UT.5

Students will use data regarding the key components of Utah’s economy to make recommendations for sustainable development. (economics)

Students will research issues of civic importance in which city, county, tribal, or state governments have a role. Students will use their research to develop and write a policy proposal to the appropriate governmental entity, such as a board, commission, council, legislator, or agency. (civics)

Students will select a recent event they think will be worthy of remembering, recording, or interpreting, and make an argument for its potential historical significance. (history)

Students will use geographic tools and resources to investigate a current issue, challenge, or problem facing Utah or their community, and propose a viable solution. (geography)

Students will use recent population growth and other demographic trends to make predictions about Utah’s growth, and create and defend a public policy in response to those trends. (economics)