study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
DL in SS
Inquiry cycle (questioning, research, analysis, communication)
Primary source analysis (often as a part of the inquiry cycle)
Sourcing and bias (how does knowing who wrote something change how you accept that source as "truth"?)
Considering point of view (how would a geographer view something different than a historian, for example)
Specialized vocabulary (ex: bias, stereotype, "truth" mean different things in English class than in a history class)