| (C) identify and describe individual acts of civic
responsibility, including obeying laws, serving and improving the
community, serving on a jury, and voting; and
(D) identify examples of nonprofit and/or civic organizations
such as the Red Cross and explain how they serve the common good.
(10) Culture. The student understands ethnic and/or
cultural celebrations of the local community and other communities.
The student is expected to:
(A) explain the significance of various ethnic and/or
cultural celebrations in the local community and other communities;
and
(B) compare ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in
the local community with other communities.
(11) Culture. The student understands the role of heroes
in shaping the culture of communities, the state, and the nation.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify and describe the heroic deeds of state
and national heroes and military and first responders such as Hector
P. Garcia, James A. Lovell, and the Four Chaplains; and
(B) identify and describe the heroic deeds of individuals
such as Harriet Tubman, Todd Beamer, and other contemporary heroes.
(12) Culture. The student understands the importance
of writers and artists to the cultural heritage of communities. The
student is expected to identify how various writers and artists such
as Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, Carmen Lomas Garza, and Laura Ingalls
Wilder and their stories, poems, statues, and paintings contribute
to the cultural heritage of communities.
(13) Science, technology, and society. The student
understands how individuals have created or invented new technology
and affected life in various communities, past and present. The student
is expected to:
(A) identify individuals who have discovered scientific
breakthroughs or created or invented new technology such as Jonas
Salk, Cyrus McCormick, Bill Gates, Louis Pasteur, and others; and
(B) describe the impact of scientific breakthroughs
and new technology in computers, pasteurization, and medical vaccines
on various communities.
(14) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking
skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of
valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) gather information, including historical and current
events and geographic data, about the community using a variety of
resources;
(B) interpret oral, visual, and print material by sequencing,
categorizing, identifying the main idea, distinguishing between fact
and opinion, identifying cause and effect, comparing, and contrasting;
and
(C) interpret and create visuals, including graphs,
charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps.
(15) Social studies skills. The student communicates
in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
(A) use social studies terminology correctly;
(B) create and interpret timelines;
(C) apply the terms year, decade, and century to describe
historical times;
(D) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences;
and
(E) create written and visual material such as stories,
pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas.
(16) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving
and decision-making skills, working independently and with others.
The student is expected to use problem-solving and decision-making
processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider
options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement
a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution.
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