Grade 7 Social Studies Hawaii standards Standards

Content Standards

Anchor and Inquiry Standards

Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries

Gathering and Evaluating Sources

Creating Claims

Communicating Conclusions

Taking Informed Action

Create compelling questions representing key ideas of the disciplines

Explain how a question reflects an enduring issue in the field

Create supporting questions that address key ideas identified in compelling questions

Explain the relationship between compelling and supporting question

Evaluate the credibility of a source by examining its origin, author, context, and content

Gather relevant information from credible sources representing a wide range of views

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both

Identify specific evidence that supports the claims and counterclaims

Construct arguments and explanations using claims and evidence from multiple sources while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments

Present arguments and explanations using a variety of print and oral technologies (e.g., posters, essays, letters, debates, speeches, reports, maps) and digital technologies (e.g., Internet, social media, digital documentary)

Identify local, regional and/or global problems or issues using interdisciplinary lenses

Examine the origins of a problem or issue and explain the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address it

Apply a range of deliberative strategies and procedures to make decisions and propose feasible solutions to address local, regional, and/or global concerns

Create an action plan to address a solution to the problem or issue and demonstrate evidence of implementation

Analyze the role of individuals, events, and ideas leading to the unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom

Compare and contrast Hawaiian and Western perspectives on the arrival of James Cook in Hawaiʻi

Assess the changes initiated by Kamehameha I on Hawaiian society after unification

Explain the social and environmental changes resulting from foreign influence

Assess the impact of the abolishment of the kapu system

Assess the social and cultural changes resulting from missionary influence in Hawaiian society

Analyze how the sandalwood and whaling industries impacted Hawaiʻi's economy

Evaluate the impact of changing land tenure on Hawaiians

Analyze the causes and impacts of immigration of various ethnic groups for plantation labor

Explain the processes, ideas, and people's roles involved in the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy

Evaluate the political and economic developments leading to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom

Compare and contrast perspectives of proponents and opponents of the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom

Content Standards

Anchor and Inquiry Standards

Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries

Gathering and Evaluating Sources

Creating Claims

Communicating Conclusions

Taking Informed Action

Create compelling questions representing key ideas of the disciplines

Explain how a question reflects an enduring issue in the field

Create supporting questions that address key ideas identified in compelling questions

Explain the relationship between compelling and supporting questions

Evaluate the credibility of a source by examining its origin, author, context, and content

Gather relevant information from credible sources representing a wide range of views

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both

Identify specific evidence that supports the claims and counterclaims

Construct arguments and explanations using claims and evidence from multiple sources while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments

Present arguments and explanations using a variety of print and oral technologies (e.g., posters, essays, letters, debates, speeches, reports, maps) and digital technologies (e.g., Internet, social media, digital documentary)

Identify local, regional and/or global problems or issues by using interdisciplinary lenses

Examine the origins of a problem or issue and explain the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address it

Apply a range of deliberative strategies and procedures to make decisions and propose feasible solutions to address local, regional, and/or global concerns

Create an action plan to address a solution to a problem or issue and demonstrate evidence of implementation

Use geographic representations to explain the relationships between the origins, settlement, and languages of Pacific people

Explain how early Pacific people adapted to and modified environments on low and high islands

Explain how power and authority are represented in cultural expressions of the early Pacific people

Describe early encounters between Pacific Islanders and foreigners

Evaluate how Pacific Islander participation in global economies changed during the colonial era through World War II

Explain how political and economic needs of foreigners changed Pacific Island societies

Analyze the interests and obligations of colonial powers in Pacific Island nations and entities since World War II

Explain the social, environmental, and economic impacts of nuclear testing and militarization on Pacific Islander peoples and island environments

Analyze the reasons for contemporary migration of Pacific Islander populations

Propose a research-based policy solution to a problem facing a Pacific Island nation