Welcome to Social Studies
LPS Social Studies:
- Covers civics, economics, geography, history; and also includes political science, psychology, sociology and other electives
- Helps students make informed decisions and work towards improving the community;
- Develops a strong sense of justice and fairness while learning respect for differing viewpoints;
Habits of Mind:
Below are activities by grade levels that teachers can use to teach habits of mind
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade – Last Updated 12/05/12
- “How Do Communities Differ?” Q1
- “How Do People Influence a Community’s History?” Q3
3rd Grade – Last Updated 08/13/12 - “Why Was Lancaster (Lincoln) Chosen as Nebraska’s State Capital?”
- 4th Grade – Last Updated 09/12/12
- “Was the Homestead Act a Success?”
- “How did the Oregon Trail impact the lives of Native Americans in Nebraska?”
- “How Did Railroads Impact Nebraska Settlement and Displacement?”
- “In What Ways Did the Reservation System Impact Native Peoples?”
- “Did the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition of 1898 showcase Nebraska as a Modern State?”
- 5th Grade – Last Updated 08/13/12
- “Why Does the United States Have the Bill of Rights?”
- “Who Really Started the Boston Massacre?”
- “Would You Have Voted for Ratification of the Constitution in 1787?”
- “Did Pocahontas Rescue John Smith?”
- 6th Grade
- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade – Last Updated 08/13/12
- “Standing Tall or Fleeing the Scene?”
- “Lincoln in Context”
- Civics
- World History – Last Updated 10/10/12
- “World History Standards”
- “Teaching Skills Model Unit”
- “Was Hernan Cortes a hero or a villain?”
- “Who was the best absolute ruler?”
- “Did imperialism have a positive or negative impact on the world?”
- “What caused World War I?”
- “Which nationalist leaders were the most effective in reaching his goals?“
- U.S. History – Last Updated 08/14/12
- “Columbus Day: 1892, Not 1492″
- “Electricity & Women’s Work: Who Really Benefited? And When?”
- “Dust to Eat, and Dust to Breathe, and Dust to Drink”
- “Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott”
- “To Blink or Not to Blink: The Cuban Missile Crisis”