6th Grade Social Studies

History

• Describe post-World War

 (Impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919)

• Explain the Great Depression

(Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929)

• Explain World War II

(Describe German aggression in Europe, Describe the Holocaust in the war in Europe, Identify Hitler and Stalin)

• Discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War

(Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain," Discuss the importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union) 

Geography and Map Skills

• Identify a physical, political, climate, natural resource, and population map.

• Identify the parts of a map 

(title, legend/key, compass rose, distance scale, longitude, and latitude)

• Use longitude and latitude to determine location.

• Use a compass rose to identify cardinal and intermediate directions

• Use graphic scales to determine distances on a map

• Use map key/legend to acquire information from maps

• Use a letter/number grid system to determine location.

• Use a map to explain the impact of geography on historical and current events

• Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps

• Identify continents and oceans

Government and Civics

• Explain how citizen’s rights are protected

(Explain the responsibilities of a citizen)

Economics

• Explain the basic economic concepts of trade, opportunity cost, specialization, and productivity.

(describe opportunity cost, describe how specialization can improve standards of living and productivity, describe how trade and voluntary exchange promotes economic activity)

• Describe how consumers and producers interact in the economy

(Describe how competition, markets, and prices influence consumer behavior, describe how entrepreneurs take risks to develop new goods and services to start a business)

• Identify the elements of a personal budget (income, expenditures, and saving) and explain why personal spending and saving decisions are important

Skills

• Compare similarities and differences

• Organize items chronologically

• Explain a primary and secondary resource

• Explain how to compare and contrast various features on a map

• Construct charts and tables

• Analyze artifacts

• Identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions

• Distinguish between fact and opinion

• Identify cause and effects

• Draw conclusions and make generalizations

• Interpret timelines, charts, and tables

• Analyze graphs and diagrams

• Formulate appropriate research questions

Vocabulary 

• Trade/voluntary exchange              Specialization                                 Imperialism

• Reparations                                     Colonization                                    Migration

• Ethnic Group                                    Legislation                                       Rural

•  Militarism                                      Alliances                                         Nationalism

• Depression                                     poverty                                           natural resources

• Infrastructure                                discrimination                                Holocaust

• Communism                                  Dictator                                          Genocide

• Propaganda                                   Democratic                                     Capitalism

• Free market                                   containment                                   literacy

• Urban                                      Entrepreneur                            Fertile

History

• Watch the video clips on “The Treaty of Versailles.”

Video Clip 1                            Video Clip 2   

As you watch the videos, use the information from the video clips to answer the questions, then illustrate what the Treaty of Versailles required Germany to do. 

• What are some of the major events that developed in Europe after World War I?  Using a timeline, fill in the boxes with the events that occurred in Europe. 

• Read about "The Great Depression" and write a fact from the text.  Quote the phrase in the text that supports the fact you chose.

• Think about all the events, geography, history, economics, and government you have studied in 6th grade.  Use the Alphaboxes to write down import words from the units.  

Geography and Map Skills

• What are Latitude and Longitude, and how do you use it? Practice using latitude and longitude to determine location.

Government and Civics

• Checks and Balances is a political principle that describes how the branches of government work with each other.  Review how the three branches of the United States government work together and identify each one's purpose.  

Economics

• Watch and learn how to earn, spend, save, and invest your money.    Practice writing checks.   

Skills

• Primary & Secondary Source video clip.  Using the information from the video, determine which scenarios are primary or secondary source.

• Read the text and identify whether it is a primary or secondary source.

Vocabulary

• Practice using the vocabulary words.  Complete the vocabulary choice board.