Curriculum+Level+2+Social+studies

=Curriculum levels= = = =Level Two Social Sciences=

Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to: • Understand that people have social, cultural, and economic roles, rights, and responsibilities. • Understand how people make choices to meet their needs and wants. • Understand how cultural practices refl ect and express people’s customs, traditions, and values. • Understand how time and change affect people’s lives. • Understand how places infl uence people and people infl uence places. • Understand how people make signifi cant contributions to New Zealand’s society. • Understand how the status of Ma-ori as tangata whenua is signifi cant for communities in New Zealand.