Tuesday, September 7, 2010

What is social studies?

In class today, we spent a great deal of time thinking and talking about the components of social studies. I shared that there are five 'themes,' or categories, of social studies. They are: History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, and Behavioral Science. In the form of a group activity, we defined these five terms. I compiled the definitions recorded by all six periods and came up with the following:

History: The study of all recorded events from the past .

Geography: The study of Earth and its processes along with the ways in which people interact with it.

Political Science: The study of the principles and conduct of government and politics.

Economics: The study of trade, money, and building a country’s strength by trade and industry, as well as the distribution and consumption of goods and wealth.

Behavioral Science: The study of people and the way they behave mentally and socially, as well as their interactions with others.

7 comments:

kat7 said...

I just copied them into my S.S. notebook (:

Belinda Bell 6 said...

what does it mean by the study of earth and it procsses along with with the ways in which people interact with it? [geography]

Mr. Winand said...

I love that you two were bold and tried this tonight. Belinda, I think your confusion probably comes from the use of the word 'processes.' By processes, we are talking about topics such as: earthquakes, weather patterns, volcanic eruptions, and plate tectonics. There are more, those are just a few. I will make sure to address this in class tomorrow. Thanks again!

JadeH. said...

Mr. Winand, what do you mean by "the study of principals & conduct" I don'tunderstand what youmean by that.... (Political Science)

classmate :) said...

rules and stuff thats what it means

HAMZA ShAbAr said...

i might not be here tomarrow is a religous holiday called Eid

Mr. Winand said...

@Jade Your classmate is right! principles are rules you live by which can be related to law and conduct is the way you behave. I will go over it quick before the quiz!