This booklet contains a set of elementary and secondary social studies performance objectives for the state of Michigan. In the introduction, the developers comment that the objectives are to be considered as minimal, and that most students will move beyond them. The objectives stress social studies skills and concepts; they are relatively content free. This allows schools to have varied curriculum according to local needs and preferences. In the booklet the objectives are presented in three groups: early elementary (grades one to three), later elementary (grades four to six), and secondary (grades seven to nine). They are terminal objectives, which means that students should have acquired the skills by the end of each level. On each page objectives are listed in one column with accompanying comments and sample test items in an adjacent column. The test items are included for clarification only. They are not necessarily valid and reliable evaluation items. Both levels of elementary objectives fall into 18 broad categories, including concept formulation; participation in group discussion and activities; problem solving; comparative cultures; and environmental awareness. The 49 secondary objectives are categorized by skills: social-affective, thinking, social science, occupational, and those relating to specific social science concepts. (AV)