Social Studies Courses & Faculty

Below are descriptions of the social studies courses offered at Elm Middle School during the 2020-21 school year. To see a list of our social studies faculty, please click here or scroll down.

Courses

In 6th-grade social studies, students will practice skills and gain knowledge in the following categories, with an emphasis on ancient world civilizations:

• Constructing questions to guide inquiry
• Gathering and evaluating sources
• Developing claims and using evidence to critique and communicate conclusions
• Taking informed action
• Geography
• History
• Economics
• Civics

In 7th-grade social studies, students will practice skills and gain knowledge in the following categories, with an emphasis on American history:

• Constructing questions to guide inquiry
• Gathering and evaluating sources
• Developing claims and using evidence to critique and communicate conclusions
• Taking informed action
• Geography
• History
• Economics
• Civics

In 8th-grade social studies, students will practice skills and gain knowledge in the following categories, with an emphasis on civics (understanding political systems, institutions and citizenship, especially in the United States):

• Constructing questions to guide inquiry
• Gathering and evaluating sources
• Developing claims and using evidence to critique and communicate conclusions
• Taking informed action
• Civic and political institutions
• Participation and deliberation — applying civic virtues and democratic principles
• Processes, rules and laws

Although Civics is not an accelerated course, this is a high school-level class that will earn high school credit for Elm students upon successful completion.

Faculty