What do MPS students learn in middle school social studies?
In middle school, our students continue to be exposed to foundational ideas in each of the core disciplines of social studies: economics, geography, history, and civics.
In grades 6 and 7 the emphasis is on history and in grade 8 the emphasis is on geography.
Choose a grade level below to see the learning goals for the course.
Minnesota Standards & Benchmarks
Standards and benchmarks are the words used to describe the list of learning goals for each course.
In the 2020-21 school year the Minnesota Department of Education is going through the process of evaluating and updating the standards. Their decisions will chart the course of Social Studies in Minnesota for the next 10 years. For more information on this process, check out the MDE Social Studies page.