Relevant Standards

The specific standards addressed through this enrichment program may change slightly as the program unfolds, but there is great potential to address or support a number of Nebraska State Social Studies Standards through participation.  These include:

Middle Level
8.2.4    Students will be able to describe the development and cultural impact of major religions.
8.2.6    Students will be able to describe the impact of selected civilizations in Asia and Africa on the development of later cultures.
8.4.3    Students will develop skills in discussion, debate, and persuasive writing by
analyzing historical situations and events.
8.4.5    Students will interpret economic and political issues as expressed in various visuals.
8.4.6    Students will improve their skills in historical research and geographical analysis.

Secondary Level
12.1.9    Students will analyze and explain U.S. foreign policy since WWII.
12.2.6    Students will compare and contrast Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.
12.2.10    Students will analyze major 20th century historical events.
12.2.11    Students will demonstrate historical research and geographical skills.
12.3.13    Students will examine the basic economic indicators and fundamentals of international trade.
12.4.1    Students will demonstrate geographical skills.
12.4.2    Students will analyze how selected physical and ecological processes impact the earth‚s surface.
12.4.3    Students will compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human population, e.g., settlement patterns and the location of natural and human resources.
12.4.4    Student will analyze the patterns of urban development, such as site and situation; the function of towns and cities; problems related to human mobility, social structure, and the environment.
12.4.5    Students will analyze the regional development of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean, such as physical, economic, and cultural characteristics and historical evolution from 1000 A.D. to the present.
12.4.6    Students will analyze the forces of conflict and cooperation.
12.4.7    Students will apply geography to interpret the past, understand the present, and plan the future.