Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use.

Identify public issues in Michigan that influence the daily lives of its citizens.

Give an example of how Michigan state government fulfills one of the purposes of government.

Describe how the Michigan state government reflects the principle of representative government.

Distinguish between the roles of tribal, state, and local governments.

Identify goods and services provided by the state government and describe how they are funded.

Identify the three branches of state government in Michigan and the powers of each.

Explain how state courts function to resolve conflict.

Describe the purpose of the Michigan Constitution.

Identify and explain rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Using a Michigan example, explain how scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost affect what is produced and consumed.

Identify incentives that influence economic decisions people make in Michigan.

Analyze how Michigan’s location and natural resources influenced its economic development.

Identify questions historians ask in examining the past in Michigan.

Describe diverse groups that have migrated into a region of Michigan and reasons why they came (push/pull factors).

Explain how historians use primary and secondary sources to answer questions about the past.

Describe the casual relationships between three events in Michigan's past.

Draw upon traditional stories and/or teachings of Indigenous Peoples who lived and continue to live in Michigan in order to [...]

Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan [...]

Use a variety of sources to describe interactions that occurred between Indigenous Peoples and the first European explorers and settlers [...]

Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to construct a historical narrative about daily life in the early settlements [...]

Use case studies or stories to describe how the ideas or actions of individuals affected the history of Michigan (pre-statehood).

Describe how Michigan attained statehood.

Create a timeline to sequence and describe major eras and events in early Michigan history.

Use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to describe the relative locations of significant places in the immediate environment.

Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.

Use a world map to describe North America in relation to the equator and other continents and oceans, and Michigan [...]

Use a variety of visual materials and data sources to describe ways in which Michigan can be divided into regions.

Describe different regions to which Michigan belongs.

Describe major kinds of economic activity in Michigan today, such as agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, services and tourism, and research and [...]

Illustrate connections between the visual arts and other curriculum through student artwork.

Examine how artists turn ideas into visual solutions.

Combine ideas, symbols, and experiences that express and communicate meaning.

Create artwork that aesthetically and creatively conveys an idea.

Design artwork using computers and electronic media to create original works of art.

Compare the elements of art used in personal artwork.

Examine how art expresses cultural traditions.

Highlight social trends that influence our emotional reactions to art.

Select a piece of personal artwork, critique it using art terminology, and make revisions.

Discuss how personal experiences influence the creation of art.

Examine customs or traditions celebrated by different communities.

Describe the materials and art forms used by particular cultures.

Demonstrate control and safe use of a variety of art tools with environmental awareness.

Recognize how the available materials and processes in a particular time or place can influence the art that is created.

Describe, discuss, and model the elements of art and principles of design to communicate ideas.

Describe how art can be found in various environments.

Select, present, and evaluate personal artwork.

Investigate and identify careers related to artists who work in specific media.

Apply materials and techniques to problem solve in the creation of art.

Investigate collaboration across art disciplines.