1. ESSENTIAL STANDARDS OF UNDERSTANDING Social Science Introduction

2. What we must know and apply Critical Ideas of Social Science 1. Choices have consequences= (cause/effect) 2. Individuals have rights and responsibilities. 3. Societies are shaped by beliefs, ideas, diversity. 4. Societies experience continuity and change over time. 5. Relationships among people, places, ideas and environments are dynamic.

3. Social Studies Concepts Each of these ideas can be examined from three perspectives: 1. Political: Politics is power. Who has it? Who gets what? 2. Economic: How people satisfy their wants and/or needs. 3. Social: The nature of human interaction. How humans react to each other and between groups.