Sixth Grade Social Studies
| | Ancient Civilizations from Early Humans to the Fall of Rome |
| | JATEA - Online Student Edition | | Access the textbook with this link! No need to carry the book back and forth from school to home! Use this Access Code: E8F9D444FE to get the student textbook online. Click on the thumbnails on the left hand side. Click on Table of Contents, then Unit 1 or whatever unit you want to view, etc. Then go to each page by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of the page. After you try it several times, it will become much easier to use. |
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| | Journey Across Time Student Center | | The Student Center includes: Beyond the Textbook, State Resources, Spotlight Video Transcripts, Spotlight Videos, NGS MapMachine, Textbook Resources, Online Student Edition, Multi-Language Glossaries, Web Links, Study Central, Study-to-Go, Chapter Activities, Chapter Overviews, Student Web Activities, Self-Check Quizzes, ePuzzles and Games, Vocabulary eFlashcards, and In-Motion Animations. |
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| | Timeline | | Use these dates to create a timeline for ancient civilizations. Add your own dates as you learn about the past and the present! Remember that BCE (Before Common Era) corresponds to B.C. (Before Christ) and CE (Common Era) is similar to A.D. (Anno Domini, Latin for "In the year of Our Lord"). A timeline with BCE/B.C. and CE/A.D. can be compared to both a thermometer and a number line. BCE/B.C. is comparable to temperatures below zero and CE/A.D. is like temperatures above zero. With a number line BCE/B.C. can be the same as negative numbers and CE/A.D. are the same as positive numbers. Both Science and Math can be used in Social Studies to understand dates! |
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| | Ancient Mesopotamia | "Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History
explores the everyday lives of people who lived thousands of years ago in the area now called Iraq. Learn about the "cradle of civilization" through lessons and artifacts organized around 14 themes: archaeology, prehistory, the first farmers, the first cities, daily life, religion, the role of women, the invention of writing, literature, law and government, mathematics and measurement, science and technology, art and architecture, and warfare and empire." |
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| | PBS’ Neanderthals on Trial | "Neanderthals – how intelligent were they? Are they related to us? What happened to them? In these interactive activities and lessons, you'll find out. 1) Casts of Characters uses fully rotatable 360° movies to compare skulls; 2) Into the Fray: The Producer's Story is an essay that describes how the original
Neanderthals film was made when no experts agree; 3) Tracing Ancestry with MtDNA traces the maternal lineages of all modern humans back to a common ancestor who lived 150,000 years ago. What did they find?; 4) Dig and Deduce lets you uncover bone fragments and artifacts at three Neanderthal excavation sites, then try your hand at archeological interpretation. There are additional resources and a Teacher's Guide which includes a standards-based lesson and ideas from other teachers."
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| | Exploring Primary Sources: China | | You may download sample pages from Teacher Created Materials. The pages contain activities for students to explore the technology and achievements of the Shang Dynasty, to explain how the Communists conquered Peking, and to compare Emperor Chongzhen to Emperor Kang Xi. |
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| | Puppets on the Move: China and the Silk Road | | "Through map-making, research, and class discussions, students will gain an understanding of the dynamics of trade in China along the Silk Road, and the role of trade in urbanization throughout the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties. The lesson will culminate in student-produced and student–created shadow puppet performances that demonstrate students’ understanding of Chinese culture during the days of the Silk Road and of the connection between trade and urbanization." |
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