Download Grade 6 - School District of New London

School District of New London
Social Studies
Grade 6
23 Benchmarks
Early Man and Archaeology
Standard 1: Understands the biological and cultural processes that shaped the earliest
human communities
SS6.1.1
Understands scientific evidence regarding early hominid evolution (e.g.,
daily life of individuals and communities in early hunter-gatherer populations;
major anthropological discoveries, their locations, and their discoverers)
• understands content area vocabulary
• understands the daily life of individuals and communities in early huntergatherer populations
• understands major anthropological discoveries
• knows the locations of major anthropological discoveries
• knows the individuals who have made major anthropological discoveries
• understands the process to collect and evaluate archaeological artifacts
SS6.1.2
Understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the social and cultural
conditions of agricultural societies (e.g., the emergence of social class divisions,
occupational specialization, differences in gender roles)
• understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the social conditions
of agricultural societies
• understands what archaeological evidence reveals about the cultural
conditions of agricultural societies
• understands the emergence of social class divisions in early agricultural
societies
• understands the emergence of occupational specialization in early agricultural
societies
Latin America
Standard 2: Understands the expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas
between 1000 and 1500
SS6.2.1
Understands how the Aztec, Maya, Inca, and Olmec civilizations arose
• understands major aspects of government, society, religion, culture, and
architecture
SS6.2.2
Understands what archaeological, artistic, and written sources can illustrate about
pre-European life in the Americas
• understands how archaeological evidence, artistic and written sources can
illustrate about pre European life in the Americas
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SS6.2.3
Understands the similarities and differences between the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and
Incan societies.
• understands the similarities and differences between societies, government,
religion, economy and cultural achievements.
SS6.2.4
Understands how the natural environment affected the development of the Olmec,
Mayan, Aztec, and Incan societies.
• understands how the physical features, climate and resources of the regions
shaped their society.
SS6.2.5
Knows the technology that each civilization developed and why they developed it.
• understands agricultural developments, transportation, cultural (clothing and
music), and religious ceremonial centers (temples, pyramids, and mounds
SS6.2.6
Understands the European explorations and conquests of the Americas.
• understands features of Spanish exploration and conquest
• knows why the Europeans wanted to control the Americas
• understands why Latin America civilizations collapsed after the conflict with
the Europeans
• understands the interaction between Europeans and indigenous populations
such as the Inca and Aztec
• understands how the presence of European conquerors affected the daily lives
of Aztec, Mayan, and Incan people.
• knows different perspectives of explorers’ journeys into Latin America
• understands how European influences shaped their culture to how it is today
Standard 3: Knows the location of places, geographical features, and patterns of the
environment of the Western Hemisphere
SS6.3.1
Knows the location of physical and human features using different geographical
tools.
• can locate major landforms (e.g., Andes Mountains, Galapagos Islands)
• can locate major bodies of water (e.g., Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean,
Amazon River, Panama Canal)
• can locate major cities or civilizations (e.g., Olmec, Aztec, Maya, Inca)
• can locate major climatic regions (e.g., tropical, subtropical, desert, rainforest)
SS6.3.2
Understands distributions of physical and human occurrences with respect to spatial
patterns, arrangements, and associations (e.g., why some areas are more densely
settled than others, relationships and patterns in the kind and number of links
between settlements)
• understands why some areas are more densely settled than others.
• understands how geography affects the culture
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Standard 4: Understands the nature and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics
SS6.4.1
Knows the similarities and differences in characteristics of culture in different
regions (e.g., in terms of environment and resources, technology, food, shelter,
social organization, beliefs and customs, schooling, what girls and boys are allowed
to do)
• knows how cultures in different regions are the same
• knows how cultures in different regions are different
• knows similarities and differences in the environment of different regions
Standard 5: Understands the forces of cooperation and conflict that shape the divisions of
Earth's surface
SS6.5.1
Knows the causes of boundary conflicts and disputes between culture groups.
• knows U.S. / Mexico border protocol and / or concerns
• knows immigration issues
• knows causes of friction between U.S. citizens and Latin American
immigrants
Standard 6: Understands how Gross Domestic Product and inflation and deflation
provide indications of the state of the economy
SS6.6.1
Knows that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value, expressed in
dollars, of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a given year and
is used as an indicator of the state of the economy.
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is referred to as the GDP
• knows how the Gross Domestic Product is measured
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is expressed in dollars
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is used as an indicator of the state of
the economy
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product may change each year
Standard 7: Understands basic concepts about international economics
SS6.7.1
Knows how the level of real GDP per capita is used to compare the level of
economic development in different nations.
• understands GDP per capita
• knows different levels of economic development
• knows how to measure economic development
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Standard 8: Understands major global trends of the Western Hemisphere from 1950 to
present day
SS6.8.1
Connects global trends of the Latin America to current events and issues that affect
the United States
• understands the origins and decline of the Cold War and its significance on a
current event
Canada
Standard 9: Knows the location of places, geographical features, and patterns of the
environment.
SS6.9.1
Knows the location of physical and human features using different geographical
tools.
• can locate major landforms (e.g., Canadian Shield, Rocky Mountains)
• can locate major bodies of water (e.g., Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific
Ocean, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway)
• can locate major cities
• can locate major climatic regions (e.g., Arctic, tundra)
• can locate provinces
SS6.9.2
Understands distributions of physical and human occurrences with respect to spatial
patterns, arrangements, and associations (e.g., why some areas are more densely
settled than others, relationships and patterns in the kind and number of links
between settlements)
• understands why some areas are more densely settled than others.
• understands how geography affects the culture
SS6.9.3
Understands how the natural environment affects the people of Canada
• knows the natural resources that are important to economy and employment
Standard 10: Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in
Canada.
SS6.10.1
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Understands the political and cultural characteristics in Canada.
knows the development and characteristics of Canada’s provinces
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Standard 11: Understands how Gross Domestic Product and inflation and deflation
provide indications of the state of the economy
SS6.11.1
Knows that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value, expressed in
dollars, of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a given year and
is used as an indicator of the state of the economy.
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is referred to as the GDP
• knows how the Gross Domestic Product is measured
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is expressed in dollars
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product is used as an indicator of the state of
the economy
• knows that the Gross Domestic Product may change each year
Standard 12: Understands basic concepts about international economics
SS6.12.1 Knows how the level of real GDP per capita is used to compare the level of economic
development in different nations.
• understands GDP per capita
• knows different levels of economic development
• knows how to measure economic development
Standard 13: Understands the nature and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.
SS6.13.1 Knows the similarities and differences in characteristics of culture in different regions
(e.g., in terms of environment and resources, technology, food, shelter, social
organization, beliefs and customs, schooling, what girls and boys are allowed to do).
• knows how cultures in different regions are the same
• knows how cultures in different regions are different
• knows similarities and differences in the environment of different regions
Standard 14: Understands the forces of cooperation and conflict that shape the divisions of
Earth's surface
SS6.14.1
Knows the causes of boundary conflicts and disputes between culture groups.
• knows U.S. / Canada border protocol and/or concerns
• analyzes relationships between Canadians and Americans
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