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Learning Standards Standards

What does a student learn in ?

Source: Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Core Standards
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 8.
Civics and Government

  • Principles and Documents

    PA-SS.CIV.8.1

    The student understands the principles and documents of the United States and Pennsylvania governments.

  • Rights and Responsibilities

    PA-SS.CIV.8.2

    The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizens and the rule of law.

  • Government Structure

    PA-SS.CIV.8.3

    The student understands the structure, organization, and operation of governments at the local, state, and federal levels.

  • International Relations

    PA-SS.CIV.8.4

    The student understands how nations interact through diplomacy, trade, treaties, and conflict.

Economics

  • Scarcity and Choice

    PA-SS.ECON.8.1

    The student understands how scarcity drives choices and trade-offs for individuals, families, and societies.

  • Markets and Economic Systems

    PA-SS.ECON.8.2

    The student understands how markets, prices, and competition allocate resources in different economic systems.

  • Money and Banking

    PA-SS.ECON.8.3

    The student understands the role of money, banking, and credit in personal finance and the economy.

  • Economic Decision Making

    PA-SS.ECON.8.4

    The student applies economic reasoning to personal financial decisions and to public-policy questions.

Geography

  • Geographic Tools and Spatial Concepts

    PA-SS.GEO.8.1

    The student uses maps, globes, and spatial concepts to describe places and regions of the world.

  • Physical Characteristics

    PA-SS.GEO.8.2

    The student describes physical characteristics of places and regions, including landforms, climates, and ecosystems.

  • Human Characteristics

    PA-SS.GEO.8.3

    The student analyzes human characteristics of places and regions, including culture, settlement, and economic activity.

  • Human-Environment Interaction

    PA-SS.GEO.8.4

    The student analyzes how people adapt to and modify their environments and the consequences of those interactions.

History

  • Historical Analysis

    PA-SS.HIST.8.1

    The student applies historical analysis to interpret events, individuals, and ideas in the United States and the world.

  • Pennsylvania History

    PA-SS.HIST.8.2

    The student understands key events, individuals, and movements in Pennsylvania history and their connection to national developments.

  • United States History

    PA-SS.HIST.8.3

    The student understands key events and movements in United States history at the grade-level scope.

  • World History

    PA-SS.HIST.8.4

    The student understands key events and movements in world history at the grade-level scope.

Assessments
The state tests students at this grade and subject take.
National Monitoring

NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)

Federally administered sample-based assessment in reading, mathematics, science, and writing. NAEP results inform state-by-state comparisons rather than individual student or school accountability.

When given:
biennial in winter
Frequency:
every two years
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