History – Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools
UNITED STATES HISTORY
AND GEOGRAPHY:
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
SAMPLE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT,
IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
GRADES 9–12
Content Standards
Create a timeline showing major milestones in the history of
California’s water rights laws, with an emphasis on how California’s
climate, geography, economy, and culture have shaped its water
laws. For information, see “Chapter 1: Floods, Droughts, and
Lawsuits: A Brief History of California’s Water Policy” in Managing
California’s Water: From Conflict to Reconciliation by Ellen Hanak
et. al. (Public Policy Institute of California, 2011). Available at
www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_211EHR.pdf.
11.11.5. Trace the impact of, need for, and controversies associated
with environmental conservation, expansion of the national park
system, and the development of environmental protection laws,
with particular attention to the interaction between environmental
protection advocates and property rights advocates.
PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMICS
Content Standards
Study how California’s drought years—exacerbated by higher
temperatures—periodically lead to severe water shortages.
Determine which industrial sectors and consumer applications
use the highest quantities of water in California, and who is most
affected by water shortages, and develop recommendations for
the most effective, realistic, and fair ways to conserve water.
12.1.1. Examine the causal relationship between scarcity and the
need for choices.
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BIG IDEAS
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Grades 9–12
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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION