| Three credits of social studies are needed to satisfy Pueblo School District 70 graduation
requirements in the social studies area. A full year of World Geography is needed to meet these graduation requirements,
as is a full year of United States History. A one semester course entitled American Government is also required for graduation.
Completion of these three courses earns the student 2.5 credits. An additional one semester (0.5 credit) social studies class
is required for graduation. All required courses are offered at the Academy, and two different courses are offered to satisfy
the social studies elective requirement. Scheduling is arranged so that interested students may take an additional social studies class to satisfy general elective requirements.
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American Government |
Economics |
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US History |
World Geography |
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World History |
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| Courses taught through the Social Studies Department at the Pueblo Technical Academy are based upon the
District 70 Social Studies Standards as a minimum requirement of what students should know and be able to do. These standards include those within the Geography, History, Civics and Economics areas.
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Geography Standards |
| 1. Geographic Tools: Students will use geographic tools to interpret and locate people, places and human physical environments on the Earth's surface.
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| 2. Characteristics of Places: Students identify the physical and human-made characteristics of places and use this knowledge to define regions for interpreting changing environments.
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| 3. Interactions between Human and Physical Systems: Students compare and contrast the interactions between human-made and physical systems.
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| 4. Earth's Surface Pattern and Systems: Students explain how processes of nature interact to shape Earth's surface patterns and ecosystems.
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| 5. Resources Interact to Shape Population: Students explain how economic, political, cultural and social processes interact to shape patterns of human populations.
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| 6. Connections of Geography and Technology: Students apply knowledge of cultures, places and environments to understand the past and present and to prepare for the future.
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Civics Standards |
| 1. Government: Students will define government and its purpose.
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| 2. Citizen: Students will identify the role of the citizen at the local, state and national level.
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| 3. Constitutional Principles: Students will interpret the basic constitutional principles and democratic foundations of our national, state and local political systems.
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| 4. Democratic Principles: Students will examine how democratic principles are used in the making of public policy.
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| 5. Political Relationships: Students will analyze the relationship of the United States policies and government to world affairs.
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Economics Standards |
| 1. Market Place: Students will investigate the essential characteristics of the market place.
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| 2. Economic Enterprise: Students will evaluate the interactive role that government and trade plays in a free enterprise economy.
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| 3. Monetary System: Students will assess the role that money, exchange, and banking plays in our American economy.
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| 4. Scarcity: Students will investigate the concept of making choices and decisions based on scarcity.
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| 5. Economic Systems: Students will analyze the role of various economic systems and their impact on societies.
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