1. Essential
Questions
Enduring
Understandings
Performance
Standards
Concept
Wall

2. Middle School
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

3. 6th
Grade
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

4. 6th
Grade
Conflict &
Change
Culture
Governance
Human
Environmental
Interaction
Movement/
Migration
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
Location
Time,
Change,
Continuity

5. Conflict &
Change
When there is conflict between or within
societies, change is the result.

6. Time, Change,
Continuity
While change occurs over time, there is
continuity to the basic structure of a
society.

7. Governance
As a society increases in complexity
and interacts with other societies, the
complexity of the government also
increases.

8. Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
The production, distribution, and
consumption of goods/services
produced by the society are affected
by the location, customs, beliefs,
and laws of the society.

9. Human
Environmental
Interaction
Humans, their society, and the
environment affect each other.

10. Location
Location affects a society’s economy,
culture, and development.

11. Culture
The culture of a society is the product of
the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions,
and government of that society.

12. Movement/
Migration
The movement or migration of people
and ideas affects all societies involved.

13. 7th
Grade
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

14. 7th
Grade
Conflict &
Change
Culture
Governance
Human
Environmental
Interaction
Movement/
Migration
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
Location
Time,
Change,
Continuity

15. Conflict &
Change
When there is conflict between or within
societies, change is the result.

16. Time, Change,
Continuity
While change occurs over time, there is
continuity to the basic structure of a
society.

17. Governance
As a society increases in complexity
and interacts with other societies, the
complexity of the government also
increases.

18. Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
The production, distribution, and
consumption of goods/services
produced by the society are affected
by the location, customs, beliefs,
and laws of the society.

19. Human
Environmental
Interaction
Humans, their society, and the
environment affect each other.

20. Location
Location affects a society’s economy,
culture, and development.

21. Culture
The culture of a society is the product of
the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions,
and government of that society.

22. Movement/
Migration
The movement or migration of people
and ideas affects all societies involved.

23. 8th
Grade
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

24. 8th
Grade
Conflict &
Change
Distribution of
Power
Rule of Law
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Movement/
Migration
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
Location
Technological
Innovation

25. Conflict &
Change
When there is conflict between or within
societies, change is the result.

26. Technological
Innovation
Technological innovations have
consequences, both intended and
unintended, for a society.

27. Rule of Law
In a democracy, rule of law influences
the behavior of citizens, establishes
procedures for making policies, and
limits the power of government.

28. Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
The production, distribution, and
consumption of goods/services
produced by the society are affected
by the location, customs, beliefs,
and laws of the society.

29. Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
The actions of individuals, groups,
and/or institutions affect society
through intended and unintended
consequences.

30. Location
Location affects a society’s economy,
culture, and development.

31. Distribution
of Power
Distribution of power in
government is a product of existing
documents and laws combined with
contemporary values and beliefs.

32. Movement/
Migration
The movement or migration of people
and ideas affects all societies involved.

33. High School
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

34. Beliefs and
Ideals
Movement/
Migration
Culture
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
Distribution of
Power
Location
Conflict and
Change
Technological
Innovation

35. American
Government
Beliefs and
Ideals
Distribution of
Power
Rule of Law
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Conflict
Resolution

36. World
History
Conflict and
Change
Technological
Innovations
Governance
Location
Time,
Continuity,
Change
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Movement/
Migration
Culture

37. World
Geography
Conflict and
Change
Human
Environmental
Interaction
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
Culture

38. K-5
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

39. K
Kindergarten
Culture
Scarcity
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Time, Change,
Continuity

40. Culture
Scarcity
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Time, Change,
Continuity
1st
Grade

41. Distribution of
Power
Scarcity
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Time, Change,
Continuity
2nd
Grade
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption

42. Distribution of
Power
Beliefs and
Ideals
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Conflict and
Change
3rd
Grade
Production,
Distribution
Consumption

43. Distribution of
Power
Beliefs and
Ideals
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Conflict and
Change
4th
Grade
Movement/
Migration
Technological
Innovations
Rule of Law

44. Distribution of
Power
Beliefs and
Ideals
Location
Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
Conflict and
Change
5th
Grade
Movement/
Migration
Scarcity
Production,
Distribution,
Consumption

45. All EUs
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings

46. Beliefs &
Ideals
The beliefs and ideals of a society
influence the social, political, and
economic decisions of that society.

47. Conflict &
Change
When there is conflict between or within
societies, change is the result.

48. Conflict
Resolution
Societies resolve conflicts through legal
procedures, force, and/or compromise.

49. Culture
The culture of a society is the product of
the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions,
and government of that society.

50. Distribution
of Power
Distribution of power in
government is a product of existing
documents and laws combined with
contemporary values and beliefs.

51. Gain from
Trade
Parties trade voluntarily when they
expect to gain.

52. Governance
As a society increases in complexity
and interacts with other societies, the
complexity of the government also
increases.

53. Human
Environmental
Interaction
Humans, their society, and the
environment affect each other.

54. Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
The actions of individuals, groups,
and/or institutions affect society
through intended and unintended
consequences.

55. Incentives
Parties respond predictably to positive
and negative incentives.

56. Interdependency
Because of interdependency, a decision
made by one party has intended and
unintended consequences on other
parties.

57. Location
Location affects a society’s economy,
culture, and development.

58. Movement/
Migration
The movement or migration of people
and ideas affects all societies involved.

59. Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
The production, distribution, and
consumption of goods/services
produced by the society are affected
by the location, customs, beliefs,
and laws of the society.

60. Rule of Law
In a democracy, rule of law influences
the behavior of citizens, establishes
procedures for making policies, and
limits the power of government.

61. Scarcity
Scarcity of all resources forces parties to
make choices and that these choices
always incur a cost.

62. Technological
Innovation
Technological innovations have
consequences, both intended and
unintended, for a society.

63. Time, Change,
Continuity
While change occurs over time, there is
continuity to the basic structure of a
society.

64. Elementary School
Connecting Themes
Enduring Understandings
Kid Friendly
Language

65. Beliefs &
Ideals
People’s ideas and feelings
influence their decisions.

66. Conflict &
Change
Conflict causes change.

67. Culture
Culture is how people think, act,
celebrate, and make rules, and that it is
what makes a group of people special.

68. Distribution
of Power
Laws and people’s beliefs help
decide who gets to make choices in
government.

69. Individuals,
Groups,
Institutions
What people, groups, and institutions
say and do can help or harm others
whether they mean to or not.

70. Location
Where people live matters.

71. Movement/
Migration
Moving to new places changes the
people, land, and culture of the new
place, as well as the place that was left.

72. Production,
Distribution,
Consumption
The ways people make, get, and use
goods and services may be different
from how people in other places
make, get, and use goods and
services.

73. Rule of Law
Laws are made to keep people safe and
explain what the government can and
cannot do.

74. Scarcity
Because people cannot have everything
they want, they have to make choices.

75. Technological
Innovation
New technology has many types of
different consequences, depending on
how people use that technology.

76. Time, Change,
Continuity
Some things will change over time,
while other things will stay the same.