Grade 6 Social Studies New Mexico standards Standards

Geography

Economics/Personal Financial Literacy

Ethnic, Cultural, and Identity Studies

History

Civics

Inquiry

Sixth Grade

Distinguish primary and secondary sources by correctly identifying the author, type of document, and date Compelling and of publication of the text in relation to the historical event described in the text.

Support a claim using a variety of sources and perspectives.

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Use primary and secondary sources to analyze conflicting and diverse points of views on a certain topic.

Use applicable presentation technology to communicate research findings or other significant information.

Create maps, charts, infographics, or digital media that communicate research findings or other significant information.

Describe the many facets of student identity (including family history and culture) and how they are connected to the history and culture of other people.

Explain the challenges and opportunities people from the past faced when taking action to address problems.

Create and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report geographic information.

Identify how natural forces shape Earth's environments and regions.

Identify how differences and similarities between diverse groups impact perspectives.

Categorize and sequence significant people, places, events, and ideas in history using both chronological and conceptual graphic organizers.

Demonstrate relationships between personal events and historical events.

Explain how the treatment of people in ancient civilizations shaped group identities and cultures.

Identify the social structures of early humans.

Analyze the economic impact that surpluses of food and goods have on the growth of civilizations.

Compare environmental and geographic characteristics of locations of the earliest human settlements.

Compare ancient cultural and early technological innovations of one early Mesoamerican and one South American civilization.

Compare cultural, political, and religious characteristics of early river valley civilizations.

Describe how the local environment impacts cultures and technology.

Describe how people impact the local environment.

Analyze the impact that the Agricultural Revolution had on hunter-gatherers and nomadic peoples.

Categorize questions as compelling (main topic) or supporting questions.

Describe cultural and political structures in classical eastern societies.

Describe cultural and political structures in classical western societies.

Compare and contrast classical forms of government and political structure to our current United States government and political structure.

Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in civic participation within the governmental systems such as monarchy, democracy, republic, and oligarchy.

Evaluate the lasting impact of philosophy, art, science, and technology of Classical Greece, Rome, India, and China.

Evaluate the factors that allowed classical civilizations to thrive.

Identify the political and social issues that lead to the development of new philosophies during the Consequence classical period.

Compare strategies used by classical civilizations to maintain their empires.

Compare causes of decline in the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires.

Describe the interactions of religious and philosophical perspectives and explain their impact on European, Asian, and African societies during the classical period.

Generate relevant questions to be answered by historical inquiry that allow for multiple approaches of exploration.

Describe the distribution of resources among classes in the feudal hierarchy of European and Asian societies.

Identify and compare the movement of key religions and philosophies over time.

Analyze the significance of innovations such as scientific, mathematical, and technological in European, African, and Asian societies.

Explain how religion and philosophy shaped European, Asian, and African societies during the post- classical period.

Explain what led to the emergence of European feudalism.

Describe how trade networks and the transfer of goods and ideas linked post-classical societies.

Explain the role of trade in the development and growth of societies.

Explain how the interaction between producers and consumers in the trade networks satisfied economic wants and needs.

Compare how regional environments impacted the advances of technology for travel and trade.

Use maps to explain how encounters and exchanges linked the world.

Identify where and how to locate sources to best answer a research question.

Examine instances of conflict and oppression in Medieval times as well as responses to these violations.

Analyze the diffusion and the social, political, and economic effects of the Black Death.

Examine and explain how the perspectives and encounters between Christians, Muslims, and Jews impacted individuals and society.

Analyze how external factors might influence spending decisions for different individuals and households.

Give examples of financial risks that individuals and households face.

Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a source and identify the author perspectives and possible biases.

Civic and Political Institutions

Personal Financial Literacy

Geographic Representations and Reasoning

Location, Place, and Region

Movement, Population, and Systems

Human-Environmental Interactions and Sustainability

Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation

Cause and Consequence

Critical Consciousness and Perspectives

Diversity and Identity

Identity in History

Community Equity Building

Construct Supporting Questions

Gather and Evaluate Sources

Develop Claims

Communicate and Critique Conclusions

Take Informed Action

Roles and Responsibilities of a Civic Life

Economic Decision Making

Money and Markets

Global Economy

Compare a variety of map projections to evaluate how information is presented and analyze how cartographic conventions portray intended and unintended bias.

Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.

Formulate a claim based on evidence from primary and secondary sources in response to a question.