Social+Studies

= Social Studies Curriculum​ =

|| ** Best Practices ** || ** Program Resources ** || =Social Studies Framework=
 * = ** Program References ** ||
 * ** Framework **


 * **Time, Continuity and Change ** |||| **Connections and Conflict ** || **People, Places, and Environments ** || **Culture ** || **Society and Identity ** || **Governance and Citizenship ** || **Production, Distribution, and Consumption ** || **Science, Technology and Society ** ||
 * Students will understand patterns of change and continuity, relationships between people and events through time, and various interpretations of these relationships. |||| Students will understand causes and effects of interaction among societies, including trade, systems of international exchange, war, and diplomacy || Students will understand the concepts of geography and demography and how geography and demography influence and are influenced by human history. || Students will understand cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies. || Students will understand social systems and structures and how these influence individuals. || Students will understand why societies create and adopt systems of governance and how these systems address human needs, rights, and citizen responsibilities. || Students will understand fundamental economic principles and ways in which economies are shaped by geographic and human factors. || Students will understand how societies have influenced and been influenced by scientific developments and technological developments ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Instructional framework for thematic unit planning ** |||||||||||||| **//<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Essential Question: How do human beings and societies meet their needs? //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Start with the ‘here and now’
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Move to a contrasting environment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Conclude with similarities and differences ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Agreements **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Units will be thematic/concept-based. E.g//. The field to the plate//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">All areas of the globe will be represented
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A broad range of cultures, communities, civilizations will be represented
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Bahrain social studies topics will be integrated where appropriate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Meaningful links with other subjects will be sought
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Resources can be purchased and air freighted in ||