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Social Studies Study Guide: Economics
Hempton, Anthony, Urraca Ruth, Vautier Elizabeth
School of Education and Human Services, Bob Jones University
ED 361: Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
Dr. Esther Salinas
[Insert Date of Presentation]
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SOCIAL STUDIES STUDY GUIDE: [INSERT CONTENT CATEGORY]
Study Guide
Note: Remove the content categories (History, Government & Citizenship, Human & Physical Geography, Economics) that do not apply for your
team.
Note: Study Guide Exhibits should address the Social Studies Study Topics (p. 120 ff)
Note: Resource numbers should align with Exhibit numbers.
Content Categories
Study Guide Exhibits
Resources
Exhibit 1: Vocabulary related to time
Exhibit 2: Causes and effects of historical
events
Exhibit 3:
1. [Resource for Exhibit 1]
2. [Resource for Exhibit 2]
HISTORY
A. Understands the concept of
chronology
B.
Understands how various sources
provide information about the past
and present
C. Understands the contributions of
classical civilizations such as China,
Egypt, Greece, and Rome
D. Understands the characteristics of
indigenous peoples in North America
before European exploration
E. Understands the causes and effects of
European exploration and the
colonization of North America
F. Understands how conflict between
the American colonies and Great
Britain led to American independence
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Content Categories
G. Understands the development of the
United States government
H. Understands political, economic, and
social changes that occurred in the
United States during the nineteenth
century
I.
Understands important developments
in the United States during the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries
GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP
A.
Understands the concepts of family and
community
B.
Understands the purposes and functions
of government
C.
Understands the various levels of
government
D.
Understands the various forms of
government
E.
Understands important ideas in the
Declaration of Independence and in the
Constitution, including the Bill of Rights
F.
Understands the characteristics of
responsible citizenship
HUMAN & PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
A. Understands the concepts of location,
distance, and direction
Study Guide Exhibits
Resources
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Content Categories
B. Understands physical characteristics
of place and how they affect human
activities and settlement patterns
C. Understands human characteristics of
place and how humans adapt to
variations in the physical
environment
D. Understands similarities and
differences between and among
people
ECONOMICS
A. Understands how human needs are
met
B. Understands the concepts of goods
and services and the roles of
producers and consumers
C. Understands the purposes of earning,
spending, and saving money
D. Understands how businesses operate
E. Understands the patterns of economic
activities in the United States and the
world
Study Guide Exhibits
Resources
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References
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