Da VIP Academy / Grade 8 / Social Studies
🌍 SOCIAL STUDIES
Know your place, your people, and your power.
8 units · 41 lessons · Grade 8
Unit 1: Geography
Aligned to C3.D2.Geo
Maps and globes: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Landforms and regions: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced
People and places: in an argument you defend
22 min · Advanced
Human-environment interaction: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Migration and cities: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced
Unit 2: Civics
Aligned to C3.D2.Civ
Rules and responsibility: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Rights and freedoms: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced
Voting and elections: in an argument you defend
22 min · Advanced
Local government and city hall: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Being an active citizen: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced
Unit 3: Economics
Aligned to C3.D2.Eco
Needs and wants: with evidence you cite
18 min · Advanced
Goods, services, and trade: with evidence you cite
20 min · Advanced
Supply and demand: with evidence you cite
22 min · Advanced
Markets and money: with evidence you cite
18 min · Advanced
Personal and community economics: with evidence you cite
20 min · Advanced
Unit 4: Government
Unit 5: U.S. History
Aligned to C3.D2.His
Indigenous nations: cause and effect over time
18 min · Advanced
Colonization and revolution: cause and effect over time
20 min · Advanced
Slavery, resistance, and the Civil War: cause and effect over time
22 min · Advanced
Reconstruction and Jim Crow: cause and effect over time
18 min · Advanced
Civil Rights Movement: cause and effect over time
20 min · Advanced
Modern America: cause and effect over time
22 min · Advanced
Unit 6: World History
Unit 7: Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Egypt and Nubia: cause and effect over time
18 min · Advanced
Kush, Mali, and Songhai: cause and effect over time
20 min · Advanced
Mesopotamia: cause and effect over time
22 min · Advanced
Greece and Rome: cause and effect over time
18 min · Advanced
Ancient China and India: cause and effect over time
20 min · Advanced
Unit 8: Cultural Studies
Family and community traditions: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Language and identity: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced
Music, food, and art as history: in an argument you defend
22 min · Advanced
African diaspora connections: in an argument you defend
18 min · Advanced
Respecting difference: in an argument you defend
20 min · Advanced