FCPS Middle School History and Social Science
Seventh grade students will be issued one of the following United States history textbooks:
Eighth grade students will be issued one of the following civics textbooks:
- Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, and You (Glencoe, 2003)
- Civics and Economics, Virginia Edition (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2003)
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Choice of the following maps and atlases:
- United States Map (Nystrom or Rand McNally)
- World Map (Nystrom or Rand McNally)
- Nystrom Atlas of United States History
- Historical Map Series (Nystrom)
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The Virginia History and Social Science Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment is givin to all student in grade 6, 7, and 8.
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In the social studies classroom, students use technology to:
- Access, retrieve, organize, analyze, and evaluate electronic information from a variety of sources, documenting sources appropriately.
- Communicate understanding of social studies concepts, skills, and processes.
- Present social studies information in a variety of graphical forms.
- Create multimedia presentations of social studies topics of student interest.
- Acquire understanding of abstract social studies concepts through simulation and visual displays.
Parental involvement in schooling can lead to academic benefits for students. Parents are encouraged to:
- Help students manage and organize daily and weekly routines, allocating time for homework.
- Review with students completed assignments, classroom activities, and learning in civics, economics, and geography.
- Discuss local and national news, including newspapers, news magazines, newscasts, and educational television programming.
- Visit sites of interest to civics students such as the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, the White House, the Virginia Capitol, and the Fairfax County Goverment Center.
- Supervise visits to sites on the Internet that extend understanding of civics, economics, and geography.
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