1. MORNING MATH

2. 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

3. Five Strands of Social Studies

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Five Strands of Social Studies Matrix

12. 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?

13. 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?

14. 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)

15. 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?

16. 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?

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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