Sixth Grade

For Sixth grade students approximately 75% of the lessons are focused on the history of the Western Hemisphere with an emphasis on indigenous populations in history and today, as well as geography of the Western Hemisphere. Approximately 25% of lessons focus on the ancient cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. Sixth grade is focused on human migration to the Western Hemisphere (approximately 2 million years BCE) up to European colonization of North America (approximately 1565 CE.)

Common/Priority Standards

6.1 Compare and contrast early forms of government via the study of early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere.

6.7 Explain the function of imports, exports, and trade in the economy.

6.13 Construct and analyze maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases to make inferences and predictions regarding geographic distributions (e.g., perceptual impacts for creating boundaries, borders, cultural regions of indigenous peoples).

6.14 Identify and describe how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions connect to human identities and cultures in the Western Hemisphere.

6.15 Explain and demonstrate how changes in transportation and communication technology affects the spatial connections among human settlements and the diffusion of ideas and cultural practices (such as religion, land use, population).

6.17 Identify and examine the roles and impact of diverse groups of people (e.g. gender roles, social roles, political and economic structures) within the countries of the Western Hemisphere. (History)

6.22 Compare alternative ways that historical periods and eras are designated (e.g. since time immemorial, ad infinitum, BCE, CE, BC, AD, decade, century, millennium).

6.24 Gather, interpret, document, and use information from multiple sources and diverse media, distinguish facts from opinions while recognizing points of view through inquiry and research.