Welcome toWelcome to Social StudiesSocial Studies

America’s DevelopmentAmerica’s Development

from Ancient Times through the from Ancient Times through the Civil WarCivil War

The Content of The Content of Social StudiesSocial Studies

WhatWhat we’ll learn aboutwe’ll learn about

HistoryThis course will tell the story

of our country’s beginnings.

As in any good story, we’ll meet memorable

characters, visit fascinating settings of

long ago, and be there as seemingly

impossible problems are solved.

GeographyWe will study the Earth’s

surface— both the awesome

features of its land and the vastness and

nature of its waters.

We will learn about how man has shaped the earth and the earth has influenced the lives of humans.

Comparative CulturesWe’ll discover how groups of

people have developed special customs, beliefs, and points of views.

We’ll investigate what happens when cultures meet. Will they:

blend together, stay separate, or one destroys the other?

The Process of The Process of Social StudiesSocial Studies

How How we’ll learnwe’ll learn

Nonfiction Reading StrategiesWe’ll learn to use a

menu of strategies to understand and remember the facts we read.

ResearchUsing our menu of

strategies, we’ll research questions created by either the teacher or the students themselves.

Using the facts we uncover, we’ll draw conclusions and support them.

Graphic OrganizersUsing a variety of

organizers, we’ll learn to collect and order facts and vocabulary to enable us to communicate what we’ve learned.

MapsMaps are an essential part of

Social Studies. We will use maps to discover new facts and to answer questions.

We’ll also make our own maps to clarify and communicate what know.

Prepare yourselves for an exciting adventure back in time!

The knowledge you will gain will prepare you for the adventures of the present

day and the future as YOU take an ever greater role in the continuing story of

America.