Kentucky Core Content
for Food, Culture & History

Note: This course was originally designed as a proposal for a Middle School Academy so
Kentucky Core Content listed below applies to the Middle School level only.

Culture and Society
SS-M-2.1.1 - Culture is influenced by language, literature, arts, beliefs, and behaviors and
may result in unique perspectives.
SS-M-2.2.1 - All cultures develop institutions, customs, beliefs, and holidays reflecting
their unique histories, situations, and perspectives.
SS.-M-2.4.1 - Conflict and competition (e.g. political, economic, religious, ethnic) may
occur as cultures emerge and develop.

Economics
SS-M-3.1.1 - Productive resources are limited and do not satisfy the wants of individuals,
societies and governments.
SS-M-3.1.2 - To make informed choices, consumers must analyze advertisements,
consider personal finances, and examine the opportunity cost.
SS-M-3.4.1 - Productivity can be improved by specialization, new knowledge, and
technology/tools.

Geography
SS-M-4.1.2 - Different factors affect where human activities are located and how land is
used in urban, rural, and suburban areas.
SS-M-4.2.2 - Places and regions change over time as new technologies, resources, and
knowledge become available.
SS-M-4.3.2 - Human populations may change and/or migrate because of factor such as
war, famine, disease, economic opportunity, and technology.
SS-M-4.4.3 - The natural resources of a place or region impact its political, social and
economic development.

History
SS-M-5.1.2 - Primary sources, secondary sources, artifacts, and time lines are essential
tools in the study and interpretation of history.
SS-M-5.1.3 - History is a series of connect events shaped by multiple cause-and-effect
relationships, tying the past to the present.
SS-M-5.2.1 - America's diverse society began with the "great convergence" of European,
African, and Native American people beginning the late 15th century.
SS-M-5.3.2 - The rise of classical civilizations and empires, and the development of
major religions had lasting impacts on the world.

Reading skills
RD-M-x.0.1 - Identify an author's purpose in literary, information, persuasive, and
practical/workplace materials.
RD-M-x.0.5 - Formulate questions to guide reading
RD-M-x.0.8 - Make predictions, draw conclusions and make generalizations about what
is read.
RD-M-x.0.9 - Reflect on and evaluate what is read
RD-M-x.0.10 Connect information from a passage to students' lives an/or real world
issues.

Transactive Writing - Forms and characteristics

This Academy will also address much of the Practical Living Core Content
(Health, Physical Education, and Consumerism) for High School.