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Social Studies

The Barnegat Township School District designed a Social Studies curriculum to foster critical thinking, student engagement, and help students develop a breadth of knowledge of the world’s history, geography, economic systems, and civics spanning kindergarten through twelfth grade.  Lessons aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Social Studies provide opportunities for students to learn the skills, perspectives, and attributes necessary to become an informed, active, and contributing member of the community.  Engaging students through interactive inquiry-based lessons, real-world applications, and project-based learning, along with cross curricular language arts correlations provide students with a multifaceted learning experience that promotes active participation and enhances student interest.  Teachers utilize various instructional strategies, such as collaborative group work, developing claims using evidence, multimedia resources, and research projects.  Data is collected from formative and summative assessments to guide instruction and track student progress towards achieving the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

 

Grades K-2 Social Studies Topics

  • Citizenship
  • Communities
  • Calendar and Holidays
  • Civics, Government, and Human Rights
  • Geography, People and the Environment
  • Economics, Innovation, and Technology
  • History, Culture, and Perspectives

 

Grades 3-5 Social Studies Topics

  • Jobs in the Community/Saving & Spending/Citizenship & Government
  • Physical Geography
  • Our Nation’s History
  • American Culture & Cultures Around the World
  • Geography and the First New Jerseyans
  • A New Nation
  • Building a Nation
  • New Century, New Challenge: Modern New Jersey
  • The Thirteen Colonies
  • The American Revolution
  • A Growing Nation
  • Civil War Times

 

Grades 6-8 Social Studies Topics (American History & World History)

  • Revolution and the New Nation (1754 - 1800)
  • The New Republic (1800 - 1855)
  • The Nation Expands (1790 - 1860)
  • The Nation Breaks Apart (1861 - 1877)
  • The Emergence of Modern America (1870 - 1929)
  • The Great Depression and World War II (1929 - 1945)
  • Postwar United States (1945 - early 1970s)
  • Contemporary United States (mid 1970s - present)
  • The Beginnings of Human Society
  • Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral People (c.4000 - 1000 BCE)
  • The Classic Civilizations of the Mediterranean World, India, and China
  • Expanding Exchanges and Encounters (500 CE - 1450 CE)

 

Grades 9-12 Social Studies Topics (Modern World History, United History I and II)

  • Europe and the First Global Age (1350 - 1750)
  • The Age of Revolutions (1750 - 1914)
  • Global Conflicts (1900 - c.1945)
  • Making the Modern World (1945 - present)
  • Colonization & Settlement (1585 - 1763)
  • Revolution & the New Nation (1754 - 1820s)
  • Expansion and Reform (1801 - 1861)
  • Civil War & Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)
  • The Emergence of Modern America (1870 - 1929)
  • The Great Depression and World War II (1929 - 1945)
  • Postwar United States (1945 - early 1970s)
  • Contemporary United States (mid 1970s - present)
  • Resource: Barnegat High School Guide to the Research Paper