In Social studies we will focus on World Geography for most of the year, withan emphasis on the five themes of geography and how they apply to differentworld regions. These themes include location, place, human/environmentinteraction, movement, and region. During the last part of the year we willstudy Maine history and how our local and state government and economy work. The skills and concepts learned in seventh grade will help students have acontext to understand how our earliest civilizations developed around the world.Key social studies skills include critical thinking and problem solving,learning to read and use maps accurately, summarizing informational text, andwriting reports and essays. Check out these student presentations!Bay_Of_Bengal.mov