What does a student learn in StateNew Jersey,GradeGrade 1,SubjectSocial Studies?

Develop compelling and supporting questions and plan inquiries that promote sustained investigation.

Evaluate the credibility of primary and secondary sources and use evidence to develop and support claims.

Communicate conclusions through writing, speaking, or other media, and take informed action.

Analyze the structures, purposes, and functions of civic and political institutions at the local, state, federal, and tribal levels.

Apply civic virtues, democratic principles, and a commitment to human rights to school, community, and political life.

Apply civic processes, rules, and laws to current public issues and decision-making.

Analyze how scarcity, incentives, and trade-offs shape personal and policy decisions.

Analyze how markets, innovation, and technology drive economic activity locally, nationally, and globally.

Apply principles of personal financial literacy, including saving, spending, credit, and investing.

Use maps, photographs, and geographic tools to investigate places, regions, and patterns.

Analyze how physical environments shape and are shaped by human activity, including the impacts of climate change.

Analyze patterns of human movement, settlement, and cultural diffusion across regions.

Analyze change, continuity, and context across historical eras and across regions of the world, including New Jersey's role.

Analyze multiple perspectives on historical events, including the experiences of New Jersey's diverse communities.

Analyze causes and consequences of historical events and construct evidence-based historical arguments.