National History Education Clearinghouse

AL.1. Standard: Exploring Our Community and State

• 1.1. Objective: History

  Identify past and present modes of air, land, and water transportation.

  • 1.1.1. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying past and present forms of communication.

  • 1.1.2. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying past and present types of apparel.

  • 1.1.3. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying past and present types of technology.

  • 1.1.4. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying past and present types of recreation.

  • 1.1.5. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying primary documents of the past and present.

• 1.2. Objective: History

  Describe how primary sources serve as historical records of families and communities.

• 1.3. Objective: Geography/History

  Identify historical events and celebrations in communities and cities throughout Alabama.

• 1.4. Objective: Economics

  Describe the role of money in everyday life.

  • 1.4.1. Grade Level Example:

    Explaining differences between wants and needs.

  • 1.4.2. Grade Level Example:

    Explaining concepts of saving and borrowing.

  • 1.4.3. Grade Level Example:

    Explaining differences between buyers and sellers.

• 1.5. Objective: Economics/Geography

  Label human-made and natural resources in Alabama.

• 1.6. Objective: Geography

  Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features of Earth on maps and globes.

  • 1.6.1. Grade Level Example:

    Explaining uses of cardinal directions on the compass rose.

  • 1.6.2. Grade Level Example:

    Measuring distances using nonstandard means.

• 1.7. Objective: Geography/Political Science

  Identify ways to take personal action to protect the environment.

• 1.8. Objective: Economics/Geography

  Identify how occupational and recreational opportunities in Alabama and local communities are affected by the physical environment.

• 1.9. Objective: Geography/History

  Identify traditions of a variety of cultures in Alabama and local communities.

  • 1.9.1. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying common and unique characteristics of individuals in societal groups, including age, religious beliefs, ethnicity, disability, and gender.

• 1.10. Objective: Political Science

  Discuss civic responsibilities of participating members of a community and state.

  • 1.10.1. Grade Level Example:

    Discussing the meaning of patriotism.

• 1.11. Objective: Political Science

  Identify roles and responsibilities of leaders within the community and state.

  • 1.11.1. Grade Level Example:

    Recognizing how laws protect rights and property.

  • 1.11.2. Grade Level Example:

    Identifying reasons for having rules at home and at school.