Challenger Learning Center
Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West
Voyage to Mars

Alignment with the State of Ohio Social Studies Standards

Grade Level	History	People in Societies	Geography	Economics	Government	Citizenship Rights and
Reponsibilities	
Grade 7 Ohio's New Learning Standards SOCIAL STUDIES	Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and
issues from the perspectives of people living at the time in order to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s
norms
and values.		Improvements in transportation, communication and technology have facilitated cultural diffusion among peoples around the world.	Individuals, governments and businesses must analyze costs and benefits when making economic decisions. A cost- benefit
analysis consists of determining the potential costs and
benefits of an action and then balancing the costs against the benefits.	The ability to understand individual and group perspectives is
essential to analyzing historic and
contemporary issues.		
Grade 8 Ohio's New Learning Standards SOCIAL STUDIES	Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events
from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.		The availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences.	Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences.		Informed citizens understand how media and communication technology influence public opinion.	
HS: Ohio's New Learning Standards SOCIAL STUDIES	Social Transformations of the United States:
29. The postwar economic boom, greatly affected by advances in science, produced epic changes in American life.	Historical Thinking and Skills: 1. Historical events provide opportunities to examine alternative courses of
action. 2. The use of primary and secondary sources of information includes an
examination of the credibility of each source. 3. Historians develop theses and use evidence to support or refute positions.
4. Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including	Globalization: 29. Environmental concerns, impacted by population growth and heightened
by international competition for the world’s energy supplies, have resulted in a new environmental consciousness and a movement for the
sustainability of the world’s
resources.	Informed citizens understand how media and communication technology influence public opinion.	

Prepared by Brenda Gift Ed. S. 1/12/2015	1