News from Social Studies

Social Studies 7 – Students will be finishing up their research this week, then creating a visual representation (Prezi, PPT, Brochure) to show and present their understanding of the Five Themes of Geography using a city of their choice. After Five Themes, we will begin our second unit of the year where we investigate the environment using Southwest Asia and Northern Africa as a case study.

Social studies is collaborating with the English department as it begins its unit on Character and Environment to create a valuable transfer of content and skills in content areas. The students just experienced a wonderful presentation from Professor Max Page to develop a deeper understanding of New Orleans before they begin Ninth Ward in English and the study of Environment in Social Studies. Should you have knowledge in these areas and wish to share your expertise with students, please contact us?

Social Studies 8 - Eighth Grade students have been exploring the types, advantages and disadvantages and usefulness of historical evidence, as part of the Inquiry Unit. Each team opened the unit by asking students to share and discuss the wide range of sources of evidence we rely on to construct an understanding of past events. Students will then practice using the evidence of "historical archaeology" (artifacts and documents) to make inferences about  historical events. Our culminating projects will apply historical inquiry methods to case studies.