Adaptive Perseverance: Understanding and applying multiple methods to solve historical analysis.
Learner’s Mindset: Engaging with historical content to foster a life-long quest for knowledge.
Critical Thinking: Analyzing the impact of historical innovations on modern society
How did the social organization of early humans influence their technological innovations?
In what way did the environment of early humans influence their technological innovations?
What are primary vs. secondary sources and how do artifacts from early civilizations help us understand their technological progress?
Students can analyze how early human tools and social structures influenced their survival.
Students can discuss the environmental factors that drove technological advancements.
Describe the ways in which regions change, e.g., the degradation of the Aral Sea or the westward expansion of the United States. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SS:GE:6:3 (Geography)
Explain how human activities influence changes in ecosystems, e.g., the introduction of exotic species. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SS:GE:6:3.1 (Geography)
Recognize how human interdependence impacts spatial relationships.
SS:HI: 6-8:1.2 (History)
Analyze historical events, using primary and secondary sources.
SS:HI: 6-8:2.1 (History)
Explain connections between historical developments and current events.
SS:CV:6:4.1 (Civics)
Evaluate those characteristics that promote good citizenship, e.g., individual responsibility or respect for the rights and decisions of others. (Themes: A: Conflict and Cooperation, B: Civic Ideals, Practices, and Engagement)
SS:EC:6:2.1 (Economics)
Determine the opportunity cost of decisions, e.g., the expenditure of time. (Themes: D: Material Wants and Needs)
SS:WH:6:2 (World History)
Describe major migrations, e.g., the first humans from Africa to the rest of the world, the Huns into China and Europe, or the Bantu across Africa. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, I: Patterns of Social and Political Interaction)
RI.6.3
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
Identify the role of the individual in factor and product markets. (Themes: D: Material Wants and Needs)
SL.6.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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