Social Studies
Social studies is the study of history, economics, geography, government, and other social science subjects in primary and secondary schools.

Skills students learn in the social studies include:
1. good citizenship [see below]
2. critical thinking
3. problem solving
4. cosmopolitanism [see below]
5. conservation

1) Citizenship & Civics educating students to become caring, well informed citizens; realizing and connecting the social studies to one's sense of freedom and everyday lifestyle; learning a "code of behavior" within one's society [eg, morals, vlaues, rule/law]
4) Culture & Cosmopolitanism also, world views, social views Values include: awareness of stereotypes. bias, and point of view awareness of multiplle cultures tolerance of cultural differences protecting indivdual right to difference

These values are develop through:
examining personal morals/values
compare/contrast
study of history and past experience

'Ways to teach the social studies
' Constructivist pedagogy: The social studies can be taught using the constructivist
approach. This includes refining students' prior knowledge, developing inquiry
skills through higher order and critical thinking, and leads to students
developing opinions about the world around them.
Instructional strategies:
1. direct teaching [not lecture]
2. problem based learning [PBL]
3. inductive thinking
4. cooperative learning
5. role playing
6. simulation