Stage B - Social Science

Assessments

Social Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards

The assessments are coded according to learning standard and stage. Example: 14A.B is aligned to standard 14A, stage B (second grade). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment. Items indicated with (U) address United States history; (W) address world history.

14A14D14F.B - Rules and Responsibilities
Keep a journal for one week recording the rules followed at school and in the community.

14B14C.B - Who Are Our Leaders?
Draw a picture of the president of the United States and a leader or official from their community, and describe the duties of the officials in a sentence.

14E15A.B - Mapping World Interdependence
Make a three-column chart to list and categorize goods and services families use, and products that come from
another country.

15B15C.B - Producers and Consumers
Draw an example of a producer making a product and a consumer using that product.

15D16CU.B - Trading Goods or Services
Draw a picture of a trade that happened in the past on a two-frame paper and write at least one sentence
explaining the reason the trade was made.

15E.B - Goods and Services
Make a two-frame drawing indicating goods in one frame and services in the other frame.

16A.B - Life Timeline
Create a personal timeline.

16BU.B - Historical Places
Draw a picture of one local historical monument or place and describe why it is important to the community.

16BW.B - Political Figures of the Past
Draw a picture of a world political figure from the past and write at least one sentence on the accomplishment of that person.

16DUW.B - Customs and Our History
Draw pictures illustrating a tradition and custom that originated in another country that is practiced in the community and write at least one sentence comparing the two traditions/customs.

16EUW.B - Physical Features Explanations
Complete a comparison chart comparing and contrasting two stories that explain natural features or occurrences.

17A.B - Earth's Physical Features
Create a three-dimensional model of simple physical features of Earth and locate those features on a map.

17B17C.B - Respect for the Environment
Create a two-frame collage showing how people use the environment to meet their needs and write an explanation of how the student shows respect for the environment.

17D.B - Changes in Weather and Season
Draw pictures of an area of the school grounds four times during the school year showing seasonal changes and write a paragraph telling about what changes occurred during the school year.

18A.B - Technology Through History
Draw a picture of a form of technology and place it on a timeline.

18B18C.B - Family Tree and Choices
Complete a family tree chart and list one decision made in their family that does not please all family members.