Social Studies 101

YOU are a historian!

What are the five strands of Social Studies? History Geography Cultural Economic Government

Create Foldable

History Definition: The record and description of past events.

Why is it important to study HISTORY? As we watch the video clip. Remember 2 reasons it is important to study history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmNkYUL_Cw

How do I study history like a historian?

Timelines

So what are we going to learn? 400 0 A.D. 200 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2015

YOUR timeline Fill out your life timeline. Label your timeline by adding years beginning with your year of birth and ending will 2016. Pick 3 big events in your life to add to your timeline. Remember the oldest events should be towards the left and newest on the right Make sure you have a date and description of each event.

How do we KNOW what happened? Types of SOURCES Primary- A primary source is written or created by someone who experienced events at the time they took place. Good things? Bad things? Examples: Secondary- A secondary source is written by a person or group of people who did not witness an event.

JFK Assassination Follow along as we read about the life of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Work with your groups to sort each item as a PRIMARY or SECONDARY source about President Kennedy’s assassination. Place the PRIMARY sources on the BLUE paper and the SECONDARY sources on the RED paper

One more piece of evidence… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU83R7rpXQY

Reflection Why is it important for us to study history using timelines and multiple types of sources? Question everything this year!

Geography Definition: science that deals with the Earth's surface and how humans interact with the world around them.

Why is geography important to studying Social Studies like a historian?

Compass rose Draw your own compass rose in your foldable.

What do we use to study geography? Maps What are the benefits of maps? Globes What are the benefits of globes? Google earth tour 

Continents Glue your map into your foldable http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_GL.html

Latitude and longitude Label the Equator and Prime Meridian on your map

What about us? How do WE relate to geography? Push/ Pull Country Activity

Add to your foldable: Push and Pull factors Pull factor- something that draws people to a new location. Example: Push factor- something that drives people away from a location.

Human environment interaction

Culture Definition: the combination of human knowledge, beliefs and behavior that we learn and pass on to future generations.

Food around the world Iraq China Canada Italy Greece Belize Vietnam

Music around the world Mexico - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klVe7_2UEQ8 USA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evb31p5vFs4 China - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7CseTNRZ_0 Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzziAv9o4w Argentina - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZcuW3xFRMw

One event we see lots of culture

Weddings around the world Each group will learn about the culture of weddings from another country. Read your wedding description Answer the discussion questions with your group

What kind of things make up someone’s culture? Decorate your foldable with your culture Things to include Music Food Family Holidays Traditions Free time activities sports School Books __________

Government Definition: The process and or the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc

Why do we have government? Group brainstorm

White board think and share Each of you need a white board, a dry erase marker, and an eraser For 1 min I want you to think of what elements make a Good government. *remember WHY we decided we needed government* Write at least 5 things on your white board

Now you have 2 minutes to discuss your ideas with a partner Now you have 2 minutes to discuss your ideas with a partner. Narrow down your pair’s 10 ideas to 5. Combine your best 5 answers to ONE white board (erase the other)

Now you have 3 minutes to discuss with your whole table. As a group decide on 3 things that make a GOOD government. Combine your 3 items on ONE dry erase board. Erase all other and stack them in the center of your group.

Lets share

Types of governments As we discuss each kind, you decide which one seems like it would be the MOST effective. Copy each description into your foldable Work with your group to display a gummy bear picture of each type of government.

MONARCHY Monarchy- A monarchy has a king or queen. In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has absolute power. But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also has a democratic government that limits the monarch's control.

DEMOCRACY Democracy- In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country.

COMMUNISM Communism- In a communist country, the government owns things like businesses and farms. It provides its people's healthcare, education and welfare.

DICTATORSHIP Dictatorship- This is a country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control. In a military dictatorship, the army is in control.

ANARCHY Anarchy- a situation where there is no government. This can happen after a civil war in a country, when a government has been destroyed and rival groups are fighting to take its place. Anarchists are people who believe that government is a bad thing. They say it stops people organising their own lives.

Exit ticket Based on our research which government do YOU think would work BEST in society?

Economics Definition: a science that deals with the making, distributing, selling and purchasing of goods and services.

Businesses Households (us) PEOPLE (us) determine what businesses make and how much of it PEOPLE (us) spend money to buy goods/services from businesses. Businesses charge US more depending on how much it cost them (rent, wages, taxes) Businesses Households (us) Businesses makes goods and services for US

POLITICAL CARTOONS

What is a political cartoon? Class discussion Definition: : A political cartoon is a drawing or comic strip containing a political or social message portraying persons, things, political events or situations, etc., in an exaggerated way.

Explanation A political cartoon is a type of drawing used to present opinions, comments, or criticisms of a situation, person, or event. Cartoons help us understand information by presenting it in a visual and memorable way. Cartoonists use many different techniques to achieve their goals: Caricature - exaggerating one or more physical features - a large mouth to show someone who often speaks out on an issue. Symbols - using a recognizable item to communicate an idea - an elephant to represent the Republican Party.
Caption - having the characters speak or summarizing the message in a few words above or below the cartoon.

Model for Interpretation List the objects or people that you see in the cartoon. Which objects/people are symbols? What do you think each one means? Are there any important clues (words, places, numbers) in the cartoon? Describe what is happening in the four quadrants of the cartoon. What is the political or social issue presented in the cartoon? What is the cartoonist’s viewpoint on this issue? How do you know? Who might agree/disagree with the cartoon? Why?

How to make your own political cartoon: Worksheet Students add to the existing cartoon then compare to what the original artist created

Think like a Historian.