How to learn Grade 6: Social studies

Connecticut academic standards: Social studies, Grade 6

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1. