What does a student learn in StateNew Hampshire,GradeGrade 9,SubjectSocial Studies?

Students trace the ideas and events that shaped the U.S. Constitution, from Enlightenment philosophy to the compromises made at the founding. They also examine how New Hampshire's own constitution fits into that history.

Students learn how local, state, federal, and tribal governments are organized, what each one is responsible for, and how they work together or share power.

Students learn what rights citizens hold under the Constitution and what responsibilities come with those rights, including how people vote, petition, and take part in government decisions.

Students examine how the U.S. works with other countries and groups like the United Nations, looking at treaties, alliances, and conflicts that shape American foreign policy.

Students look at a real choice, such as taking a job or staying in school, and weigh what they gain against what they give up. The goal is to think through trade-offs before deciding, not just pick the obvious answer.

Markets bring buyers and sellers together, and prices signal where goods and money flow. Students study how competition between businesses shapes what gets made, what it costs, and who ends up with it.

Students compare how different economies (like free markets and government-run systems) decide who makes goods, who owns them, and who sets prices. They look at what businesses, workers, banks, and governments each do in those systems.

Students learn how money works in real life: how to save, spend wisely, use credit without getting into debt, and put money to work through investing.

Students use maps, satellite images, and geographic tools to study how places look, where things cluster, and why patterns show up across regions.

Students study what makes a place distinct, its landforms, climate, industries, and population patterns. They apply that analysis to New Hampshire and the United States specifically.

Students study why people move, where they settle, and how ideas, languages, and customs spread from one region to another. They look for patterns across history and geography to explain why communities end up where they do.

Students examine how geography affects where and how people live, and how human choices, like building cities or clearing land, reshape the natural world in return.

Students examine how the U.S. government was built from the ground up, and how New Hampshire shaped that process. They look at key decisions, documents, and debates that established who holds power and why.

Students study how major turning points, such as civil rights campaigns, westward expansion, and wartime, pushed the country to grow and change. The focus is on what drove those shifts and what they left behind.

From early Native American communities through today, students trace how American and New Hampshire societies built their economies and shaped their cultures over time.

Students trace how major civilizations grew over time and how they changed each other through trade, conflict, and cultural exchange, from ancient societies to the modern world.

Students compare how different countries and time periods have organized power and money. They look at systems like democracy, monarchy, and trade economies to understand why governments and markets take the shape they do.

Students trace today's global problems, such as conflict, migration, or climate policy, back to their historical roots. They explain how past events shaped the issues making headlines now.