Social Studies

Maine Learning Results: Social Studies (standards pdf)

Maine Learning Results: Social Studies

Searsport District Middle/High School Standards

Social Studies Standards

Standard 1: CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT

Students draw on concepts from civics and government to understand political systems, power, authority, governance, civic ideals and practices, and the role of citizens in the community, Maine, the US, and the World.

Standard 2: ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE

Students draw from concepts and processes in personal finance to understand issues of money management, saving, investing, credit, and debt; students draw from concepts and processes in economics to understand issues of production, distribution, and consumption in the community, Maine, the United States, and the world. (revised MSLR standard, June 2019, includes Personal Finance2

Standard 3: GEOGRAPHY

Students draw on concepts from geography to understand their relationship to and between people, places, regions, and environments of the world.

Standard 4: HISTORY

Students demonstrate knowledge of how people and events of the past impact life in the present.

Standard 5: CITIZENSHIP

Students will apply knowledge of rights and responsibilities of an involved citizen in the classroom and their communities.

Standard 6: SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS AND PROCESSES

Students apply critical thinking, a research process, and disciplined-based processes and knowledge in authentic contexts.