5-6th

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PEP Curriculum Guide
Curriculum guides can be downloaded for the year needed. Year 1 Year 2

State Test
connections for Grade 6 **Grade 6 Practice Assessment Items in EdCite** Over 50 assessment items are available in EdCite. To access these items, create a free account at www.edcite.com. Search the database using the keyword codes and directions available here.
 * Grade 6 Social Studies Online Practice Test from ODE **

Overview

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** Regions and People of the ** ** Western Hemisphere (5th grade) & Eastern Hemisphere (6th grade) ** In 5th and 6th Grade Social Studies, students will explore modern geographical regions in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres from a //__geographical perspective__//, not a //__historical perspective__//. Any references to historical movement of people will be minimized compared to the sociological, economic and cultural impact of today in these regions. As teachers use this guide, they are to understand and apply the content statements for each region as they occur. For example, trade specialization as it is applied in the North American region and sub-regions will look and feel quite different than trade specializations in South and Central America, so it needs to be applied again for each different region. The greater emphasis on understanding the content statement will occur during the first region, North America, therefore, more time is allotted for this region. ** Western Hemisphere (North and South America) – Year 1 ** ** Students study geographic features, early history, cultural development and economic change as well as early inhabitants of the Americas and the impact of European exploration and colonization. The geographic focus includes study of contemporary regional characteristics, movement of people, products and ideas as well as cultural diversity. Students develop their understanding of the relationship between markets and available resources. ** ** Eastern Hemisphere (Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe) – Year 2 ** ** Students study geographic features, early history, cultural development and economic change as well as the development of river civilizations in Africa and Asia including their governments, cultures and economic systems. The geographic focus includes study of contemporary regional characteristics, movement of people, products and ideas as well as cultural diversity. Students develop their understanding of the role of consumers and the interaction of markets, resources and competition. **

** Resources ** **Free Presentations in PowerPoint format **[|Lines, Maps, and Globes] [|Understanding Types of Maps] [|Weather Maps] [| Maps & Mapmaking][| Map Projections][|Mapskills (PowerPoint)][|Maps ("lesson" is the powerpoint, plus more)] [|Latitude and Longitud][|e (several)]  [|Mapping It Out] [| Climate change, mapping technology][|Map Elements][|Map Symbols & Grids][|Compasses and Directions (several)]Latitude and Longitude

Topographic MapsFeatures and ElevationsGeneral Map ReviewUsing Map ScalePracticing Elevations

Green River Topographic Map

[|Primary Resources Geog] raphy [|Lesson Plans for Map Skills]

**//Lesson Plans & Activities //**[| Free Presentations for the Incas] [| A 3 Llama Look at the Incas (Norman Pratt, Oxford Univ grad) - great!] [| Incas Unit (Era 5)] Religions, Governments
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[| Getting Your Message Across (Incan communication)][| Inca Artifacts (National Geographic)][| Lesson Plan - Land of the Incas (ng)][| Inca Expansionism (lesson plan, HS)][| Art of the Incas lesson][| Peru Lesson Plans][| Incan - The Big Myth, Creation Story (Narrated, told in story form)]<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); font-size: 120%;">[|Daily Life in the Incan Empire (Donn)]


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<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); font-size: 120%;">[|Early Tribes (Donn)][|Ice Treasures (mummies) of the Inca] [| The Incas (sptimes)]<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); color: #000000;">[| Pizarro and the Incas] [| The Incredible Incas for Kids] <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">[| Free Presentations about the Incas] <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0); font-size: 120%;">[|Free Clipart for the Incas]



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[|of Educational Materials for Social Studies Teachers!] Each unit includes complete lesson plans and creative activities to keep your students busy and productive for weeks.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 5th GRADE


 * CCS Social Studies 5 Pacing Guide and Standards **


 * ODE Social Studies 5 Model Curriculum **


 * World Studies: Western Hemisphere Online Textbook**


 * Instructional Resources by Unit**


 * Social Studies Thinking and Skills**
 * TimeToast - Teachers and/or students can use the site to create historical timelines of important events.
 * Dipity - Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps.
 * Lesson Plan: Creating and Analyzing Time Lines (ODE)
 * National Geographic MapMaker - Customize one-page maps to download, email, print, or share
 * World Mapper - A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest
 * Latitude, Longitude, and Temperature (National Geographic) Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on a world map, predict temperature patterns, and then compare their predictions to actual temperature data on an interactive map.
 * All Over the Map: 10 Ways to Teach About Geography (NY Times) - 10 activities for teaching about geography using NY Times content
 * The World Factbook (CIA) - Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
 * Engaging Students with Primary Sources (Smithsonian) - A guide for teachers, includes brief introductions to using documents, photographs, oral histories, and objects for classroom learning.
 * Social Studies Skills Tutor - Interactive tutorials on geographic literacy, visual literacy, critical thinking, and analyzing information
 * American Indians**
 * Lesson Plan: American Indian Cultural Regions (ODE)

