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The 7th and 8th grade Social Studies classes are mixed grade level classes. Every other year, the main course of study will alternate: one year focusing on geography and the other on American history.
2024-25 Academic Year
During the 24-25 school year, students will be focusing on geography. Our textbook is entitled National Geographic: World Cultures and Geography.
Topics included:
Tools of Geography
North America
Central America & the Caribbean
South America
Europe
Russia & the Eurasian Republics
Africa
Asia
Australia, the Pacific Realm & Antarctica
2025-2026 Academic Year
During the 25-26 school year, students will be studying American history. The textbook is entitled Discovering our Past: A History of the United States.
Topics included:- A More Perfect Union
- The Constitution
- Growth & Expansion
- Manifest Destiny
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
- Industrial Age
- World War I
- The Depression and the New Deal
- World War II