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For this assignment, you are going to answer two (2) questions.

1. In your own words, please tell me what you think Social Studies is.

2. How were you taught SS either in elementary or secondary, or both.

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1. Answer question 1

2. Answer question 2

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1. Social Studies is a subject to teach us about the past and the important steps people have made to get us to our present.

2. Not well... mainly through videos. :)

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1. I think that it entails learning about past and present history.

2. I was taught by coaches; we "learned" by writing notes from a textbook.

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1. I think social studies is the study of different societies and the history that brought us to where we are today.

2. I remember watching school house rock for a lot of things, maps and many stories.

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1: Culture and Geography around the world

2: I was homeschooled most of my life, I did a lot of my geography in workbooks where I read and answered questions. I also watched videos and learned songs when I was younger.

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1. Social Studies is the study of humans in society.

2. I remember reading the Studies Weekly newspapers in elementary school. After that, I was only in various history classes.

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What I think Social Studies is, is the history and past of all around the world. It is the study of the knowledge of major events that has happened in the past.

I only remember being taught SS in 5th grade and it was using textbooks and projects.

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1.) What I think Social Studies is learning about the past and present thru history

2.) we watched videos

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I think social studies has potential but teachers make it kind of boring.

I think we just read the books and they told us to find the answers or we watched videos.

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1. Social studies is a school subject where we learn about the world and historical people.

2. I was taught social studies in elementary school by videos, read alouds, maps, and globes.

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1. Social Studies is the study of the world going on around us, such as culture, geography, and history.

2. I was taught about different aspects of social studies in a variety of ways, through books, videos, and projects.

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1. Social studies is the history or various historical events, figures, and groups that led us to where we are today.

2. In school, I remember being taught social studies through textbooks and videos. We also sometimes did small projects.

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1. Social Studies is the subject in school that studies history.

2. I was homeschooled and it was never a major subject. It was mainly a lot of reading and dates. Due to this I am BAD at history.

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1. Social studies is an accumulation of history, politics, and ongoing social events/activities, present day and past.

2. I have a vivid memory of reading these fake newspapers that had stories in them. I would have to read these and answer questions about the passage I just read.

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1. Social Studies is a subject that teaches us about the community, which includes their geography and history. It allows us to be aware of our past and how it affects our daily lives.

2. Throughout my education, my teachers have implemented social studies in a memorable way for me to remember the lessons. For example, in 8th grade when we learned about the U.S. Constitution, my teacher asked us to memorize the Preamble and present it in front of the class.

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1. I think that it Social Studies is the study of geology and society.

2. I use real examples in our societies to teach.

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1. Social Studies is the observation of our culture and life, and how our society runs as a whole. It is a collection of our history, and how socially we as people operate.

2. I went to a tiny private school my whole life, so I was given the opportunity to go on many many field trips and even got to visit Washington DC in the 8th grade. Social Studies was a very important part of my school's curriculum.

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1. Social studies is about learning the world. Not only my country, but also other countries.

2. In South Korea, we just learned the content in textbooks and teacher’s explanations. I think it was quite theoretical.

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1. Social Studies is the combination of the studies of history (World, US, and Texas), Geography, culture, language, religion, etc.

2. When I was in elementary, I remember we had a lot of acting out activities, manipulatives, and reading when we learned social studies. For example, when I was in second grade, we were learning about the history of Thanksgiving, and we either chose to dress as a pilgrim or Native American and we all brought food. This activity may not be culturally appropriate anymore, but it was one that always stuck with me.

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1. Social studies is a school subject, that teaches students about historic events, geography, and economics.

2. I was taught through studies weekly newspapers and crash course.

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1. I think social studies is the study of historical figures, laws, maps, etc.

2. In elementary, I remember popcorn reading out of a textbook the most. In middle school, I remember more of a lecture and note taking style.

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1. Social Studies is a study of different topics, including history and geography etc.

2. I was mostly taught through videos, or reading and analyzing different articles, then answering questions.

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1. Social Studies is about humans in society from the past to now and how it will affect the future.

2. I was taught social studies through presentations and hands on activities such as trade and barter day and cultural foods day.

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1. Social Studies is the study of humans, society, and the past. It is what is around us presently and in the past. It teaches us about the changes we have made over time.

2. In elementary school, we used Studies Weekly, textbooks, and watched videos.

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1. Social studies is the study of society and the past.

2. In elementary we would do weekly readers and then it was just videos after that.

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1. Social Studies is the study of history, historical people, geography, and cultures

2. I was taught SS through books, videos, and lectures

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1. Social Studies is about learning how people, cultures, and governments shape the world. It helps us understand the past and how it connects to what’s happening today.

2. Honestly, it was mostly videos and long, boring presentations. It felt like we were just memorizing facts instead of really connecting with the material.

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1. Social Studies is a content subject about the Past, Present, and Up-coming events in United States History.

2. I was taught Social Studies in Elementary, Middle, and High School by videos, daily newspapers, and our lovely history textbooks we had in our classes.

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1. I think Social Studies is the study of history and important historical findings.

2. I remember being terrified of Social Studies because of the teachers that I had. Most of the time we would just listen to what was being taught with little to none application.

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1. To me, social studies is the study of the world around us. For me, this includes history, culture, geography, and society.

2. When I was in elementary I remember learning history with the Study Weekly newspapers and an interactive notebook where we would write reflections.