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Grade 6 Social Studies Standards

Everything Georgia expects Grade 6 students to learn in Social Studies, on one page. These are the official Georgia Standards of Excellence: the same goals teachers plan from.

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Latin America and Canada

Latin America and Canada

Historical Understandings

Historical Understandings

SS6H1Latin American Conflict and Change

Explain conflict and change in Latin America.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6H1.a

    Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.

  • SS6H1.b

    Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.

  • SS6H1.c

    Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution and describe the current relationship between Cuba and the United States.

  • SS6H1.d

    Explain the impact of poverty, the war on drugs, and migration to the United States on Latin America.

Geographic Understandings

Geographic Understandings

SS6G1Latin America Features

Locate selected features of Latin America.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G1.a

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert.

  • SS6G1.b

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Panama.

SS6G2Latin America Environmental Issues

Explain the impact of environmental issues in Latin America.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G2.a

    Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico.

  • SS6G2.b

    Explain the environmental issue of destruction of the rain forest in Brazil.

SS6G3Latin America Geographic Impact

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G3.a

    Explain how the location, climate, and distribution of natural resources impact trade and affect where people live in Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba.

SS6G4Canada Physical Features Map

Locate selected features of Canada.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G4.a

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.

  • SS6G4.b

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map Canada and the province of Quebec.

SS6G5Canada's Geographic Impact

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G5.a

    Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.

SS6G6Canada Environmental Issues

Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G6.a

    Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.

  • SS6G6.b

    Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging).

Government/Civic Understandings

Government/Civic Understandings

SS6CG1Forms of Government Compared

Compare and contrast various forms of government.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6CG1.a

    Explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].

  • SS6CG1.b

    Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

Economic Understandings

Economic Understandings

SS6E1Latin American Economic Systems

Analyze different economic systems.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E1.a

    Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

  • SS6E1.b

    Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

  • SS6E1.c

    Compare and contrast the basic types of economic systems found in Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil.

SS6E2Voluntary Trade in Latin America

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Latin America.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E2.a

    Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

  • SS6E2.b

    Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.

  • SS6E2.c

    Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

  • SS6E2.d

    Explain the functions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

SS6E3Latin America Economic Growth

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E3.a

    Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

  • SS6E3.b

    Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E3.c

    Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E3.d

    Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

  • SS6E3.e

    Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

SS6E4Economic Systems Overview

Analyze different economic systems.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E4.a

    Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

  • SS6E4.b

    Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

  • SS6E4.c

    Describe the economic system of Canada.

SS6E5Voluntary Trade in Canada

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Canada.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E5.a

    Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

  • SS6E5.b

    Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

  • SS6E5.c

    Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

  • SS6E5.d

    Explain the functions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

SS6E6Canada's Economic Growth Factors

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Canada.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E6.a

    Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

  • SS6E6.b

    Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E6.c

    Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E6.d

    Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

  • SS6E6.e

    Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

Europe

Europe

Historical Understandings

Historical Understandings

SS6H3European Conflict and Change

Explain conflict and change in Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6H3.a

    Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression.

  • SS6H3.b

    Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events which resulted in the Holocaust.

  • SS6H3.c

    Explain how German reunification contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and led to the end of the Cold War.

Geographic Understandings

Geographic Understandings

SS6G7Europe Physical Features Map

Locate selected features of Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G7.a

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, and Iberian Peninsula.

  • SS6G7.b

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

SS6G8Europe Environmental Issues

Explain environmental issues in Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G8.a

    Explain the causes and effects of acid rain in Germany.

  • SS6G8.b

    Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in the United Kingdom.

  • SS6G8.c

    Explain the causes and effects of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

SS6G9Europe's Geographic Factors

Explain the impact of location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G9.a

    Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia impact trade and affect where people live.

SS6G10European Cultural Characteristics

Describe selected cultural characteristics of Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G10.a

    Describe the diversity of languages spoken within Europe.

  • SS6G10.b

    Identify the major religions in Europe: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Government/Civic Understandings

Government/Civic Understandings

SS6CG3European Government Forms

Compare and contrast various forms of government.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6CG3.a

    Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments. [i.e., role of citizens in choosing the leaders of the United Kingdom (parliamentary democracy), Germany (parliamentary democracy), and Russia (presidential democracy)].

