• explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of the American system of government.

    • Describe the Constitution of the United States as the structure for our national government.

    • Summarize the five key individual rights and liberties protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    • Explain how active citizens participate in the government by voting to elect officials that represent them.

    • Identify the basic roles of national leaders including the President of the United States, the members of the United States Congress, and the justices of the Supreme Court.

    • Explain how all people can play an important role in their community.

  • describe the physical and human characteristics of their environment.

    • Construct basic maps using cardinal directions and map symbols.

    • Describe absolute and relative location using latitude, longitude, and hemispheres on basic maps and globes.

    • Use political maps to locate the state of Oklahoma and the six bordering states.

    • Identify and locate basic landforms, bodies of water, continents, and oceans on a map.

    • Describe how communities modify the environment to meet their needs.

    • Describe customs, traditions, clothing, food, housing, and music as basic elements of various cultures represented within the local community.

  • examine the lives of notable Americans who expanded peoples’ rights and freedoms through our history.

  • understand basic economic concepts in the American economy.

    • Explain the importance of supply and demand in the consumer and producer relationship.

    • Explain how barter and trade can lead to interdependence among communities.

    • Describe the connection between taxes and community services, including schools, sanitation and water, fire and police protection, parks and recreation, libraries, and roads.

    • Describe how setting goals and creating a budget helps people pay for things they need and want.