JSS1 First Term Social Studies Lesson Note – Introduction to Social Studies

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Week 1

Topic: Introduction to Social Studies

Content-

1. Meaning
2. Objectives and Scope
3. Nature of Social Studies
4. Importance of Social Studies

Meaning

Social studies can be defined as the study of man in his environment. It is the study of man and his relationships with other people around him, including all the natural resources in his environment.

Social studies assess man in his physical and social environment as well as the effects of science, technology and religion on him. Man in social studies refers to human beings.

Scope of Social Studies

Social studies have related subjects like economics, geography, political science, anthropology and psychology. Social studies, therefore, an integrated subject because of its many interwoven parts which give insight into what man is and everything connected to Man in his physical and social environments.

Social study is therefore defined as the study of man’s life, his interactions with his social and physical environments, and his knowledge of science and technology to solve this problem in his environment.

Objectives of social studies

The following are the aim and objectives of social studies

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