Social Studies, History and Geography Overview

2008-09 Social Studies Curriculum

We will be studying world cultures this year. Our study has begun with atlas and map reading skills, cardinal directions, measuring the earth and the fundamental needs of humans.

We used a tangelo as earth. We drew on the continents and then cut lines of longitude toward the equator. After peeling the surface from the core, we laid the peel flat and discovered how some maps are drawn. That is why Greenland looks bigger than Africa on many maps!

We will explore early human migration and then begin studying ancient civilizations.

Helen K. and Sue will be coordinating many hands-on art projects in our social studies and geography work.