Social sciences study aspects related to human and social environments. Elementary social studies lessons introduce topics starting from self, family, community, and expanding out to country, world, and differences between cultures. The goals are to educate values like respecting rights and dignity, build awareness of diversity and interdependence among nations, and reduce issues like poverty and environmental destruction.

3. Social science (social studies) are a group of
academic disciplines that study the
aspects related to the human and social
environment.

4. Education Social Sciences (IPS) in SD should
pay attention to the needs of children aged
between 6-12 years, children in the age group
7-11 years according to Piaget (1963) is in the
development of intellectual skills / cognitive at
the level of concrete operations. They see the
world in a unified whole, and considers the
coming year as a time that is still far away.

5. Elementary social studies lesson will begin with
the introduction of self (self), then
family, neighbors, neighborhood
RT, RW, urban / rural, district, city /
county, state, country, neighboring
countries, and the world.

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Educating good values ​which are the norms of
family and community
To clarify the values ​that have been owned by
the students,
Core values ​/ main (core values) as respecting
individual rights, equality, work ethic, and
human dignity (the dignity of man and work)
in an effort to build a democratic classroom.

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Educate students that the difference is
reasonable.
Respect the ethnic, cultural, religious, which
makes the nation's cultural wealth.
Equality and fairness in the treatment of ethnic
or minority groups.

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Educating students to diversity
nation, culture, and civilization in the world.
Instill awareness of interdependence among
nations.
Instill awareness of the more open communication
and transportation between nations in the world.
Reduce poverty, ignorance and environmental
destruction.