Objectives in Natural, Social, and Cultural Knowledge

Posted on Feb 25, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology

Objectives of the Area of Knowledge: Natural, Social, and Cultural

The objectives of this area of knowledge are:

  • Identify the main elements of the natural, social, and cultural environment, analyzing their organization, characteristics, and interactions, and progressing in the domain of increasingly complex spatial areas.
  • Behave in accordance with the habits of health and personal care arising from knowledge of the human body, showing an attitude of acceptance and respect for individual differences (age, sex, physical characteristics, personality).
  • Participate in group activities by adopting responsible, constructive, and supportive behavior while respecting the basic principles of democratic functioning.
  • Recognize and appreciate social group membership and cultural characteristics, evaluating the differences with other groups and the need to respect human rights.
  • Analyze some manifestations of human intervention in the environment, taking a critical appraisal and behavior in daily life for the defense and recovery of ecological balance and conservation of cultural heritage.
  • Recognize changes in the natural, social, and cultural environment related to the passage of time and investigate some relations of simultaneity and succession to apply this knowledge to the understanding of other historical moments.
  • Interpret, express, and represent facts, concepts, and processes of the natural, social, and cultural environment through numeric codes, graphics, mapping, and more.
  • Identify, consider, and resolve questions and problems associated with significant elements of the environment, using search strategies and treatment of information, making conjectures, testing them, exploring alternatives, and thinking about the learning process itself.
  • Plan and implement projects and simple devices with a pre-determined purpose, using the knowledge of the elementary properties of certain materials, substances, and objects.
  • Use information technology and communication for information and as a tool for learning and sharing knowledge, assessing its contribution to improving the lives of all people.

Chronological Framework

First Cycle (6-7 years)Second Cycle (8-9 years)Third Cycle (10-11 years)
  • Use of the basic notions of time (before and after, past-present-future, duration).
  • Units of measurement (day, week, month, year).
  • Initiation of memory reconstruction of the past from sources close to family.
  • Some events of the past and present and their relationship with nearby historical aspects.
  • Use of oral sources and information provided by family memorabilia to reconstruct the past.
  • Use of temporary measure units (decade, century) and introduction to the concepts of succession and concurrency.
  • Use of search techniques and representation of the family’s past and future.
  • An approach to some historical periods and societies based on knowledge of aspects of everyday life.
  • Evolution over a long time of some aspect of daily life related to some relevant historical facts.
  • Recognition and measurement of the meaning of some old footprints in the environment (traditions, buildings, objects).
  • Use of written and visual historical information and development of different jobs.
  • Identification of the role of men and women in history.
  • Conventions of dating and periodization (BC, AD, age).
  • Using techniques to locate in time and space events of the past, to perceive the duration, simultaneity, and the relationship between events.
  • Factors explaining human actions, historical events and social changes.
  • Characterization of some societies of historical epochs: Prehistoric, Classical, Medieval, Discoveries, Industrial Development, and the world in the twentieth century, by studying the ways of life.
  • Events and important figures in the history of Spain.
  • Knowledge, appreciation, and respect of significant events and cultural heritage.
  • Using various historical sources (geographical, artistic, etc.) to produce reports and other works of historical content.
  • Evaluation of the role of men and women as subjects of history.