Social Studies Curriculum

Urbandale Schools will bring learning to life for every student in Social Studies by preparing students to be global citizens through inquiry-based learning about the world they live in and where they came from.

Learning Through Inquiry

• Student learning is driven by compelling and supporting questions
• Students use multiple primary and secondary sources
• Students make a claim and support it with evidence
• Students communicate their claims through writing and speaking
• Students take informed action beyond the classroom

Application of Literacy Standards

• Students apply reading, writing, speaking and listening in social studies on a daily basis
• Students communicate and show their learning in social studies through literacy skills

Content Knowledge for Life, Career & College Readiness

• Students use content to better understand the past, present, and our future
• Students use content to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good
• Students use content to demonstrate awareness of diverse groups and individuals and social responsibility