Duane J. Siepker

Principal

Saint Cecilia School

2900 Hoover

Ames Iowa 50010

515 . 232 . 5290

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Curriculum

Social Studies

Students will:
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Demonstrate application of social studies process skills:  compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence, maps/globes/pictures/charts, differing points of view, fact/opinion, propaganda techniques.

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Apply strategies and social skills of learning and working together in a Christian manner: discussing, listening actively, clarifying, paraphrasing.

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Describe and analyze historical and current patterns of change, including the role of religion.

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Describe ways human beings view themselves in and over time as well as lessons learned from historical events.

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Analyze patterns and relationships within and among world cultures and examine policy alternatives and their implications.

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Analyze role of individuals' and groups' uses/abuses of power considered in the light of Christian moral implications.

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Analyze how people create and change structures of power, authority and governance.

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Summarize how people organize for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Analyze social and economic consequences of technology as it has developed/is developing in society.

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Verify the ideals, principles and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.

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Describe how people, places, environments and the presence/absence of Christian thought impact growth and development of individuals, groups, and institutions.

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Compare and contrast a variety of cultures and explain how culture and cultural systems function.

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Apply problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills in interpreting location, place, human/environment interactions, movement, and regions.

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Summarize the processes of learning, growth and development at various stages of life.

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Describe how institutions are formed, what controls and influences them, how they control and influence individuals and culture, and how they can be maintained or changed.

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