Five Strands of Social Studies DID YOU KNOW

Five Strands of Social Studies

DID YOU KNOW? • Social Studies answers the burning question…”WHY”? WHY do people live there? WHY do they speak that way? It combines the study of cultures, geography, history, economics, and government and their impact on our lives today…and tomorrow!

In Social Studies, we have “five strands”. A strand is an area of study. • They are… • Geography History Government • Culture • Economy These strands COMBINE to create the identity of a region, a nation, and a person!

Salt to taste…. • The strands of Social Studies form the identity of a region, nation and person but not • necessarily in equal parts. Like a recipe, different combinations make the perfect dish! Which strand of Social Studies best defines one’s identity?

Physical features: Continents, oceans, and landforms Longitude & Latitude Geography Political features: countries & cities Climate: weather over a period of time • The study of people, places and the environment

Geography • How does where you live affect how you live?

We learn history from 2 sources: Events that changed the way people live today People who changed society • • History Primary source: document, person, or object from the actual time Secondary source: document, person, or object that interprets or analyzes primary sources • A record of the past-can be a written account OR an artifact

History • How does the past shape the present?

Art & Recreation Religion & Traditions Food, Dress, & Greetings Language Culture • The beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living of a group of people.

Culture • How does local culture affect the traditions of the region?

Personal freedom Citizen participation Type of government Government Structure of the government • The people and groups within a society that make laws, to make sure they carried out, and to settle disagreements about them.

Government • How does citizen satisfaction impact the government? • How much can a citizen participate in their government?

Natural, Capital, and Human resources Trade barriers, money, exchange rates Economic systems: traditional, market, command, and mixed Economics Entrepreneurs • The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.

Economics • Who decides what, how, and for whom things are made? (gov’t, people, traditions)