Competence aims after year 4

The pupil is expected to be able to

To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.
and
To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.
social-studies-related topics, search for information in various sources and
To assess means to consider different aspects of an issue or point of view. It may also include judging the quality of a product or process. An assessment often results in a decision, a judgement or a conclusion.
how useful the information that is to inform about the topics
To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.
cultural heritage and how people lived during the time the cultural heritage is from, and
To compare means to examine the character or qualities to discover resemblances or differences between two or more issues.
this with how we live today
To describe means to portray or recount an experience, situation, work process or a topic. To describe something may also refer to using relevant terminology to systematise knowledge of a topic.
cultural and natural landscapes in Norway and talk about how historical and geographical sources, including maps, can provide information about these landscapes
talk about why conflicts arise in the school and local environment, listen to others’ opinions, and
To collaborate means to work with others to achieve a common understanding or a common goal.
with them to find constructive solutions
To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.
human rights and children’s rights, and
To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.
on why we have these rights
To present means to show, explain and outline a topic or a product. The way of presenting may vary, but the goal of the presentation is to make the topic or product accessible to others. To present may also mean to illustrate and to demonstrate.
reasons as to why the Sami people have been given indigenous status in Norway, and
To describe means to portray or recount an experience, situation, work process or a topic. To describe something may also refer to using relevant terminology to systematise knowledge of a topic.
the different forms of Sami cultural and community life, both from the past and today
To explore refers to experiencing and experimenting, often encouraging curiosity and sense of wonder. To explore may mean to sense, seek, discover, observe and examine. In some cases, to explore means to investigate different aspects of an issue through open and critical discussion. To explore may also mean testing or trying out and evaluating work methods, products or equipment.
and give examples of some aspects of sustainability
To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.
on the connections between personal finances and one’s own consumption
talk about identity, diversity and community, and
To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.
on what it might be like if one is not a part of the community
talk about the rules and norms for protection of privacy, the sharing and protection of information, and what it means to
To use means to apply something or to carry out a task to reach a goal. To use, which is closely related to apply, is understood as to utilise or to employ, for example, a method or a tool.
one’s judgment in digital interaction
talk about the boundaries related to the body, what violence and sexual abuse is, and how to obtain help if one has been the victim of violence and sexual abuse
To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.
on which forces in society have power and what a democracy is, and
To develop means to design, create, model or shape a new method, a product or a service.
proposals for how one can have an impact on decisions
talk about some important public institutions and their functions in Norway, and
To reflect means to examine and consider different aspects of your own and others’ actions, attitudes and ideas. We may also reflect on a subject, practical activities or our own learning. Reflection means testing out our own thoughts and attitudes to develop better insight and understanding.
on how they affect people’s lives

Formative assessment

Formative assessment shall help to promote learning and develop competence in the subject. The pupils demonstrate and develop their competence in Social Studies during year 3 and 4 when they show that they can work individually and with others, and are able to explore and explain the connections between social-studies-related topics. The pupils demonstrate and develop their competence when they are able to both present and talk about social-studies-related topics, and can reflect on what kind of information and knowledge different types of sources can provide to inform about these topics. The pupils thus demonstrate and develop their competence when they can appreciate different perspectives and observe how they and others may be affected by and have an effect on each other, society and nature. They further demonstrate and develop their competence when they show their ability to interact digitally and use the rules and norms associated with privacy protection and digital interaction.

The teacher shall facilitate pupil participation and stimulate the desire to learn by encouraging the pupils to search for knowledge in various ways, appreciate different perspectives and reflect on how knowledge can be created. The teacher and pupils shall engage in dialogue about their development in Social Studies. The pupils shall be encouraged to experiment on their own in the subject. With the competence the pupils have demonstrated as the starting point, they shall be given the opportunity to express what they believe they have achieved and what they believe they have improved on. The teacher shall provide guidance on further learning and adapt the teaching to enable the pupils to use the guidance provided to develop their competence in social studies through their curiosity, by increasing their knowledge and by exploring the connections in the subject.

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Standpunkt- og underveisvurdering

Social Studies (SAF01‑05)
Competence aims and assessment

Explanation