Social Studies 8
7th and 8th grade Social Studies
Social studies content in grades 7 and 8 focuses on a chronologically organized study of United States and New York State history. Course content is divided into 11 units, tracing the human experience in the United States from pre-Columbian times to the present, and tying political, geographic, economic, and social trends in United States history to parallel trends and time frames in New York State history. The course and its content are divided and covered over a two-year span. The division generally occurs as follows: 7th grade: Prior to 1500 – 1865 8th grade: 1865 – Present Current Topic of Study - Reconstruction Click here to access Online Textbook username: 8grade password: ScioTigers |
Major Topics of Study
Causes of the Civil War
Civil War Reconstruction Industrial Era Immigration/Labor Unions/Cities Gilded Age/Progressives US Imperialism Spanish American War World War I Roaring Twenties Great Depression World War II Cold War Civil Rights Era Modern/Recent Times |