Grade: 6th Grade

Course: Social Studies

Discipline: Social Studies

Objectives:

Unit
Africa: Trans-Saharan Trade/ Economics
Local Objective
Investigate African Empires including: gold production, the trans-Saharan Trade caravans (including sources of wealth, supply and demand), andthe spread of Islam.
DOK: 2
Unit
China- Technology
Local Objective
Why are ancient Chinese inventions so significant to today's society?
GLE: 3b.Ad- Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of the world. Culture of early river valley civilizations. China Technological advances.
DOK: 2
Unit
Economics
Local Objective
Apply the economic concepts of scarcity, supply, demand, opportunity cost, trade off, specialization, and sources of wealth.
GLE: 4.A.a-e: Knowledge of economic concepts (including productivity and market system) and principles (including the laws of supply and demand). Knowledge of basic economic concepts being able to explain and use them to interpret historical and current events. Apply the following economic concepts: scarcity, supply and demand, specialization of regions, nations and individuals (trade), trade-offs (opportunity cost), income, wealth, and sources of wealth.
DOK: 2
Unit
Geography: 5 Themes of Geography
Local Objective
Demonstrate knowledge of the 5 Themes of Geography including: place, region, absolute location, relative location, movement, and human environment interaction.
DOK: 1
This objective will be assessed at a higher DOK during the study of Ancient Egypt
Unit
India
Local Objective
Evaluate how the needs of individuals are met by families, friends, groups and organizations in other cultures.
GLE: 6.D- Knowledge of relationships of individuals and groups to institutions and cultural traditions. Knowledge of how needs of individuals are met. Evaluate how the needs of individuals are met by families, friends, groups, and organizations, such as governments, businesses, schools, religious institutions and charities in other cultures.
DOK: 4
Unit
India: Religion and Culture
Local Objective
India- Identify the major components of Buddhism, Hinduism, 1 part of culture, and geography of India.
Technology Standard V.1- Use technology resources for research and data collection (e.g. internet, automated card catalog, laser discs, video tapes).
Unit
Maya, Inca, Aztec
Local Objective
Identify similarities and differences in the ways that the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations were structured.
Unit
Mesopotamia

Local Objective

Examine the beginnings of civilizationby studying the world's first civilization, Mesopotamia.

Unit

Middle Ages

Local Objective

Investigate Europe in the Middle Ages including the rise of kingdoms and feudalism.
DI Vocabulary: middle ages

Unit

Timelines

Local Objective

Using the tools of social science inquiry students will construct a BC/AD Timeline.
DI Vocabulary: BC,AD, BCE, CE
DOK: 2

Unit

Egypt

Local Objective

Students will demonstrate knowledge ancient Egyptian vocabulary and civilization though writing.
DOK: 3

Unit

Culture

Local Objective

Evaluate how the needs of individuals are met by families, friends, groups and organizations in other cultures.
GLE: 6.D- Knowledge of relationships of individuals and groups to institutions and cultural traditions. Knowledge of how needs of individuals are met. Evaluate how the needs of individuals are met by families, friends, groups, and organizations, such as governments, businesses, schools, religious institutions and charities in other cultures.
DOK: 4

Unit

Greece and Rome

Local Objective

Compare and Contrast the contributions of the Greek and Roman civilizations.
GLE: 3b.B.a-c- Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of the world. Contributions of the Greek and Roman civilizations. Distinguish between Greek civilization and the Roman Empire regarding: origins of democracy, rule of law, governmental structures.
DOK: 2