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Grade 6
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6.1
Students reconstruct, interpret, and critique the causes and consequences of past events in the context of the institutions, values, and beliefs of the periods in which they took place.
6.2
Students investigate historical experiences of American Samoa, Oceania, the U.S., and the world to reveal patterns of continuity and change.
6.3
Students cite evidence that cultures are dynamic and change over time.
6.4
Students research and report on where people and places are located and why, utilizing multiple geographic representations and tools (maps, globes, geospatial technologies).
6.5
Students draw conclusions about changes in the relationship between people, places, and environments.
6.6.
Students analyze how people create, learn, share, and adapt to culture.
6.7
Students synthesize the sociocultural interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions to investigate structures of power and their impacts on authority and governance.
6.8
Students apply concepts to explain how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
6.1.1
Explain the past on its own terms with the use of various types of timelines that connect people and major events
6.1.2
Categorize the fundamentals of historical interpretation, including the difference between fact and opinion and the existence of multiple points of view, using information from a variety of print and electronic sources
6.1.3
State a position orally or in writing about causal relationships in historical chronologies, and support the position with evidence cited from a variety of sources
6.2.1
Assess the importance of writing, artifacts, and architectural remains to understand political and social organization of early civilizations and ancient societies
6.2.2
Investigate beliefs and ideas that have changed a society and continue to change it
6.2.3
Research and report on the origins of social, cultural, political, and economic systems
6.3.1
Hypothesize how cultures change over time in different parts of the world.
6.4.1
Compare physical and human characteristics of major world regions using maps, globes, and other geographic tools
6.4.2
Investigate ways environmental factors and processes influence human settlement and activities in different places and regions (e.g., bodies of water, landforms, climates, vegetation)
6.5.1
Analyze the implications of changes to places for people and the environment
6.5.2
Investigate the relationship between economic activities (e.g., agriculture, mining, fishing, manufacturing, and the environment)
6.6.1
Analyze patterns of cultural encounters and exchanges, and assess their impact on societies
6.7.1
Summarize the basic principles and values of the U.S. democratic government
6.7.2
Investigate the structures, functions, and powers of the local, territorial, state, and federal government
6.7.3
Analyze how opportunities for citizens to participate in and influence the political process differ under various systems of government (e.g., monarchy, direct monarchy, and representative democracy)
6.7.4
Critique the rights and responsibilities of citizens and the importance of civic participation
6.7.5
Describe the ways in which governments meet the needs and wants of citizens, manage conflict, and establish order and security within and between countries
6.8.1
Analyze how and why individuals and groups make decisions about the use of resources, goods, and services
6.8.2
Investigate how the availability of productive resources and entrepreneurship affects the production and services in different world regions
6.8.3
Cite evidence that shows most decisions involve trade-offs (i.e., getting a little more of one option for a little less of something else)
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