To answer the following question, "What is social studies?" locate 3 definitions of the term "social studies" from online sources (be sure to include sources) and then compare these definitions with your own. Thus, you will submit 4 definitions.... Your own definition, plus those of 3 others.
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12 comments:
Lawton Allegood
1. Social Studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.
http://www.geauxto.com/socialstudies/ Social Studies Educator
2. Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. Rather than focus on any one topic in depth, social studies provides a broad overview of human society past and present. Examples of subjects typically covered in social studies include: history, economics, geography, government, culture, psychology, sociology and other social science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_studies Wikipedia
3. "Social studies" is the title used to describe the study of the social sciences and humanities. Within the curriculum, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study of information, skills, and concepts from the disciplines of history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, psychology, law, archaeology, and sociology with attention also given to connections among the peoples and nations of the world, the effect of science and technology on society (and vice versa), and the ways to practice good citizenship. Social studies helps young people develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed and reasoned decisions as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/ssintro.html Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
My definition of social studies: Social studies is the study of all subjects involving every human culture; past and present, including the language/literature of past and present cultures, and the inner workings of the world’s societies.
1. Social Studies: A group of instructional programs that describes the substantive portions of behavior, past and present activities, interactions, and organizations of people associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/glossary/s.asp
2. Social Studies : a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
http://www.webster.com/dictionary/social%20studies
3. Social Studies: school subject involving study of society: an academic subject devoted to the study of society and including geography, economics, and history
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861709591/social_studies.html
My definition of social studies is much like the definitions I found online. I feel as though social studies is ultimately the study of people and how we’ve adapted and changed throughout time. It is the study of how our earth, our beliefs, and our lives in general have made the world the way it is now.
-Elizabeth Crane
What is Social Studies?
1. Social Studies Defined by: Tina Yost
Social Studies is the exploration of our surroundings. This includes past, present and future. One of the areas of exploration include but are not limited to, the history of our country, our state and our local area. We also study our present way of life and how it will effect our future. Geography both physical and human are also very intreical parts of Social Studies.
2. Social Studies Defined by: MSN Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861709591/social_studies.html
school subject involving study of society: an academic subject devoted to the study of society and including geography, economics, and history
3. Social Studies Defined by: NCSS
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/introduction/
Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
4. Social Studies Defined by: Bank Street Corner (Judith Gold)
Social Studies is an interdisciplinary study of the human world, past and present. No matter what the content, social studies is made up of several components that provide opportunities for teachers and children to
· Examine the interaction between people and their environments and analyze how human life is shaped by the environment and how people have reshaped it
· Study human technologies from the simple to the complex, from prehistory to the present, and how technology serves the basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter
· Explore the social systems — family, community, work, laws, taboos, customs, and beliefs — that determine a people’s way of life and structure individual and group behavior
· Study cultures through myths, religion, science, and art to gain an understanding of how a people arrives at a sense of meaning
· Recognize that we live in an ever-changing world and examine the compete
1. Social Studies defined by NCSS
Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/introduction/
2. Social Studies defined by David White
From David: "This site will help you find the scholarship and enjoyment in studying Social Studies. A dual focus will consist of topics for information purposes and topics for help with homework, papers, etc. After all, history is not just dates, economics is not just numbers, geography is not just maps, government is not just laws, and culture is not just 'over there.' These are vibrant disciplines that tell us where we've been, how we afforded to get where we are, where our future will take us, how we can get there peacefully, and how we can share that future with other peoples."
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/davewhitebio.htm
3. Social Studies defined by Merriam Webster
social studies: a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/social%20studies
4. Social Studies defined by Christa Courson
Social Studies is the study of all aspects of a society including its political and economic structure, its individual cultures and their make-up, its geography and the history of all of these. Social Studies should ultimately help, encourage, and persuade students to become better world citizens.
Social Studies Curriculum for the 6th grade in Georgia is the study of major world regions including Latin America and Canada, Europe, Australia, and Oceania. Students will focus on the history, geography, civics, and economics of each region.
I feel that social studies is the study of every aspect of society. This would encompass the past, the present and the future. It would look at the relationships humans have with each other and every facet of the world – the physical, the cultural, the economic and the technological.
