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TEXTBOOK

Geography: The World and Its People, Richard Boehm, David Armstrong, Francis Hunkins, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2002

ECONOMIC CURRICULUM

Financial Fitness for Life: Shaping Up Your Financial Future, Barbara Flowers, Sheryl Szot Gallaher, National Council on Economic Education, 2001

DESCRIPTION

Social Studies 7 is required for all seventh grade students and is part of the seventh grade core curriculum block. It meets every other day for 90 minutes per session. It is a yearlong course. This program is an introduction to Geography and Economics. The units that will be covered in Geography are Unit 1 Geography of the World, Unit 2 The United States and Canada, and Unit 3 Latin America. If time allows we will cover Unit 9 Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica. Incorporation of study skills are included in each unit. The units covered in Economics are consumer decision making, career choice, saving, spending, using credit, and money management. The course is process oriented and focuses on student involvement through group projects and role simulations. Emphasis is placed on the development of social skills by using cooperative learning techniques while the students are working in the group setting. Emphasis is also placed on developing an awareness of current events.