SALT/Department Chair contact: renee.zahora@lcps.org
The Loudoun County Public Schools Social Science departments will promote learning through meaningful collaborative instruction and student-centered discovery. We will provide equitable opportunities in which students are encouraged to:
• Think critically and communicate effectively
• Respect diversity and build relationships
• Understand the relationship between past and present
• Become life-long learners with a global perspective
COURSE TITLE: United States History to 1865
DESCRIPTION: The focus of the Social Science curriculum in Grade 6 is the history of the
United States from the early 1500s to the end of the Civil War.
*An SOL Test is given at the end of this course.
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COURSE TITLE: United States History 1865 to the Present DESCRIPTION: The focus of the Social Science curriculum in Grade 7 is the history of the United
States from the Reconstruction to the 21st Century.
*An SOL Test is given at the end of this course.
TEACHER LINKS: Mrs. Chamblin, Ms. O'Leary, Mrs. Zahora
COURSE TITLE: Civics and Economics
DESCRIPTION: Civics looks at the role of citizens and the way in which they form governments.
*An SOL Test is given at the end of this course.