“An area of the curriculum that is as current as today's fast-breaking news, but steeped in history, civics, geography, economics- all needed to make sense of the headlines.” - http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@XPKTePJ_zCyaE/Pages/whatis.html
“Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world”. - Board of Directors of National Council for the Social Studies, 1992
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session1/1.WhatIsSS.pdf
Social studies in Washington State contributes to developing responsible citizens in a culturally diverse, democratic society within an interdependent world. Social studies equips learners to make sound judgments and take appropriate actions that will contribute to sustainable development of human society and the physical environment.
Social studies comprises the study of relationships among people, and between people and the environment. Social studies recognizes the challenges and benefits of living in a diverse cultural and ideological society. The resulting interactions are contextualized in space and time and have social, political, economic, and geographical dimensions.
Based on appropriate investigations and reflections within social studies, students develop distinctive skills and a critical awareness of the human condition and emerging spatial patterns and the processes and events that shape them.
http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/default.aspx
I have chosen the 7th grade to work with this semester.
1. Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to their world. It is an interdisciplinary subject that draws upon many disciplines, including history, geography, economics, law, and political science. Social studies focuses on people's relationships with their social, physical, spiritual, cultural, economic, political, and technological environments. Social studies helps students become active and responsible citizens within their communities, locally, nationally, and globally, in a complex and changing world.
http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/wcpsocialfoundationdocument/ssdefn.html
2. Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/susan.mody/432SumB04/NCSSdef.htm
3. Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. Rather than focus in depth on any one topic, social studies provides a broad overview of human society past and present. Examples of subjects typically covered in social studies include: history, economics, geography, government, culture, psychology, sociology and other social science.
http://www.answers.com/topic/social-studies
4. Social studies is the study of the past, present, and future of human interaction. You study the history of the human race, cultures, environments, religions, technologies, government, and many other areas. We can look at social studies of a particular region and learn a great deal about our future. They say history always repeats itself. Social studies prepares kids for the ‘real world’ by teaching them mistakes of the past and present but also by teaching them the good and things that have changed the world for the better.
Leslie Elkins
1. "A course of study including geography, history, government, and sociology, taught in secondary and elementary schools."
www.answers.com/topic/social-studies
2. "school subject involving study of society: an academic subject devoted to the study of society and including geography, economics, and history"
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861709591/social_studies.html
3. " A group of instructional programs that describes the substantive portions of behavior, past and present activities, interactions, and organizations of people associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes."
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/glossary/s.asp
4. Social Studies is a name given to the board study of past and present human behavior and events that have shaped our society and the world around us. By: Kendra Reeves
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Melvin Mitchell
1. My definition of Social Studies is to have a primary purpose that is to be able to help many young children to develop the ability to make good and better decisions
2. Social Studies is the integrated study of many social sciences and humanities to help promote civic competence.
learner.org/channel/workshops/.../session8/8.whatissocial.pdf
3. Social studies is a broad subject based upon different culture realism and history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_studies Wikipedia
4. Social Studies have many content disciplines. Search as mathematic, humanities, skills, and concepts from the disciplines of history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, psychology, law, archaeology,relgion and sociology.
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@XPKTePJ_zCyaE/Pages/whatis.html
These are the ten strands
Culture
Time, Continuity, and Change
People, Places, and Environments
Individual Development and Identity
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Power, Authority, and Governance
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Science, Technology, Society
Global Connections
Civic Ideals and Practices
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands/
LESSON PLAN FORMAT
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Name: Coach Melvin Mitchell
Title of Lesson: Winter in China and in the USA
Subject: Winter Holidays in the US and in China
Grade Level: 7th grade
PERFORMANCE STANDARD OR QCC:
SS7G12
SS7G12 The student will describe the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Describe the predominant religious practices, customs, and traditions of the people of India, Indonesia, China, and Japan.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Compare and Contrast the winter holidays in China and the USA.
OBJECTIVE: The students will answer this question, (Compare and Contrast the winter holidays in China and the USA.) by (creating a flip sheet of the two countries, United States and China, having eight facts for each country, a total of 16 facts in all).
