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Study aimed to determine the impact of the relationship between the methods view the content of Social Studies and the prevailing pattern of intelligence among students in the future development of thinking skills in social studies students in the second cycle of basic education, and included tools and materials for the pilot study: 1) A list of future thinking skills that can be developed among Students Second cycle of basic education in the field of Social Studies and presented to a group of arbitrators to make sure of safety. 2) Use a scale to determine the pattern of intelligence preparation of the students, "Gardner." 3) Test the skills of forward thinking in social studies prepared by "Researcher". Tools have been applied to the study sample before and after using statistical methods to the study reached the following results: 1) there is a difference statistically significant at the 0.05 level between the middle grades actual earnings in the future thinking skills test in social studies for students in first grade intermediate "sample" refers to the pattern of intelligence (logical - Spatial), regardless of the style of representation (Enactive - Iconic) for Students with spatial intelligence. 2) there is a difference statistically significant at 0.05 for the middle degrees of the actual gain in the future thinking skills test in social studies for students in first grade intermediate "sample" refers to the style of representation (Enactive - Iconic) regardless of the pattern of intelligence (logical – Spatial ) for the enactive style of representation. 3) The existence of statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 between the averages between the internal degrees of loss of the actual test in the future thinking skills in social studies for students in first grade intermediate due to the interaction between the mode of intelligence and style of representation. In light of this study recommended the need to include social studies curriculum in general, and geography, especially of contemporary issues, and attempts to anticipate the future, and the training of students through strategies of forward thinking since primary school, and develop programs to prepare the student teacher, "Division of Geography" Faculties of Education in light of the objectives of education for the future. (Published abstract)