(1) A fourth grade student at the novice level is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental at each benchmark in social studies. He/she:

(a) sometimes recognizes and follows some of the steps of an inquiry process to locate information, but needs much assistance to evaluate the quality of information or to use it in decision making;

(b) seldom identifies the purpose or levels of government in our lives;

(c) has difficulty practicing citizenship rights and responsibilities in the classroom community;

(d) sometimes identifies geographic knowledge but often is unable to relate this knowledge to other subject areas and usually needs assistance relating geographic knowledge to the world around him/her;

(e) locates but seldom uses basic information of historical events and has difficulty explaining connections between past and present;

(f) seldom identifies economic principles but, with assistance, describes some of the effects on individuals and communities; and

(g) seldom recognizes how culture influences and diversity contributes to human development, identity, and behavior.