SOCIAL STUDIESIS YOUR WORLD

Introductions

• Introduce yourself to your neighbour

• Tell them your name, what you think Social Studies is, and an interesting fact about yourself.

• Your neighbour will introduce you to the class• And you will introduce them.

What is Social Studies ?

• Get in small groups of 3-4 people• You will move around the room to different

stations • Look at all the displays, books, posters, objects• Write down what you think Social Studies is

about. Write all your ideas.• Share your ideas

Social Studies is about

• Place and Environment

• Continuity and Change

• The Economic World

• Identity, Culture and Organisation

What does this mean ?

Place and Environment

• or Geography, is the study of the world

• We study Migration• Why people move between

places and the effects on people and places

Cultural Interaction

• How cultures each other

• We study• Guns, Germs and Steel• Dances With Wolves

– The American Wild West

More…..

The Economic World

• or Economics is the study of how we get things we want

• Economic decisions impact on people, communities and nations.

• Your Choice, Economic groups, games music etc…

• Wolves Lair

Identity, Culture and Organisation• How societies and communities

work• We study Government,

Democracy in NZ, Nazi Germany and Communism

• Continuity and Change• or History, is the study of

important people and events in the past

• We study ideas and actions, causes and effects.

Year 10 TopicsTerm 4 Place and Environment

• or Geography, is the study of the world

• We study Resource Management, how we use things we want and how this effects people and nature

• CLIMATECHANGE

Term 3 Continuity and Change

• or History, is the study of important people and events in the past

• We study Treaties, agreements between different groups.

TopicsTerm 2 The Economic World

• or Economics is the study of how we get things we want

• We play the Real Game and other games

• We study economic growth, business, enterprise and innovation.

Term 1 Identity, Culture and Organisation

• How societies and communities work

• How people get their Human Rights

Why do we study Social Studies ?

• So you can understand, take part (participate)

and give (contribute) to your community

And think about different ways of living

TITLE PAGE

• Copy the topics in Social Studies

• and why we study it

• Add pictures, colour, your ideas… to make a TITLE PAGE for your folder

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EQUIPMENT

• For every Social Studies lesson you will need

• Clear File folder or book• Lined Refill Paper• Pens,blue, black and red • Ruler• Coloured pencils, scissors, glue

EXPECTATIONS

• At Nayland College we expect you to be Prompt, Prepared, Positive and Participate

• Follow the Nayland Way

• Show good manners

• In this class• 1 person talks at a time• Cell Phones, ipods, music etc… are invisible,

inaudible or in my desk