1. Five Strands of Social Studies

2. DID YOU KNOW?
Social Studies answers the burning question…”WHY”? WHY do people live there? WHY do they speak that way? It combines the study of cultures, geography, history, economics, and government and their impact on our lives today…and tomorrow!

3. In Social Studies, we have “five strands”. A strand is an area of study.
They are…
Geography
History
Government
Culture
Economy
These strands COMBINE to create the identity of a region, a nation, and a person!

4. Salt to taste….
The strands of Social Studies form the identity of a region, nation and person but not necessarily in equal parts. Like a recipe, different combinations make the perfect dish!
Which strand of Social Studies best defines one’s identity?

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

6. Geography
How does where you live affect how you live?

7. History A record of the past-can be a written account OR an artifact
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-can be a written account OR an artifact

8. History
How does the past shape the present?

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

10. Culture
How does local culture affect the traditions of the region?

11. Personal freedom
Citizen participation
Government
Type of government
Structure of the government
The people and groups within a society that make laws, to make sure they carried out, and to settle disagreements about them.

12. Government How does citizen satisfaction impact the government?
How much can a citizen participate in their government?

13. 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 resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.

14. Economics
Who decides what, how, and for whom things are made? (gov’t, people, traditions)