VOCABULARY:
China- is the third largest country in the world
Tree planting day- holiday in china
CCP’s day- holiday for the start of the Chinese communist party in 1921
Christmas- a religious holiday in the United states celebrated usually on the 25th of December
Thanksgiving- a harvest feast celebrated in the US on every fourth Thursday on November
Chinese New Year- celebrated between January and February of each year to start the new year
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY: To complete the assigned task I will ask the students to choose groups of three to complete the assigned task.
MATERIALS LIST:
Construction Paper (1 per student)
Glue (1 per student)
Stapler (1 per class)
Pencil (1 per student)
Pen (1 per student)
Erasers (1 per student)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Holidays are common all over the world. Holidays are a time to celebrate, commemorate or remember a special day in history. In China they have many different holidays such as National Day (similar to US Independence Day), Tree Planting Day (similar to US Arbor Day), Teacher’s Day and the Chinese New Year (which is celebrated approximately one month after our new year). The most important and probably most known is the Chinese New Year which is also called the Lunar New Year. The Chinese and the US have this holiday because both have high hopes and high expectations for the New Year. The Chinese New Year includes many different customs such as buying new garments, paying off debts, cleaning the house, eating with family, and giving others money. As far as I researched the Chinese do not have a Christmas, but the New Year is similar to Christmas in that they give to one another. The moon festival is another big day that Chinese celebrate. This holiday is a time to plant crops by the biggest moon of the year, the harvest moon.
Chinese holidays and festivals. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008 from
http://www.index-china.com/index-english/chinese_holidays.htm
Holidays. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008 from
http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/holidays.htm
Holidays and festivals-china. (2004). Retrieved January 24, 2008, from
http://www.shagtown.com/days.china.html
Traditional Chinese holidays. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008, from
http://www.happyvalleyracecourse.com/holidays.html
PROCEDURES:
1. Introduce the topic by having a lecture, coinciding with the power point. (located above)
2. Compare and contrast various things Americans and the Chinese have in common
3. Ask if the students have any questions.
4. Assign the work, and be available for any further questions.
ACTIVATING STRATEGY
1. HOOK AND LINK: I will begin this section by asking the class if they know what people in china do during the holiday season. Whatever the children’s response is I will link it with the lesson which is to see what differences and similarities the USA and China have during the holiday season.
2. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: I will discuss the essential question with the lecture; encourage the class to be attentive and to take good notes. The students will answer this question (Compare and Contrast the winter holidays in China and the USA) by doing a flip sheet comparing the two countries United States and Asia
TEACHING STRATEGY:
1. Introduce the topic by having a lecture, coinciding with the PowerPoint. (located above)
2. Compare and contrast various things Americans and the Chinese have in common
3. Ask if the students have any questions.
4. Assign the work, and be available for any further questions.
SUMMATION OF LESSON’S ESSENTIAL QUESTION: The ticket out the door will be for the students to give their synopsis on their findings for what they found on the subject of china’s holiday dishes.
EXTENDING AND REFINING ACTIVITIES: I will encourage the students to extend their search and look at other countries and how they celebrate their holidays.
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY: The students to an internet search to find what other holidays the Chinese celebrate during their holiday season and each student will give a brief synopsis on what they find.
RUBRIC:
A- Completed the task correctly, with no mistakes,
B- Completed the task with minor mistakes
C- completed the task with many mistakes,
F- Did not complete the task
REFERENCE:
Chinese holidays and festivals. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008, from
http://www.index-china.com/index-english/chinese_holidays.htm
Holidays. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008 from
http://www.tooter4kids.com/china/holidays.htm
Holidays and festivals-china. (2004). January 24, 2008, from
http://www.shagtown.com/days.china.html
Traditional Chinese holidays. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2008, from
http://www.happyvalleyracecourse.com/holidays.html
maria bibles said:
1.Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/introduction/
2.Social studies are a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. Rather than focus on any one topic in depth, social studies provides a broad overview of human society past and present.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_studies
3.Social studies are a process that develops from kindergarten through high school. This process helps students understand their place in the world and their role as responsible citizens. Social studies education enables students to develop critical-thinking skills, to prepare to participate productively in society, and to expand their horizons to include people and places far removed from their daily lives.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/ss/g11.pdf
My definition of Social Studies is the introduction to the growth and structure of Society and provides knowledge and skills which helps students perform different ways and strategies to solve a particular problem in our growing society.
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