Social Science Title Descriptions

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Social Science I

Students are introduced to the use of maps and geographic terms, the location and features of the continents, the land bridge, the first people in the Americas, and detailed lessons on the Cherokee, Sioux, Chinook, and Eskimo Indians, the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, government, liberty, human wants and needs, goods and services, and the use of money.

Social Science II

Continues study material from the Social Science I title. Students review maps, new geographic terms, the location and features of the continents, the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies, the founding of Jamestown, the significant events and leaders of the American Revolution, ancient civilizations of India, stories, cultural traditions, symbols, celebrations, the U.S. Flag, Presidents’ Day, the Liberty Bell, the White House, rights and responsibilities of citizens, government in America, producers, and consumers.

Social Science III

Continues study material from the Social Science II title. Covered topics include American Indian tribes, slavery, events leading up to the Civil War, the Missouri Compromise, the beginning of the Civil War, Reconstruction, timelines, calendars, Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire, the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali, immigration, the symbols of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, United States Congress, human, natural, and capital resources, the distribution of goods and services, and the effect of climate on an economy.

Social Science IV

Continues study material from the Social Science III title. Students are introduced to the use of maps and additional geographic terms as well as Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian explorers, the importance of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spanish explorations of Columbus, the search for the Northwest Passage, Cartier, colonization in North America, immigration to America, forced relocation of Native American tribes, timelines, the Bronze Age, Viking exploration, the Maya Indians, the Incas, the capitol building,Mount Rushmore,the role ofmoney in the economy,and economic institutions.

Social Science V

Continues study material from the Social Science IV title. Covered topics include the use of maps, geographic terms, the lifestyle of Plains and Western Indian tribes, timelines from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the English Revolution, the English Bill of Rights, Uncle Sam, the Presidential Seal, Washington, D.C., the Star Spangled Banner, elections, the Electoral College, the Federal Reserve Bank, interest rates, and the use of credit in America.

Civics

Covers the areas of the definition and purpose of government, the English Magna Carta, House of Lords and Commons, Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers’ objectives, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the English Bill of Rights, the Preamble, religion, the amendments to the Constitution, direct democracy, checks and balances, copyrights, patents, establishing the Presidential system, the definition of civil rights, women’s suffrage, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., affirmative action, and much more.

History of America I

Introduces students to the definition of history, the Middle Ages, Christopher Columbus,Incas,French exploration,King Henry,Queen Elizabeth I, the New England Colonies, the Mayflower, pilgrims, Henry Hudson, tobacco, plantations, slaves, Thanksgiving, British and French colonists, Proclamation of 1763, the Boston Massacre, the American Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase, moving westward, Texas Independence, the Mexican War, and the Civil War from 1861-1865.

History of America II

Covers the costs of the Civil War, the 13th Amendment, tenant farmers, sharecroppers, life on the Plains, the American Indian, 1862 Homestead Act, railroad industry, Henry Ford and the assembly line, the Roaring Twenties, the 18th Amendment, prohibition, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the Paris Peace Conference, World Wars I and II, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, the Holocaust, the Cold War, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and his assassination, the Vietnam War, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, George W.Bush, and terrorism.

U.S. Geography

Introduces students to the study of geography and also covers the globe, map symbols, islands, landforms such as glaciers, hills, bodies of water, changing seasons, the northeast and middle Atlantic states, the southeastern states, the Great Lakes region, the Plains region, the southwestern states, the mountain states, the Pacific states, the size, climate, characteristics, and settlers of all the regions, the Continental Divide, U.S. governed islands and territories, national landmarks such as Appomattox Court House, Ellis Island, the Alamo, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone National Park.

Mid-Level Social Sciences

Topic areas include making economic decisions, management of resources, AFL-CIO, unions, collective bargaining, the definition of anthropology, ethnography, human ancestors, origin of languages, community, mores, culture, divorce, deities, Aristotle, the development of psychology and philosophy, observation, Pavlov, psychosis, Hippocrates, introverts, and much more.

History of the World I

Includes an overview of history, artifacts, Ice ages, Ancient Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Ten Commandments, Greek civilization, Alexander the Great, philosophers, the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, Roman gods, the development of commerce, the Irish and Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, the Crusades, feudalism, Henry I, Edward III, Joan of Arc, Isabella and Ferdinand, Africa, the Americas, North American civilizations, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party, the First Continental Congress, the Constitution, and post-Napoleonic France.

History of the World II

Covers China, Japan, isolationism, Asia, Charles Townshend, the transcontinental railroad, socialism, science in the 1800s, pioneers in medicine, Romanticism, Impressionism, the Romanov Dynasty, Moscow, Catherine the Great, Latin America, Spanish colonization, Queen Victoria, the U.S. in the 1800s, German Unification, the Age of Imperialism, European influence in Africa, Indian resistance to British rule, the rise of nationalism, Allied forces, World War II, League of Nations, decline of trade, increase of women’s rights, the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States, the Berlin Wall, Vietnam, fighting in Cambodia, western Europe, NATO, the United Nations, and eastern Europe.

World Geography

Second course of the geography series that continues teaching students about the study of geography and the tools of geography. Other topic areas include continents, islands, mountains, valleys, bodies of water, lakes, oceans, Asia, southeast Asia, central and northern Asia, the Middle East, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, the Sahel, eastern, southeastern, central, southern, western, and northern European countries, the United Kingdom, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, North America, Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Belize, the West Indies, South America, and Oceania.

Government

This high school level course contains the topic areas of government functions, population, territory, sovereignty, the origin of government, the English Bill of Rights, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, the Proclamation of 1763, the First Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, the origin and principles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, executive, legislative, and judicial powers, the Magna Carta, taxes, the U.S. Senate, impeachment, how a bill becomes a law, the U.S. House of Representatives, elections, the President, the Presidential Cabinet, executive agencies, fiscal and monetary policy, and elections. Contains two review lessons and one comprehensive exam.

Economics

High school level course that covers the definition of economics, microeconomics, producers and consumers, capitalism, socialism, communism, the world’s economy from 1500 to present day, colonization, balance of trade, the Great Depression, the U.S. economy from 1600 to present day, economic causes of the Revolutionary War, railroads, corporations, monopolies, labor unions, the New Deal, recession, inflation, classical theorists, the American microeconomic system, applied economics, social programs, challenges of the global economy, welfare reform debate, and the budget deficit. Contains two review lessons and one comprehensive exam.