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EDU 105 - Social Studies for Young Children - Textbook

Community Studies: Chapters 1 - 5

Chapter 1: Why Do People Live in Communities?

What is a community?
How are communities alike?
How are communities different?

Chapter 2: What Are Some Ways People Interact With the Natural Characteristics of Their Community?

How can we show where things are located inside communities?
How can we compare communities?
How do people use the environment of their community?
How do people change the environment of their community?

Chapter 3: How Do People Work Together in a Community?

How does scarcity affect people?
How can people make good economic choices?
How do people use resources to produce goods and services?
Why do people trade?

Chapter 4: How Do People Get Along Together in a Community?

Why do people need community governments?
What do community governments do?
How are community governments organized?
What responsibilities do citizens have in a community?

Chapter 5: How and Why Do Communities Change Over Time?

What is history?
How can we learn about the past?
What role do people play in creating history?
What changes in a community over time?