Use appropriate instruments, electronic equipment, computers and networks to access information, process ideas and communicate results. Technology today provides a channel through which students can gather knowledge of the past, search information about today and make hypotheses regarding the future. This technology includes databases, computer programs, on-line services and interactive telecommunications. It allows students to gather and process data from a variety of sources, from archives in the Library of Congress to historical art works from around the world. Learn and contribute productively as individuals and as members of groups.
Social science is about people's interactions.
Study in this field encourages students to listen carefully to the views of all members of a group and to represent their own points of view appropriately and effectively. The group benefits from the individual knowledge and skills of its members. Recognize and apply connections of important information and ideas within and among learning areas. Social science is a highly integrated set of disciplines.