6 th Grade

1. 6th Grade Connecting Themes Enduring Understandings

2. The World Around Me S.S. QUIZ NAME DATE CLASS PERIOD Number your paper 1-20 down the left hand side. DO NOT SKIP LINES!! WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER ONLY!!

3. Europe e. Australia i. Atlantic Ocean • North America f. Asia j. Pacific Ocean • South America g. Antarctica k. Artic Ocean • Africa h. Indian Ocean l. freebie 10 3 1 6 2 5 7 9 8 4 11

4. For 16-19 write the letter of the direction to which the arrow is pointing. • East • West • South • North 12 13 15 14

5. 16. What city do you live in? North America Georgia Thomson United States 17. What continent do you live on? North America Georgia Thomson United States 18. What ocean is to our east? Atlantic Pacific Californian Georgian 19. How many states make up the United States of America? 25 52 50 5 20. A disagreement between people is a _______ conflict. resolution. continent. change. Write the letter of the best answer ONLY!!

6. Swap-Check • Quietly, swap your paper with the person beside you. • At the bottom of their paper, write “checked by: __________” (write your name where the line is) • Raise your hand if you need an answer repeated. • ONLY MARK INCORRECT ANSWERS. LEAVE CORRECT ANSWERS UNMARKED!!!!!

7. Connecting ThemesEnduring Understanding • This unit is designed to introduce students to the seven themes in 6th Grade Social Studies. • Activities will focus on conflict and change, culture, governance, human environmental interactions, location, production, distribution and consumption, time, change and continuity. • At the conclusion of this unit students should demonstrate effective use of the enduring understandings and can apply the enduring understandings to their lives and to prior knowledge.

8. Time, Change, Continuity Conflict & Change Governance 6th Grade Production, Distribution, Consumption Movement/ Migration Human Environmental Interaction Location Culture

9. Conflict & Change When there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.

10. Time, Change, Continuity While change occurs over time, there is continuity to the basic structure of a society.

11. Governance As a society increases in complexity and interacts with other societies, the complexity of the government also increases.

12. Production, Distribution, Consumption The production, distribution, and consumption of goods/services produced by the society are affected by the location, customs, beliefs, and laws of the society.

13. Human Environmental Interaction Humans, their society, and the environment affect each other.

14. Location Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.

15. Culture The culture of a society is the product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.

16. Movement/ Migration The movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved.

17. Connecting Themes in Social Studies 6th grade August 2019

18. Conflict and Change Do you ever have conflicts with parents or friends? What does it take to make things better? Conflict: a disagreement between people

19. Culture • Culture: Language, religious beliefs, values, customs, and other ways of life shared by a group of people.

20. Who’s In Control Here? • Governance: The system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of a society; some governments are controlled by a few people, and others are controlled by many. Can anyone name a type of government system?

21. People affect the environment and the physical characteristics of their surroundings and how the environment affects them. Environmental Issues Pollution Acid Rain Littering Car emissions Smog Human-Environmental Interactions Are all human-environment interactions negative?

22. Where Are Things? • Location: When we study geography we are studying where things are located. • Maps help us determine location. • What are the 2 major types of maps? • Physical • Political

23. How many of you have lived in another city, state, or country? Why did your family move? Were there any differences or similarities in the locations? Movement and Migration: The movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home. Exploration and Relocation

24. Economic Systems Command Market Mixed Traditional Distributor: person who brings the goods to the people. Producer: a person who makes products that are used by other people. Consumer: a person who buys goods and services. Production, Distribution, and Change

25. Time, Continuity, and Change Something New This Way Comes Just as jeans have changed over time, so, too, has American culture. Cultures change all the time. Because culture is a total way of life, a change in one part changes other parts. Changes in the natural environment, technology, and new ideas affect culture and every aspect of our world.

26. Major concepts to consider this year: Geography Economy Government History Major areas of study this year: Europe Latin America Canada Australia What to Expect…

27. Culture Page Assignment: **Break Time!** Let’s do our culture boards! You will need: • Your interactive notebook • Writing utensil • Glue, scissors, magazines, newspapers

28. Scarcity • Scarcity of all resources forces parties to make choices and that these choices always incur a cost.

29. Gain from Trade: • Gain from Trade: Parties (different countries) trade voluntarily when they expect to gain. (Economics, Personal Finance) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L90IsEykPfU