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Social Studies
Courses
World
History (21093100) This course will
enable students to understand their connections to the development of
civilizations by examining the past to prepare for their future as participating
members of a global community. Students will use knowledge pertaining to
history, geography, economics, political processes, religion, ethics, diverse
cultures, and humanities to solve problems in academic, civic, social, and
employment settings. Students will develop an understanding of
geographic development of humanity from earliest times, cradles of civilization,
development of religion, middle ages, renaissance, and reform.
World History Honors
(21093200) This
course will enable students to understand their connections to the development
of civilizations by examining the past to prepare for their future as
participating members of a global community. Students will use knowledge
pertaining to history, geography, economics, political processes, religion,
ethics, diverse cultures, and humanities to solve problems in academic, civic,
social, and employment settings. Some topics include time-space
relationships, prehistory, rise of civilization, cultural universals,
development of religion and the impact of religious thought, evolution of
political systems and philosophies, interactions between science and
society, development of nationalism as a global phenomenon, origin and course of
economic systems and philosophies, influence of significant historical figures
and events , and contemporary world affairs.
American
History (21003100) This course examines the
people and events responsible for the United States becoming a world leader and
economic giant and the problems and the progress that resulted. Begins with a
Post-Reconstruction period and comes up to present time with an emphasis on Post-World War II to present.
American History
Honors (21003200) The purpose of
this course is to enable students to understand the development of the United
States within the context of history with a major focus on the
Post-Reconstruction period. Students will use knowledge pertaining to history,
geography, economics, political processes, religion, ethics, diverse cultures,
and humanities to solve problems in academic, civic, social, and employment
settings.
Economics (21023800) The
purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and
decision-making tools necessary for understanding how society organizes its
limited resources to satisfy its wants. Students will gain understanding of
choices they must make as producers, consumers, investors, and taxpayers. Some
topics include principles of decision-making in the marketplace, productive
resources, scarcity and choices, economic incentives, contemporary and
historical economic issues, personal economic skills, role of money,
and government and financial institutions.
Economics
Honors (21023200) This course is
designed to develop an economic understanding, stressing the American Economic
System, its principles, and structure which seeks to present an understandable
comprehensive overview of the main elements in our economy. Topics include
economic reasoning, principles of decision-making
in the marketplace, productive resources, scarcity and choices, opportunity
costs and trade-offs, economic incentives, interdependence,
contemporary and historical economic issues, personal economic skills, role of
money, government and financial institutions, labor.
Government (21063100) The purpose of
this course is to enable students to gain an understanding of American
government and political behavior that is essential for effective citizenship
and active involvement in a democratic American society. Some topics include the
interrelationship between American government and the American economic system,
documents that shape our political traditions, powers and duties of the three
branches of government at the local, state and national levels, political
parties, the election process.
Government Honors
(21063200) The purpose of this course
is to enable students to gain an understanding of American government and
political behavior that is essential for effective citizenship and active
involvement in a democratic American society. Some topics include the
interrelationship between American government and the American economic system;
documents that shape our political traditions, including the Declaration of
Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Federalist
Papers; functions of the three branches of government at the local, state, and
national levels; Florida government, including the State constitution, municipal
and county government, the evolving role of political parties and interest
groups in determining government policy, how rights and responsibilities of
citizens in a democratic state have evolved and been interpreted, and
contemporary political issues.
AP
Government (21064200) Students acquire
a critical perspective of politics and government in the United States. They
learn general concepts used to interpret American politics and analyze specific
case studies. It also requires familiarity with the various institutions,
groups, beliefs and ideas that constitute the American political perspective.
Some topics are federalism and the separation of powers, development of the
Constitution, political process, nature of public opinion, role of
political parties and interest groups, major formal and informal institutional
arrangement of power, development of civil liberties and civil rights.
American Political Systems ( 21064500)
The purpose of this course is to enable students to
understand the political system in America and the dynamics of political issues.
Students will examine their own political beliefs and practice decision-making
skills. Some topics are the nature of political behavior; power acquisition,
maintenance, and extension; comparison of political systems; evolution of
democratic political systems; functions of the three branches of government at
the local, state and national levels; Florida government, including the Florida
Constitution; municipal and county government; constitutional framework,
federalism, and separation of power, including study of the Declaration of
Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers; evolving role of
political parties and interest groups in determining government policy;
political decision-making process; career opportunities available in our
government system; role of women and diverse cultural groups in the development
of our political system.
The following classes have pre-requisites of World
History and American History:
Anthropology (2103000)
Through the study of anthropology, students acquire
an understanding of the differences and similarities, both biological and
cultural, in human populations. Students recognize the characteristics that
define their culture and gain an appreciation for the culture of others. The
content should include, but not be limited to, the following: human biological
and cultural origins, adaptation to the physical environment, diversity of human
behavior, evolution of social and cultural institutions, patterns of language
development, family and kinship relationships, effects of change on such
cultural institutions as the arts, education, religion and law.
Archaeology (21013100)
Through the study of archeology, students
will learn about the systematic recovery and study of material evidence.
Students will further recognize the placement of cultural sequencing related to
material evidence. Topics include answering questions about material remains of
culture, knowledge
of recovery, discovery and preservation methods of materials from the past, awareness
of items context, sequencing
of cultures in relationship to material finds, sequencing
of cultures in relationship to social groups, attempting
to answer the “why” of cultures from evidence of material remains and items
context.
Contemporary Issues (21043200)
Provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge,
skills and attitudes necessary to meet responsibilities as citizens of their
community, state and nation and prepares them to live in an increasingly
interdependent and complex global society. The content should include, but not
be limited to, the following: interdependence, global issues, culture,
international system, pluralism, trans-nationalism, global economy, ecology
issues, planetary ethics, human-environment interactions, movement, cultural
diffusion.
Psychology (21073000)
Students acquire an understanding of and
an appreciation for human behavior, behavior interaction and the
progressive development of individuals. This will better prepare them
to understand their own behavior and the behavior of others. Some
topics include the major theories and orientations of psychology,
psychological methodology, memory and cognition, human growth and
development, personality, abnormal behavior, psychological therapies,
stress/coping strategies, mental health.
Sociology (21083000) Students acquire an understanding of group
interaction and its impact on individuals in order that they may have
a greater awareness of the beliefs, values and behavior, patterns of
others. In an increasingly interdependent world, students need to
recognize how group behavior affects both the individual and society.
Some topics include methods of study employed by sociologists, social
institutions and norms, social classes, relationships between the
sexes, racial and ethnic groups, societal determinants, group
behavior, socialization process, including the transmission of group
behavior, social deviation, social conflict, social stratification,
social participation, role of social organizations and institutions,
including their interrelationships and interdependence.
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