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8 Strands Of Social Studies

Name _____________________________

8 Strands of Social Studies

Key Ideas

8 Strands

A) Citizenship

Wants and needs, goods and services, the flow

_____1.

B) Culture

of money through our society.

C) Economics

____2. Rights, responsibilities, pride, and hope, being

D) Geography

a good neighbor and caring about others.

E) Government

F) History

_____ 3. Time and chronology, years and dates. How

G) Science,

the past has helped to shape our lives.

Technology,

____4. Location, place, maps, states. People and envi-

and Society

H) Social Studies

ronments surround us and are ever changing.

Skills

____5. Holidays, traditions, and stories; foods,

customs and celebrations.

____6. People work to make the laws that influence our lives. Elected

officials work with citizens to govern.

____ 7. Inventions, computers, and ideas. Technology has changed the

way people live together in the world.

____ 8. Many special skills are needed to better understand the world.

Examples

____ 9. The President runs for office and is elected by the voters.

____ 10. Studying states and capitals helps you learn about the USA.

____ 11. The invention of the automobile has changed our lives.

____ 12. People help out in the community in many ways.

____ 13. Studying about the past helps us understand the present.

____ 14. People earn money and spend it on goods and services.

____ 15. Families celebrate different holidays and traditions.

____ 16. Map skills are important when learning social studies.

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8 Strands Of Social Studies