By the end of sixth grade, students who are making adequate progress in social studies are able to:
Be proficient at a variety of geography terms, such as but not limited to:
Continents
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Antarctica
Artic
Geography
Birthrate
Cardinal Direction
Death Rate
Developed Nation
Developing Nation
Erosion
Fossil Fuel
Global Warming
High, Middle, Low Latitudes
Ecosystem
Renewable, Nonrenewable resources
Vegetation
Population
Weather
Subsistence Farming
Plate Tectonics
Prime Meridian
Rotation
Renewable Resource
being familiar with:
- Ancient Egyptian Culture and Religion
- the construction of Pyramids
- Ancient Greek Civilization
- Important Greek Buildings
- Parthenon
- Agora
- Life in Athens and Sparta
- Ancient Roman Culture
- Important Roman Building Techniques
- Life during the Middle Ages
- The life of a Knight
Events that occurred during WWI & WWII