Over the past two years I have been working on developing a new Social Studies course that will be taught in my district. This course will be taught at Plymouth High School in Canton, MI starting Fall Semester 2014. It will be an elective available to junior and senior students. Take a look at the course rationale and syllabus listed below. You may also check out the course website I have been developing by clicking on the Geography textbook photo link.
Course Rationale:
“Geography is a dynamic subject that is firmly grounded in the real world and focuses on the interactions between individuals, societies and the physical environment in both time and space.
” – IBO Geography Course Outline
Geography is an interdisciplinary subject area that bridges the social and physical sciences. By nature this branch of learning challenges individuals to apply what is known about the physical landscape with how humans respond to that physical landscape. A Geographer must apply concepts of physical geography (location, place, region, physical features) with how societies have developed around the world. Therefore the study of geography is firmly rooted in the overarching concept that our physical landscape determines who we are as a civilization and society. Geographers must be independent thinkers who combine all of these subject areas to analyze and interpret various themes covered throughout this course.
Course Rationale:
“Geography is a dynamic subject that is firmly grounded in the real world and focuses on the interactions between individuals, societies and the physical environment in both time and space.
” – IBO Geography Course Outline
Geography is an interdisciplinary subject area that bridges the social and physical sciences. By nature this branch of learning challenges individuals to apply what is known about the physical landscape with how humans respond to that physical landscape. A Geographer must apply concepts of physical geography (location, place, region, physical features) with how societies have developed around the world. Therefore the study of geography is firmly rooted in the overarching concept that our physical landscape determines who we are as a civilization and society. Geographers must be independent thinkers who combine all of these subject areas to analyze and interpret various themes covered throughout this course.
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