Social Studies Department

Subject Goals

Students will:

• Utilize the tools of social studies inquiry (documents, maps, statistics, etc.).
• Identify people, places, and events that define geography and history.
• Examine various world cultures and how this diversity has made an impact on the world today.
• Investigate and evaluate the evolution of government systems in the United States and the world.
• Recognize the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States.
• Give examples of global connections affecting cultural, economic, and political factors in history.
• Evaluate how science and technology have affected society.
• Differentiate between world economic systems.
• Demonstrate how individuals, groups, and institutions have affected society.

Course Descriptions

College Credit Courses
1818 ACC American History
1818 ACC Western Civilizations
Psychology
Sociology

Core Courses
9th Civics-Government
9th World Cultures
10th World History
11th American History

Electives
Current Events
Missouri History
World Geography