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History – Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS SKILLS SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GRADES 9–12 Chronological and Search online or in local newspapers for recent articles related to the Bay Area’s or California’s water or electricity resources, and choose an article to analyze. Ask: What is the issue? Who or what does it affect? In what way is this issue unique to the region? How is it being addressed? Spatial Thinking 9-12.4. Students relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions. 78 BIG IDEAS | Grades 9–12 | SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION