Saavas Social Studies

Social Studies

Social Studies is cool.  I like teaching it.  I hope you like learning it! :) 

What will we learn this year?

• Landforms

• Geography

• Early Humans

• History of North America

• Indigenous People of North America

• How America became the United States

• All kinds of interesting stories!

Otzi the Iceman

Who was Otzi?  What is his story?

Poll

What do you like about Social Studies? Check all that apply!

• I like reading about American History

• I like learning about Explorers and Native Americans

• I like videos, reading, and hearing stories about the history of people from all over the world

• Anything to do with Social Studies is interesting!

Current Events

You can choose the topic you research!
You will present your Current Events to the class via Google Meet
You will create a slide presentation, and also write your research
You can be creative, and investigate something that interests you!

The Presidents

Research on Presidents of the United States

The Election Process

The Presidential Election is in November!

The Constitution

Constitution Day is September 17, 2020

9/11 Observance

The Man in the Red Bandana

Poll

Answer the following as best as you can: In Social Studies I like learning MOST about:

• people

• events

• countries

• cultures

• all of the above

Poll

After viewing these slides, what part of Social Studies are you looking forward to? Choose as many as you like!

• Current Events

• Otzi the Iceman

• Indigenous People

• American Revolution

• Everything!

Indigenous People

Native Americans, Maya, Inca, Aztec....these are all names for the many civilizations that existed in North and South America for thousands of years. Many of their ancestors live among us today.

Open Ended

What kinds of topics would you like to research for Current Events?