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Sixth grade Social Studies emphasizes ancient societies in a geographical, historical, political, economic, and cultural context. In this yearlong course, learners will:
Examine geographical influences on regional development.
Use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report information.
Discuss current events from around the world.
Study the history of civilization from prehistoric times to approximately 500 A.D., including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, Maya, Aztec, and Inca.
Learners come to understand how new civilizations began as the needs and beliefs of people changed through time. It is important to note that learners do not repeat the content of this curriculum in a later grade, and the content they learn in sixth grade is expected to lay a strong foundation for World Studies in high school.
This yearlong global geography course combines the physical and human systems of the world. This course will develop learners’ skills using an inquiry-based approach to geography. Through geographical reasoning, learners will use spatial and environmental perspectives to ask and answer questions about their local and global environments, and to participate in problem-solving and societal decision making. They will acquire the skills necessary to navigate a complex and interdependent world. Learners in this course will analyze the physical, human, and environmental geography of various regions of the world, and evaluate the interdependent relationships and challenges facing human systems in order to solve problems and make decisions in the past, present, and future.
This year-long course will focus on foundations of United States history - from pre-colonization to settlement, into the revolution and creation of our nation, westward expansion/reform, and ultimately leading through the Civil War, including conflict with American Indians in their homelands and the enslavement of Africans. Learners will critically think as historians by developing research skills, including the use of questions, evaluating primary and secondary sources, and using evidence. Learners will apply the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework Standards in Social Studies throughout the class, including the creation of a research project using both primary and secondary sources. The learner will also apply and demonstrate knowledge of major eras, enduring themes, turning points, and historical influences to analyze the forces of change in the community, the state, the United States, and the world.
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