6th Grade World Cultures and Geography: • Geography and its effects on climates, the movement of people, and production
• Reading physical, political, and thematic maps
• Understanding the use of a world atlas
• Studying the connection between geography and current events
• Incorporating the five key geographic themes: location, place, region, human environment interaction, and movement
• Extensive research on a designated country for SASSE (Sayre's Annual Social Studies Exhibit) | 7th Grade Ancient World and Civilizations: • Study the development of human society from prehistory through the ancient civilizations of Sumer, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Mesoamerica, Greece, and Rome
• Explore the history and ideas of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity
• Further develop map skills as they apply to the ancient world
| 8th Grade American Studies: • US government and the Presidency
• Historic patterns of US immigration and contemporary patterns of immigration in Kentucky
• The Bill of Rights and its application in the Twentieth Century
• America's wars and the rise of the US as a world power
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