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6th Grade Social Studies

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Geographical Perspectives
 Regions, Location, Place
  1. Map of the Continents and Oceans - Each area can be clicked on to go to another page with information about the area selected.
  2. Maps of the various Continents - Black line master maps.
  3. A variety of map games and puzzles are found at Maps.com
  4. Color Landform Atlas of the U.S. - Select a state and choose from among various types of topographical maps.
  5. Boundaries of the United States -Watch an animation of the changing boundaries of the United States from 1650 to 1907
  6. Landforms - Match Game
  7. Geographical Terms Game -
Location/ Longitude and Latitude
  1. Find your Longitude - Interactive game.
  2. Look up the latitude and longitude of states in the U.S.
  3. Another latitude and longitude online quiz
  4. Latitude and Longitude - online quiz

Climate

  1. Climate vs Weather - Definition of climate vs weather. Click on the link at the bottom of the page for Regional Climates.
  2. Climate Education - Knowing about the climate can help us in many ways.
Natural Resources
  1. Natural Resources - Identifies and defines our natural resources.
  2. Types of Renewable Resources - What are my choices of renewable resources?
  3. Renewable Energy - Learning about renewable energy
  4. Renewable Natural Resources - There's lots of reasons to use natural renewable resources. Learn about them here.
  5. Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources - excellent site for class discussions.
Map Skills
  1. Determining Directions -
  2. Finding your way with a map and compass -
  3. Maps That Teach - Identify physical features of the U.S.
  4. Map Skills - Maps show us many types of information. We can learn about a country's landforms, weather, population…almost anything simply by reading a map! (beware of some dead links here)
  5. Map Adventures - Online lesson to guide young students in basic concepts for visualizing objects from different perspectives and how to understand and use maps.
  6. Topographical Map Symbols - How to read a topographical map.
  7. Topo Map Skills - Reading a topographical map
  8. Map and Globe Quiz - Test your knowledge on identifying the parts of a map and a globe.
  9. Map Skills Quiz - Online quiz to test knowledge of reading maps.
  10. Mapping Quiz - Do you know the parts of a map?
  11. U.S. Presidential Election Maps - Find the differences between the electoral and popular vote. Good for map reading skills.
  12. Globe Lesson Plans - Lessons using globes and maps.
Movement

 

Historical And Cultural Perspectives.
Process/Investigation
Interpret Timelines
  1. Food Timeline - track food from the beginning of time
  2. Time Line of Western Legal History - From 4000-1500
  3. Timeline of Greece - Chronology : Greece
Time, Continuity, and Change
Ancient Civilizations
  1. Why Do Civilizations Fail? - Interactive site gives clues to the whys
  2. Mr. Donn's Ancient History Resources - lesson plans and activities galore!
  3. Die Like an Egyptian!
  4. Journey Back in time to Ancient Rome - a WebQuest for students
  5. Time travel into Ancient Greece - Webquest
  6. Ancient Greece - Enter this site to learn more about the land of temples, mountains, olive trees, Zeus, Alexander the Great, philosophers, mathematicians, Homer, the theater, and democracy.
  7. Ancient World Cultures - multiple links for exploration of the Ancient worlds from Mr. Bowerman
  8. Exploring Ancient World Cultures - These differences may help us better to see -- and know -- the limits of our culture and the limits of our language and experience. Wonderful site!
  9. Early Civilization - links by Harcourt Brace
  10. Neferchichi's Tomb - many activities for your class
  11. Egyptian Experience - Interactive web site with numerous parts to explore
  12. Ancient Egypt - Enter this site to learn more about the land of pharaohs, pyramids, deserts, the Nile River, hieroglyphics, temples, camels, and ancient treasures.
  13. Ancient Egypt Project Pages - from a 6th grade class in Amsterdam
  14.  Ancient Egypt - Each of the 10 subject areas has excellent summary information as text, a story that brings an aspect of Egypt alive (text), exploration of the topic (interactive), and a challenge which usually involves the student doing role playing while solving a problem
  15. Ancient Rome - Learn more about the land of gladiators, chariot racing, arches, soldiers, the Coliseum, Hannibal, emperors, Caesar, and one of the most impressive and exciting empires that the world has ever known.
  16. Ancient Rome Vocabulary Quiz - Print this vocabulary worksheet
  17. Prentice Hall Social Studies Skills Tutor - Online activities to go along with their text books
  18. Ancient Civilization Resource - Look up ancient civilizations and explore lessons, resources, and more.
  19. World History and Geography - Ancient Civilizations- from SCORE - Units with resources and activities for Egypt, Ancient Greece, China, Ancient Hebrews, India, Rome and more.

People, Places Events

  1. Caste Discrimination - Caste discrimination affects 250 million people worldwide.
  2. The beginnings of a Caste System - The different theories about the establishment of the caste system.
  3. Ancient Rulers - Find out about the great leaders of the Ancient worlds.
Civics and Government

Basic Concepts

  1. Definitions of various types of government - Start your discussion here comparing the different types of government. This is a glossary of terms. Click on the word at the right for the definition.
  2. What Governments are Based on - Identify the types of government according to their needs.
  3. Types of Government - Definitions of the types of governments
  4. Yours, Mine, and Ours - Determining Boundaries- a high school lesson that may be adapted to your class.
  5. Boundary Conflicts - Article defining boundary conflicts
  6. Boundary Related Links - Numerous links to different nations' boundary situations
American Ideals,Citizenship
  1. Core Rights of Freedom - Great site individualizes each right for discussion.
  2. Child Rights - The Convention on the Rights of the Child has 54 articles which set out the rights of every child in the world.
  3. Know your Rights! - If you feel that everyone is always telling you what to do and that you have no rights, you're wrong! Children are protected by the same laws that protect adults. Learn your rights here!
  4. Citizenship - All aspects of being a citizen covered
Economic Perspectives
Basic Concepts
  1. Laws of Supply and Demand - brief explanation
  2. A Lesson on Supply and Demand - We all watch the prices at the local pumps as closely as the price of a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread or a Whopper sandwich, yet statistics report that our average fuel economy of cars and light trucks is at the lowest level since 1980! Well, just how did that happen?
  3. Trading Around the World - Play this game to experience the challenges and excitement of international trade
  4. Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production - Online interactive lesson on goods and services
  5. Consumer Decisions - In this interactive online lesson students review the resources used to produce goods and services and learn how decisions are made in a market economy through the interactions of both the buyers and the sellers.

Production, Distribution,
Consumption

  1. Comparative Economic Systems - compare the economies of two countries to the U.S. economy
  2. What is Market Economy?- Explanation of the parts of a Market Economy

Science, Technology
Society

  1. Timeline on Technology - Interpret this timeline on technology from 1750-1999
Resources
  1. Grade 6 Social Studies Curriculum Standards Resources - from MCPSS
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