NCSS Standards Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies defines what students should know and be able to do in social studies at each educational level. This lesson correlates to the following standard for elementary school students:
X. Civic Ideals and Practices Locate, access, organize, and apply information about an issue of public concern from multiple points of view; identify and practice selected forms of civic discussion and participation consistent with the ideals of citizens in a democratic republic; recognize and interpret how the "common good" can be strengthened through various forms of citizen action.
