The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) standards focus on 10 integrated themes (strands). What is one of the strands of today’s social studies curriculum?
a. Science, technology, and society
b. Foreign government and politics
c. Names, dates, places, and events
d. Learn what made the United States the country it is today
ANS: A
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