History and Social Science Skills
Virginia SOL VS.1
Apply history and social science skills to explain the relationship between physical geography and the lives of Virginia's peoples, past and present.
What students need to be able to do
- Analyze and interpret information sources including artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams.
- Apply geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features and connections.
- Develop questions and engage in critical thinking and analysis.
- Use evidence to construct timelines, classify events, and distinguish fact from opinion.
- Compare and contrast people, places, and events.
- Identify cause-and-effect relationships to clarify and explain content.
- Use economic decision-making models to make informed economic decisions and explain incentives and consequences.
- Develop products that reflect an understanding of content.