MORNING MATH

8/14 EXPLAIN THE 5 STRANDS/PARTS OF SOCIAL STUDIES WORK: OPEN: UPDATE T.O.C AND WRITE OUT THE LEARNING TARGET ON YOUR LEARNING TARGET PAGE Warm up: Describe how a holiday/special day is celebrated in your family. LEARNING TARGET WORK: WHAT IS SOCIAL STUDIES?- VIDEO TO INTRODUCE YOU WILL NEED A SHEET OF NOTEBOOK PAPER TO TAKE NOTES ON, NB PAGE 9. CHOOSE ONE STRAND TO CREATE AN ACROSTIC POEM. (EXAMPLE NEXT SLIDE) CLOSE: VIDEO TO WRAP UP A.C. HW: INTERNET SPY NETWORK DUE TOMORROW, THURSDAY 8/15 BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE 5 STRANDS/PARTS OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Five Strands of Social Studies

What is Social Studies? The study of how people over time have interacted with each other and their environment.

Five Strands (or pieces) to the Social Studies Puzzle They are… Geography History Government Economics Culture

Geography The study of people, places and the environment Physical features: Continents, oceans, and landforms Longitude & Latitude Geography Political features: countries & cities Climate: weather over a period of time The study of people, places and the environment

Art & Recreation Religion & Traditions Culture Food, Dress, & Greetings Language The beliefs, customs, laws,and ways of living of a group of people.

We learn history from 2 sources: Primary source: document, person, or object from the actual time Secondary source: document, person, or object that interprets or analyzes primary sources Events that changed the way people live today History People who changed society A record of the past. Not always written, can be an oral story.

Personal freedom Citizen participation Government Type of government Structure of the government The people and groups within a society that have the authority /power to make laws, enforce laws, settle disagreements.

Economic systems: traditional, market, command, and mixed Natural, Capital, and Human resources Economics Trade barriers, money, exchange rates Entrepreneurs The study of how people manage their scarce (limited) resources- & everything is scarce.

Five Strands of Social Studies Matrix

Geography How does where you live affect how you live? How does the physical geography and climate affect how people live, work, and travel? What are the physical and political features of a region? How have humans changed the environment?

History How does the past shape the present? How have people and events changed society? How have influences of other, more powerful countries, affected countries today? What factors caused European countries to colonize the world?

Government How does citizen satisfaction impact the government? How much can a citizen participate in their government? Who has the power to make laws and policies for a nation? How many levels does the government have? (national, regional, and local)

Economics What factors influence a country’s standard of living? Who decides what, how, and for whom things are made? (gov’t, people, traditions) What is the role of entrepreneurs in the economy? How does free and restricted trade affect countries?

Culture How does cultural diffusion change the region in which you live? What is the belief system of the people and how does it affect the region? How does language affect the region? How does local culture affect the traditions of the region?

YOUR ACROSTIC- each letter must tell/describe/define or be an example of the word/ CHOOSE ONE OF THESE WORDS: GEOGRAPHY HISTORY ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT CULTURE

Choose ONE, write out vertically G H C G E E I U O C O S L V O G T T E N R O U R O A R R N M P Y E M I H E C Y N S T

Delightful and delicious Yummy treat Spelling out "cats"... Cuddly Spelling out "candy"... Crunchy chewy Awesome Nice and sweet Delightful and delicious Yummy treat Spelling out "cats"... Cuddly Acrobatic Tenacious and terrifying Softly purring Spelling out "fear"... Frightening Eerie and strange Anxiety rises Ready to flee Spelling out "spring"... Sunny days Plants awakening Raindrops on the roof Interesting clouds New flowers Gray skies Spelling out "house"... Home Open and inviting Universal Safe and warm Everything