This curriculum guide suggests materials, resources, and activities related to social studies knowledge and skill development for grades 7-9. Grade 6 activities are also included to inform junior high school teachers what has been previously taught. Part of a series of social studies program guides designed to be used in Spokane public schools for grades K-12, this component outlines lessons on all social science disciplines, with particular emphasis on economics, geography, environment, and political science. The major objective of the curriculum is to help students become responsible citizens. Topics at the junior high level include decision making, influences of media on public opinion, cultural pluralism, parliamentary procedure, racial and sexual bias, sources of values which inspire loyalty, economic self-interest, religious movements, historiography, national heritage, alternative life styles, and labor unions. A description of the subject area and a chart of sequential skills begin each section, followed by an outline of activities, resources, and objectives pertinent to each grade level. Learning activities involve students in graphing, group discussion, setting rules for group discussion, organizing and classifying research materials, identifying and using data, modifying hypotheses based upon additional data, writing a biography of an historical figure, and investigating alternative decisions. A directory of program materials by grade level and evaluation information conclude the document. (Author/DB)