CONTENT STATEMENT
- Local communities change over time.
CONTENT ELABORATION
As students examine primary and secondary sources from a variety of time periods, they begin to understand how characteristics of the local community have changed over time. Community is defined as a group of people residing in the same locality and under the same government.
Characteristics for analysis include:
businesses;
architecture;
physical features;
employment;
education;
transportation;
technology;
religion; and
recreation.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Analyze, organize, and present historical information about a characteristic of the local community that has changed over time.