Social Studies
PACE Academy Social Studies Resources
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Grade Level |
Social Studies |
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K-5 |
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6-8 |
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PACE Academy utilizes the Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum (MC3) as guided by the Michigan State Social Studies Standards for Social Studies instruction. Please review the goals established for Social Studies instruction below taken from:
THE GOALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies is the integrated study of the social sciences to prepare young people to become responsible citizens. Responsible citizens display social understanding and civic efficacy. Social understanding includes knowledge of the human condition, how it has changed over time, the variations that occur in different physical environments and cultural settings, and the emerging trends that appear likely to shape the future in an interdependent world. Civic efficacy is the readiness and willingness to assume responsibilities of citizenship, knowing how, when, and where to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good in a pluralistic, democratic society.
ACTIVE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS
Our constitutional democracy requires active citizens. Responsible Responsible Citizenship History Civics Geography Economics Disciplinary Knowledge Thinking Skills Democratic Values Citizen Participation citizenship requires students to participate actively while learning in the classroom. Instruction should provide activities that actively engage students so that they simultaneously learn about civic participation while involved in the civic life of their communities, our state, and our nation. The social studies curriculum prepares students to participate in political activities, to serve their communities, and to regulate themselves responsibly.
The Responsible Citizen
- Uses knowledge of the past to construct meaningful understanding of our diverse cultural heritage and inform his/her civic judgments (Historical Perspective)
- Uses knowledge of spatial patterns on earth to understand processes that shape both the natural environments and the diverse societies that inhabit them (Geographic Perspective)
- Uses knowledge of American government and politics to make decisions about governing his/her community (Civic Perspective)
- Uses knowledge of the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services to make personal, career and societal decisions about the use of scarce resources (Economic Perspective)
- Uses methods of social science investigation to answer questions about society (Inquiry)
- Knows how, when, and where to construct and express reasoned positions on public issues (Public Discourse and Decision Making)
- Acts constructively to further the public good (Citizen Involvement)
