Students will develop social studies skills with an emphasis on Washington State’s government, economy, and history from 1850 to the present. 

In 7th grade, students examine Washington state, from native and European contact to the present. The study of Washington state includes an examination of the state constitution and key treaties, including popular and tribal sovereignty issues. Through additional study of migration, differing cultural experiences, and human interactions with the environment, students will develop enduring understandings of  core concepts and ideas in civics, economics, geography, and history.

Additionally, through the study of Washington state history, students should recognize the links between history and contemporary times.

Students passing all three trimesters of this course will receive a waiver satisfying the state’s Washington State History and government graduation requirement. 

For an overview of the philosophies, beliefs, and practices that are foundational in the Evergreen Public Schools, click on Social Studies Instructional Vision.

In this scope + sequence, you will find the following: 

• Trimesters organized by week for supported pacing throughout the year

• An inquiry task to anchor the learning of units one through six. 

• Varied formative assessment ideas to illuminate progress toward standard and content understandings. 

• Unit maps (linked in blue) that provide all the priority standards, learning targets, supporting questions, and resources in one place. These include daily spaces, within the weeks, for teachers to copy or print to delineate subsequent planning for learners. 

The attached planning considerations are samples as we all transition to a six-period day while holding an inquiry stance for our learners. Take a look--how will you iterate? What thinking do these planning wheels spark?