Welcome to the  FMS Social Science Department

Students will have a blast this year in history.  The following areas will be taught:

• ancient history and geography in grade 6
  • Trimester 1- Early Man, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Kush
  • Trimester 2-  Isreal, Greece,  Rome
  • Trimester 3- India, China
• medieval history and geography in grade 7
  • Trimester 1- Fall of Rome and Christianity,  Medieval Europe, Islam, India and the Middle Ages
  • Trimester 2- Imperial China, Korea and Japan,  Central and South America, African Civilizations
  • Trimester 3-  World Religions, New Ideas, Age of exploration and trade
• United States history from 1607- 1914 in grade 8
  
  • Trimester 1- Geography, Colonies, American Revolution, Constitution and Bill of Rights
  • Trimester 2- Establishing a Nation(1789-1845), Westward Expansion, Reform, Causes of Sectionalism
  • Trimeser 3- Civil War, Reconstruction, Homesteading and the West, Politics, Industry and Reform

Students will be completing maps, timelines, analyzing primary sources, researching, making presentations etc. in class.

If there is a concern regarding a state standard or issue in class, please contact the teacher first. The CA content standards, framework and c-3 framework are listed below for reference.

CA content standards

CA history framework

c-3 framework- career readiness

Wish list: disenfectant wipes, white copy paper, kleenex * the department agreed on these items but some teachers have additional requests.