Introduction to _____ _______ Social Studies a.k.a. The Way of the Ninja Mary Orr __________ School Social Studies Department Intermediate

What is Social Studies? In _______ terms social studies is __. Pretty simple, right? Social studies is made up of you and me and _______ and ________ around us. Put another way, social studies is the study of _______ and its _____. What do you think? Do you buy it? If this is what social studies is, then what things in life are not social studies? simplest us everyone everything the earth people

Five Main Areas of Social Studies We can understand social studies more easily by examining __ areas of life: _______ Culture __________ Government Now we will look at what each of these areas involves. 5 History Economics Geography

History Keyword: _____ Past Some questions we might ask in order to explore history: What ________ to people and places? How did _____ survive? How has life _______ over ____? What have people done that _____ __ _____? How do we know these questions all deal with history? happened people changed time affects us today

Government Keyword: _____ and ___________ Laws Lawmakers Some questions we might ask to explore government: How do these people make ________ about their leaders, laws or ________ they face? What sorts of ______ do their leaders have? Can ___ ______ do anything if a leader is not fair, ___ or lawful? What things are o.k., or not o.k., for the people to do? How do we know these questions all deal with government? decisions problems powers the people just

Culture Keyword: ______ People Some questions we might ask in order to explore culture: How do people ___? What is their way of life, _______ and behaving? ____ do they live that way? ____ ______ to these people? Major cultural elements include: ________, clothing, _______, shelter, ____, _____, drama, belief systems (______) and ________. live thinking Why What matters traditions holidays food music religion recreation

Economics Keyword: ______ Money Some questions we might ask to explore economics: What do these people ___, ___, or make for a living? How do they spend their _________ hours? What types of ________ do they share? Do these people live off the land, machines, or some other way? How are things made and _________ in this society? buy sell productive resources exchanged

Geography Keyword: ______ Places Some questions we might ask in order to explore geography: What does this place _____, smell, ____ like? How is this place ________ from other places? What causes changes here to the ____________? How is this place __________ to other places? Major geographic ideas include: climate (______), landforms, ____ life and _____ life. look feel different environment connected weather plant animal