  • SS6CG3.b

    Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

Economic Understandings

Economic Understandings

SS6E7Economic Systems Overview

Analyze different economic systems.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E7.a

    Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

  • SS6E7.b

    Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

  • SS6E7.c

    Compare the basic types of economic systems found in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia.

SS6E8European Voluntary Trade

Analyze the benefits of and barriers to voluntary trade in Europe.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E8.a

    Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

  • SS6E8.b

    Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

  • SS6E8.c

    Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

  • SS6E8.d

    Describe the purpose of the European Union and the relationship between member nations.

SS6E9Factors of Economic Growth

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E9.a

    Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

  • SS6E9.b

    Explain the relationship between investment in human capital goods (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E9.c

    Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E9.d

    Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

  • SS6E9.e

    Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

Australia

Australia

Historical Understandings

Historical Understandings

Geographic Understandings

Geographic Understandings

SS6G11Australia Geographic Features

Locate selected features of Australia.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G11.a

    Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Uluru/Ayers Rock, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Great Dividing Range, and Great Victoria Desert.

SS6G12Australia's Geographic Impact

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Australia.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6G12.a

    Describe how Australia's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.

Government/Civic Understandings

Government/Civic Understandings

SS6CG4Civic Participation Forms

Explain forms of citizen participation in government.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6CG4.a

    Explain citizen participation in democratic governments [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Australia (parliamentary democracy)].

Economic Understandings

Economic Understandings

SS6E10Australian Economic Systems

Analyze different economic systems.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E10.a

    Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

  • SS6E10.b

    Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

  • SS6E10.c

    Describe the economic system used in Australia.

SS6E11Voluntary Trade in Australia

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Australia.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E11.a

    Explain how specialization makes trade possible between countries.

  • SS6E11.b

    Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

  • SS6E11.c

    Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between nations.

SS6E12Australia's Economic Growth Factors

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Australia.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E12.a

    Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

  • SS6E12.b

    Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E12.c

    Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

  • SS6E12.d

    Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

  • SS6E12.e

    Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

SS6E13Personal Money Management

Understand that a basic principle of effective personal money management is to live within one's income.

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →

  • SS6E13.a

    Understand that income is received from work and is limited.

  • SS6E13.b

    Understand that a budget is a tool to plan the spending and saving of income.

  • SS6E13.c

    Understand the reasons and benefits of saving.

  • SS6E13.d

    Understand the uses and costs of credit.

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RHSS) Grades 6-8

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RHSS) Grades 6-8

Key Ideas and Details

Key Ideas and Details

Craft and Structure

Craft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects…

Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (WHST) Grades 6-8

Text Types and Purposes

Text Types and Purposes

L6-8WHST1Discipline-Specific Argument Writing

Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

  • L6-8WHST1.a

    Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically

  • L6-8WHST1.b

    Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.

  • L6-8WHST1.c

    Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

  • L6-8WHST1.d

    Establish and maintain a formal style.

  • L6-8WHST1.e

    Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

L6-8WHST2Informative Explanatory Texts

Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

  • L6-8WHST2.a

    Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

  • L6-8WHST2.b

    Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

  • L6-8WHST2.c

    Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

  • L6-8WHST2.d

    Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

  • L6-8WHST2.e

    Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.

  • L6-8WHST2.f

    Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented

Production and Distribution of Writing

Production and Distribution of Writing

L6-8WHST4Clear and Coherent Writing

Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

L6-8WHST5Writing Revision Process

With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

L6-8WHST6Technology-Based Publishing

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

L6-8WHST7Short Research Projects

Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration

Mastery levels and test coverage →

L6-8WHST8Source Credibility and Citation

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation

Mastery levels and test coverage →

Range of Writing

Range of Writing

L6-8WHST10Routine Disciplinary Writing

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Mastery levels and test coverage →

Information Processing Skills

Information Processing Skills

Map and Globe Skills

Map and Globe Skills

SSMGS10Maps Over Time and Perspective

Compare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities. (Apply and Improve Mastered Skills)

Mastery levels and test coverage →Across the grades →