Social Studies Department at Faculty Luncheon 2007
Social Studies Department at Faculty Luncheon 2007

Welcome to the South Miami Senior High Social Studies Department Homepage.

The Social Studies curriculum at South Miami Senior High is designed to meet the needs of a diversified population. The department offers Advanced Placement and Honors courses in grades nine through twelve. A wide variety of electives are offered, including Law Studies and Psychology. The Social Studies Department fulfills the needs of the students to develop critical thinking in Social Science classes. Geographic, economic, political, environmental and technological knowledge are all key elements in the Social Studies classroom. The department believes a curriculum which imparts this knowledge is the catalyst for preparing students for the 21st century.

Faculty

Courses

The Sunshine State Standards for 9-12 Social Studies

Competency Based Curriculum for Social Studies

Clubs

  • Social Studies Honor Society
 

Links

The News (PBS)
the.News is a place for teens to find out about people, places and things close to home and around the world. Watch the videos, and follow the links for more information.


a good source for online content related to current events.


United States Library of Congress features a great number of online resources, including the American Memory project.

World History Textbook Online
Writing About History - A good intro for how to write a paper in the field of history and the differences between primary and secondary resources (University of Toronto)

Department News

  • Results of the 2008 Student Mock Presidential Election are outlined below. Results are listed by elementary school level, middle school level, senior high school level, and District totals. The following results ONLY reflect schools and students who participated in the online Student Mock Presidential Election. Many schools opted to use a paper ballot to conduct individual school-site student mock elections and are NOT included in the results listed below.

    • Elementary Schools: Total Votes Cast: 33,066
    o Barack Obama: 77% (25,378)
    o John McCain: 23% (7,688)

    • Middle Schools: Total Votes Cast: 34,402
    o Barack Obama: 82% (28,096)
    o John McCain: 18% (6,306)

    • Senior High Schools: Total Votes Cast: 13,398
    o Barack Obama: 76% (10,243)
    o John McCain: 24% (3,155)

    • Total Student Votes Cast: 80,866
    o Barack Obama: 79% (63,717)
    o John McCain: 21% (17,149)

    Curriculum and Instruction, Social Sciences, appreciates the schools, teachers, and students who participated in the 2008 Student Mock Presidential Election and practiced the skills required to live in our democratic republic.

  • The Social Studies Department hosted a demonstration of the new voting machines for the 2008 elections in the Media Center on October 20th, 2008. Click here for images.

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