"Effective social studies instruction in the elementary classroom encourages the inherent curiosity of young people."  USBE Social Studies Standards, p.1

"Social studies offers the ideal venue to nurture civic virtue, consider current issues, practice acting civilly toward others, build a civic identity, bolster historical awareness of governmental structures, and cultivate global awareness." USBE Social Studies Standards, p.1

Students will learn how economics plays a role in their own lives and how economics influences historical events, interacts with geography, and impacts society.