
transforming, or transferring the concepts, skills, or processes.
Individuals and Societies Change Over Time
SCORE 2
CONTENT
• gathering and analyzing information, in a group setting, about places using media,
such as pictures, photographs, maps, audio or visual tapes/CDs, and documents.
• developing and describing the relationship among events on a personal timeline.
SCORE 3
CONTENT
• describing how a community (Mexico City/Tenochtitlan, Georgetown) has
changed over time by considering jobs, communication, transportation, and the
environment.
• developing timelines of events and explaining relationships among events
Kevin M. Burns, Darnestown ES