Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 5: Economic Development

STANDARD 5.1

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Geography Year at a Glance ●​ Work together as a

●​ Population Connection - population tools and resources ●​ Gapminder - How Did the World Population Change ●​ United States Census - International Database

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will explain the essential attributes of a developed economy and the patterns of development that differentiate less-developed and more-developed places. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ Attributes ●​ Developed economy ●​ Patterns of development ●​ Explain ●​ Explain ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

●​ Less-developed places ●​ More-developed places

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Identify essential attributes of a developed economy. Attributes may include: ○​ High Standard of living ○​ Advanced technological infrastructure ○​ Diversified economy ○​ High levels of productivity and efficiency

○​ Strong institutions and rule of law ○​ Openness to trade and investment ○​ Social and environmental sustainability

○​ High human development index ○​ Innovation and entrepreneurship ○​ Quality of infrastructure and services ●​ Define less-developed places and more-developed places. ●​ Identify and analyze patterns of developments that differentiate less-developed and more-developed places.