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NCSS Social
Studies
Standards
EdSe 4244 Social
Studies Methods
Culture
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Social Studies curriculum should
include experiences that provide for
the study of culture and cultural
diversity
Incorporates the study of history,
geography, anthropology and
sociology
Time, Continuity and Change
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of ways human beings view
themselves in and over time.
Incorporates the study of history
People, Places and
Environments
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of people, places and
environment.
Incorporates the study of geography
Individual Development and
Identity
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of individual development and
identity
Incorporates the study of psychology,
social psychology, sociology, and
anthropology
Power, Authority and
Governance
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Social Studies should include
experiences on how people create
and change structures of power,
authority and governance
Incorporates political science and
history
Production, Distribution and
Consumption
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Social Studies should include
experiences on how people organize
for the production, distribution and
consumption of goods and services
Incorporates economics
Science, Technology and
Society
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of relationships among
science, technology and society
Incorporates history, geography,
economics, political science
Global Connections
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of global connections and
interdependence
Incorporates geography and
economics
Civic Ideals and Practices
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Social Studies should include
experiences that provide for the
study of ideals, principles and
practices of citizenship in a
democratic society
Incorporates civics