Social Studies Skills

(21) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology.

21(A) -

analyze and evaluate the validity and utility of multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial photographs, and maps;

21(B) -

locate places of contemporary geopolitical significance on a map;

21(C) -

create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions, infer relationships, and analyze change.

(22) Social studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms.

22(A) -

design and draw appropriate graphics such as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to communicate geographic features, distributions, and relationships;

22(B)-

generate summaries, generalizations, and thesis statements supported by evidence;

22(C)-

use geographic terminology correctly;

(23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings.

23(A) -

use case studies and GIS to identify contemporary challenges and to answer real-world questions;

23(B) -

use case studies and GIS to identify contemporary challenges and to answer real-world questions

23(C) -

use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.