Social Studies 6-8
**Note: These courses are currently undergoing review and revision(s) to update units to the most recent Maine State Standards along with updating the scope and sequence of the courses across the GR6-8 span.**
6th grade
Units of study may include:
Core Concepts/Culture
Foundations of Government/Political Systems
Early Man and the Beginning of Civilization
Maine Studies
The Five Themes of Geography - Map Skills
Personal Finance/Economics
Current Events
7th grade
Units of study may include:
Maine Basics 101
Maine Government
Washington and Precedents
Our Tie Into History
Hamilton, Jefferson, & Political Parties
Geography Review
Native Americans
United States Geography
Exploration
Colonization
American Revolution
Our Constitution - What's It All About?
Growing Pains/On The Job Learning in the U.S.
8th grade
Units of study may include:
US Territorial Expansion Map
History of Political Parties and Presidential Elections
Thomas Jefferson/Louisiana Purchase
1800s Industrialization, Immigration, Economy
The Missouri Compromise
The Age of Jackson and the Trail of Tears
Westward Movement and Conflict
History of Slavery, Abolition, and UGRR
Civil War and Reconstruction
Railroads, Economy, and Homestead