5.SS.26.A
Use democratic procedures to simulate making decisions on school, local, or state issues.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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democratic proceduresdecisionsschool issueslocal issuesstate issues
Skills
- use (democratic procedures) #dok2
- simulate (decision-making processes) #dok3
- make (decisions about school, local, or state issues) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify democratic procedures used to make group decisions. #dok1
- I can explain how democratic procedures are applied to decision-making processes. #dok2
- I can use democratic procedures to participate in group decisions about a school, local, or state issue. #dok2
- I can simulate making decisions on school, local, or state issues using democratic procedures. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Democratic procedures allow groups to make fair and collaborative decisions on important issues.
- Practicing democratic procedures helps students understand how decisions are made in a democracy.
Essential Questions
- What are democratic procedures, and why are they important for making decisions?
- In what ways can democratic procedures be used to make group decisions at school, locally, or in the state?
- How does simulating decision-making help us understand real-life democratic processes?
- What challenges might arise in group decision-making, and how can democratic procedures address them?
- How do democratic procedures promote fairness and participation in a group?