6Th Grade Social Studies

Standards Based Map 6th Grade Social Studies Timeline NxG Standard(s) Student I Can Essential Academic Strategies / Activities Resources / Materials Assessments Notes / Statement(s) / Questions Vocabulary Self - Learning Reflection Target(s) SS.6.G.4 determine the *I can *Why are time *time zone *Draw/label *Google Earth *Quizzes/tests Unit 1: time of specific world determine the zones utilized *waterway continents and *Brainpop *Hands-on Review of locations using a world time and throughout the *continent oceans *United Streaming activities Time Zones, time zone map specific world? *landforms *Create grid of *Labeling world SS.6.G.5 locate the locations using *How can you *trade continents with a map Maps, major waterways of a world time determine the *geography variety of resources (continents, Continents North America, South zone map. time of different *transportation *Foldables oceans and and Oceans America, Europe and the *I can locate locations? (vocabulary, notes, time zones) Middle East, and and examine *Hypothesize etc.) *Determine examine their impact on the impact of why waterways *Interactive maps world time transportation and trade the major are crucial for *Cross-Curricular: using time (e.g. discuss how the waterways of trade and -Math: calculations of zones opening of the Erie Canal North America, defense. time *classroom contributed to the rise of South America, *Why is it observations cities in New York) Europe and the important to SS.6-8.L.9 analyze the Middle East. know the relationship between a *I can locate location of the primary and secondary and identify the world’s source on the same topic world continents and SS.6-8.L.10 read and continents and oceans? comprehend oceans history/social studies *I can texts at or above grade distinguish level text complexity between band independently and primary and proficiently secondary resources and determine their validity

Unit 2: SS.6.C.1 apply the *I can *How does a bill *legislative *Invite a current *PBS.org (primary *Presentations Government process of how a bill investigate and become a law? *bill legislative resources) *Founding becomes a law to follow model how a *How is the U.S. *U.S. representative to *National Archives Fathers Officials and a current legislative bill bill becomes a government and constitution come to the *Brainpop Research How a Bill SS.6.C.3 identify the law West Virginia *government classroom to discuss a *YouTube Activity becomes a structure of the United *I can follow a structured? *analyze bill they’re *neok12.com *Student States Congress and the current *process introducing projects Law Constitutional legislative bill *U.S. Congress *Create own *Timeline requirements of as it becomes a *U.S. Senate classroom *Student congressional law *U.S. House of constitution journaling membership *I can identify Representatives *Brainpop *Tests/quizzes SS.6.C.4 identify key the structure *President *Map 13 Original *classroom