What does a student learn in StateRhode Island,GradeGrade 8,SubjectSocial Studies?

Apply civic virtues and democratic principles to school, community, and political life, including respect, responsibility, and the rule of law.

Engage in deliberation and collaborative civic action that respects diverse perspectives and uses evidence-based reasoning.

Analyze the structures, purposes, and functions of civic and political institutions in Rhode Island, the United States, and the world.

Analyze continuity and change in human experience across time and place, including the contexts that shape historical events.

Analyze multiple perspectives on historical events and how those perspectives have shaped understanding of the past and present.

Analyze the causes and consequences of historical events and construct evidence-based arguments using primary and secondary sources.

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

Analyze how physical environments shape and are shaped by human activity, locally and globally.

Analyze patterns of human movement, settlement, and the diffusion of ideas, goods, and culture across regions.

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

Analyze how markets, prices, and competition allocate resources in the local, national, and global economy.

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