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Understanding. Standard 1: Students will understand social studies concepts and skills.

Demonstrates lack of understanding about producers and consumers.

Demonstrates some understanding of producers and consumers.

Demonstrates an understanding of producers and consumers.

Demonstrates a deep and complex understanding of porducers and consumers.

Connections. Standard 2: Students will make relevant connections using S.S. understandings.

Makes no connection to how products get from the producer to the consumer.

Makes weak connections to how products get from the producer to the consumer.

Makes relevant connections to how products get from the producer to the consumer.

Makes sophisticated connections to how products get from the producers to the consumer.

Communication. Standard 3: Students will communicate S.S. understandings.

Lacks clear and effective ideas and details. Work is not organized. Uses no or incorrect social studies vocabulary.

Explains ideas using somewhat clear and effective details. Somewhat organizes work. Uses little social studies vocabulary.

Explains ideas using mostly clear and effective details. Almost completely organizes work. Uses adquate social studies vocabulary.

Explains ideas using clear and effective details. Organizes ideas to effectively communicate thinking. Applies precise and appropriate social studies vocabulary.