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Social studies . “The Five Perspectives” 5 different ways of looking at the people, geography, history, and cultures of our country and world. What is Social Studies?. Social studies is the study of geography, economics, government, citizens, and how all those work together to make a country.
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Social studies “The Five Perspectives” 5 different ways of looking at the people, geography, history, and cultures of our country and world.
What is Social Studies? • Social studies is the study of geography, economics, government, citizens, and how all those work together to make a country.
Why is Social Studies Important? • It is important to know how your country is ran to make sure all are treated fairly and that all citizens have a say. (Politics) • It is important to know how the government helps people in times of disaster and how it maintains our country’s infrastructure. (Government) • It is important to know how historical events have shaped our country to what it is today. (History) • It is important to understand how a country can provide for all its citizens’ needs. (Economics) • It is important to know the major landforms of your nation and how they affect life in our country. (Geography)
The Five Social Studies Perspectives • Civic-Political: how do people and the government interact? • Social-Cultural: how are societies organized and how do those cultures mix and interact? • Historical: how have events shaped our country? • Economic: how are we organized to meet the needs of our citizens? • Geographic: how do our landforms and locations affect our lives?
Civic-Political: The Government & The Citizens • How does our government help citizens? (Turn and Talk: What does our Government provide?) • How do people in the government get their jobs? • What is the job of our government?
Social-Cultural Perspective: Social Groups and Cultures • What are some of the many culture groups in the United States? • (Turn and Talk: What are some cultural groups in our country?) • How do these cultural groups interact? • How is our society organized? • What pieces of culture are shared amongst these groups? • How do our citizens help each other out? (Drives, relief efforts, charity)
Historical – How have past events shaped our country and lives? • Why is it important to study history? “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” • What are some important historical events that have happened in our country? (turn and talk) • What is happening today that will go down in history? • Who are some famous Americans in our history? • Can you place these historic events?
The Economic Perspective – How does our country make sure citizens get what they need? • How do we decide how much everything costs? Supply and Demand • What happens when there is a high demand but a low supply for a product? Scarcity • How do natural disasters affect supply and demand? Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes…. (Turn and talk)
Geography – the study of landforms and locations • Knowing all 50 states and where they are. • What are some natural landformsthat you would find in the US? (Turn and talk) • How does where you live affect what your life is like? (Turn and Talk) • Desert, near the ocean, on the plains, in the mountains, north, south, cities vs the country
Fifth Grade Social Studies • This year we will be looking at the Civil War through the 5 perspectives: • Civic-Political – how did politics and arguments about how to run the USA influence the start of the civil war? • Social-Cultural – How did different groups (northern abolitionists, slaveholders, slaves) interact? • Historical - How did the Civil War change our country? • Economic – How did the differences in economics between the north and south affect the outcome of the war? • Geography – How did the location of the states help decide the winner of the Civil War?
