9SST – Year 9 Social Studies – 1 Semester

Social Science develops the essential skills common to all learning areas through the process of:

• inquiry
• values exploration
• perspectives 
• and social decision making

The theme of work is, “Our place in the World”. The content covered will include Tūrangawaewae (Culture and Identity) and Having a Voice (Government and Organisation), covering societies past and present; locally and globally.