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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
•
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