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Georgia Standards of Excellence

Grade 2 Social Studies Standards

Everything Georgia expects Grade 2 students to learn in Social Studies, on one page. These are the official Georgia Standards of Excellence: the same goals teachers plan from.

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Historical Understandings

Historical Understandings

SS2H1Georgia Historical Figures

Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS2H1.a

    James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia)

  • SS2H1.b

    Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet)

  • SS2H1.c

    Jackie Robinson (sportsmanship and civil rights)

  • SS2H1.d

    Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights)

  • SS2H1.e

    Juliette Gordon Low (Girl Scouts and leadership)

  • SS2H1.f

    Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights)

SS2H2Creek and Cherokee Cultures

Describe the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS2H2.a

    Compare and contrast the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past to those of Georgians today.

Geographic Understandings

Geographic Understandings

SS2G1Georgia's Topographical Features

Locate and compare major topographical features of Georgia and describe how these features define Georgia's surface.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS2G1.a

    Locate and compare the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley, and Appalachian Plateau.

  • SS2G1.b

    Locate on a physical map the major rivers: Savannah, Flint, and Chattahoochee.

SS2G2Cultural and Geographic Systems

Describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS2H1 and Georgia's Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee in SS2H2.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS2G2.a

    Identify specific locations significant to the life and times of each historic figure, and the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee, on a political or physical map.

  • SS2G2.b

    Describe how each historic figure and the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee adapted to and were influenced by their environments.

  • SS2G2.c

    Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and compare these regions to the region in which students live.

  • SS2G2.d

    Describe the regions in Georgia where the Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee lived and how the people used their local resources.

Government/Civic Understandings

Government/Civic Understandings

SS2CG2Executive Branch Officials

Identify the following elected officials of the executive branch and where they work:

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS2CG2.a

    President (leader of our nation) and Washington, D.C. – White House

  • SS2CG2.b

    Governor (leader of our state) and Atlanta, GA – State Capitol Building

  • SS2CG2.c

    Mayor (leader of a city) and city hall

SS2CG3Citizenship Traits in History

Give examples of how the historical figures in SS2H1 demonstrate positive citizenship traits such as: honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

Economic Understandings

Economic Understandings

SS2E2Goods and Services Allocation

Identify some ways in which goods and services are allocated (such as: price, majority rule, contests, force, sharing, lottery, authority, first-come-first-served, and personal characteristics).

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

Map and Globe Skills

Map and Globe Skills K-12

Information Processing Skills K-12

Information Processing Skills K-12