Social Studies

Washington State Standards and Assessments

https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/social-studies

https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/social-studies/learning-standards

View OSPI's Recommended Scope and Sequence for Social Studies grades K–12

NOTE: The links below are no longer valid, but you can find the documents on the OSPI website.

7^th Grade

World History, continued (600 - 1450) & Washington State History and Government (local tribal history)

http://www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/Outlines/UnitOutlinesSeventhGrade.pdf

Classroom-Based Assessments (also called OSPI-Developed Assessments)

Dig Deep

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

Humans and the Environment

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

International Relations

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

Causes of Conflict

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

8^th Grade

US History & Government (primarily 19th Century)

http://www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/Outlines/UnitOutlinesEighthGrade.pdf

Classroom-Based Assessments (also called OSPI-Developed Assessments)

Constitutional Issues*

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

Checks and Balances*

· Assessment

· Scoring Guide

Here is the official state Native American curriculum:

http://indian-ed.org/

6th grade curriculum work:

https://sites.google.com/site/duallanguagecurriculumwa/seattle-projects/mercer-international-middle-school

plus (mainly Mandarin)

Additional Resources are posted at:

https://sites.google.com/site/mercerdualimmersion/home

https://sites.google.com/site/mercerdualimmersion/6th-grade-units-Ancient-Greece

https://sites.google.com/site/mercerdualimmersion/6th-grade-units-Ancient-Rome