Discovery Education Text (Tech) Book
Students need to go through myclasslink.com/bisdgo to access the techbook.
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Unit 1 - How We Study the World's Cultural Patterns
Unit 2 - Freedom for All: The United States and Canada
Unit 3 - A Legacy of Colonialism: Latin America
Unit 4 - We Are Family: Europe
Unit 5 - Empire and Ethnicity: Russia & the Eurasian Republics
Unit 6 - A Crossroads of Diffusion: Southwest Asia/North Africa
Unit 7 - Facing Challenges: Sub-Saharan Africa
Unit 8 - Unity and Division: South Asia
Unit 9: Tradition in Modernizing World: East and Southeast Asia
Unit 10: Adapting Down Under: Pacific Realm
PBL Unit #8 Hallway of Heroes
PBL = Project-Based Learning
Learning Focus
Sixth grade social studies focus is on World Cultures & Geography. As we travel through our curriculum, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) will set the parameters for our learning. The TEKS are organized into the following eight categories or strands: history, geography, economics, government, citizenship, culture, science, technology and society, and social studies skills. To learn more about the specific expectations in each strand and to see what is considered essential learning in our 6th grade classroom, you can check our Essential Standards