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Social studies should give students the opportunities to develop the following: 1) Knowledge of democracy and human rights, both individual and collective rights, social issues, social conditions, as well as the function and organization of different societies from local to global levels based on different interpretations and perspectives. 2) Knowledge of the importance of historical conditions and how different ideological, political, economic, social and environmental conditions affect and are affected by individuals, groups and social structures. 3) The ability to analyse social issues and identify causes and consequences using concepts, theories, models and methods from the social sciences. 4) The ability to search for, critically examine and interpret information from different sources and assess their relevance and credibility. 5) The ability to express their knowledge of social studies in various types of presentation.

1. Israel and Palestine Conflict analysis - cooperation social studies and history

2. Model UN - international relations, international politics and resolution writing

3. Economic situations i different countries (Sweden/Venezuela/Cuba): different perspective, understanding different stakeholders’ roles (micro and macro perspective) and their interaction in the economy on different levels.

4. BREAKING NEWS - analysis of social issue, presentation and source criticism

5. Report Writing - analysis of a chosen social issue with a research question, report structure and use of reference system (Harvard)