GRADE 6 **CCS Social Studies 6 Pacing Guide and Standards**


 * ODE Social Studies 6 Model Curriculum**


 * Instructional Resources by Unit**


 * Social Studies Skills (Historical and Spatial Thinking)**
 * B.C. or A.D.? That is the Question (ODE) - In the lesson, students will build an understanding of the conventions used to put the dates of historical events in order.
 * TimeToast - Teachers and/or students can use the site to create historical timelines of important events.
 * Dipity - Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps.
 * National Geographic MapMaker - Customize one-page maps to download, email, print, or share
 * World Mapper - A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest
 * Mapping Perceptions (Asia Society) - This lesson plan discusses what maps can tell us about how their makers perceive the world.
 * Political Borders (National Geographic) - Students think about regions and borders by determining where they would place borders in an artificial continent.
 * Latitude, Longitude, and Temperature (National Geographic) Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on a world map, predict temperature patterns, and then compare their predictions to actual temperature data on an interactive map.
 * All Over the Map: 10 Ways to Teach About Geography (NY Times) - 10 activities for teaching about geography using NY Times content
 * The World Factbook (CIA) - Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
 * Engaging Students with Primary Sources (Smithsonian) - A guide for teachers, includes brief introductions to using documents, photographs, oral histories, and objects for classroom learning.
 * Social Studies Skills Tutor - Interactive tutorials on geographic literacy, visual literacy, critical thinking, and analyzing information


 * Middle East/Southwest Asia**
 * Hammurabi’s Code (Stanford History Education Group) - In this lesson, students use Hammurabi’s Code to consider religious, economic, and social facets of life in the ancient world.
 * Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem (Stanford History Education Group) - In this lesson, students corroborate an excerpt from a cuneiform tablet and a passage from the Book of Kings about Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
 * The Sweep of Mesopotamia's History (Flow of History) - Reading and flow chart covering Mesopotamia from c.3000-529 BCE.
 * The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia (EDSITEment) - This lesson plan is designed to help students appreciate the parallel development and increasing complexity of writing and civilization in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys in ancient Mesopotamia.
 * Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade (EDSITEment) - In this lesson, students explore the trade industry in Old Babylonia and its far-flung influence.
 * Ancient Mesopotamia (University of Chicago) Interdisciplinary lessons on ancient Mesopotamia using artifacts from the Mesopotamian collection of the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago.
 * Mesopotamia (Crash Course World History) - YouTube video narration covering the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent
 * [|Mesopotamia Lessons] (Browse the World Mr Dowling) - Student reading, map and video on Ancient Mesopotamia
 * Collapse: Mesopotamia (Annenberg Learner) - Learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence.
 * Geography of the Middle East (Teaching the Middle East) Explore the physical geography of the Middle East and its effects on ancient cultures and modern countries; includes photographs of physical features.


 * Africa**
 * Topography of Africa (National Geographic) - This lesson provides students with an opportunity to study mountains, plateaus, and rivers in Africa and understand their impact on consumption of products, water supply, food sources and population.
 * Egyptian Pyramids (Stanford History Education Group) - In this lesson students read five documents to answer the question: Did slaves build the Great Pyramid at Giza?
 * Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments with a Message (EDSITEment) - This lesson plan consists of three learning activities that help students investigate what pyramids tell us about the ancient Egyptians.
 * The Cycles of the Nile & Egyptian History (Flow of History) - Reading and flow chart on the Nile's flood cycles and its impact on Egyptian history.
 * [|The Achievements and Challenges of Egypt] - This unit is intended to focus on some of those aspects of Egyptian life and history that are of great significance to understanding the people of Egypt today.
 * Ancient Egypt (Crash Course World History) - YouTube video narration of ancient Egypt including the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
 * Trekking to Timbuktu (EDSITEment) - In the lessons of this curriculum unit, students will learn about the geography of Mali and the early trade networks that flourished there.
 * Exploring Africa - This curriculum is divided into Units, Modules, and Learning Activities. Each unit covers a major topic or theme in the study of Africa.
 * Africa 2000-1000 BC - Time Lines of Egypt, Western North Africa and Sudan (Nubia)


 * Asia and Australia**
 * What is Asia? (National Geographic) - After considering what is meant by the term "Asia," students will identify the various regions in Asia and consider factors for determining what is considered a "region."
 * Indus Valley Civilization (Crash Course World History YouTube Video) - Narration of the who, how, when, where, and why of the Indus Valley Civilization
 * The Indus River Civilization and the Pattern of India's History (Flow of History) - Reading and flow chart on the Indus River Civilization from c.2500-1700 BCE.
 * Tracking Early Hinduism (Story of India) - Foundations and development of early Hinduism (Vedic Period, 15th – 5th Centuries BCE)
 * Buddhist Art and Trade Routes (Asia Society) - This resource provides detailed information on Buddhist art as well as maritime and overland trade routes.
 * Early Chinese Civilization (Flow of History) - Readings and flowcharts on early dynasties of Chinese civilization.
 * Chinese Inventions (Asia Society) - This lesson plan introduces students to technological innovations that originated in China.
 * China 8000 - 2000 BC - Time Line of Chinese history


 * Europe and Russia**
 * Physical Geography of Europe (National Geographic) - How important are physical features in determining and maintaining country borders?
 * Languages and Religions of Europe (National Geographic) - How do cultural groups and country borders intersect in Europe?
 * Human Geography and Borders (National Geographic) - What are some examples of cultural, or human, features that impact country borders? How do they affect borders?
 * The European Union Explained (YouTube Video) - Six-minute video narration explaining the basics of the European Union


 * Economics and Financial Literacy**
 * Why Nations Trade - This lesson addresses the economic concepts of opportunity cost, absolute advantage, comparative advantage, and specialization.
 * Geography of a Pencil (National Geographic) - Students map the origins of a pencil, predict and map trade and transport networks, and relate what they learn to globalization.
 * Survive or Not (ODE) - This lesson emphasizes the necessity of civilizations trading in order to meet their basic needs.
 * The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It? - In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline.
 * Economics Academy 101 - a teacher's guide and student handouts on key economics concepts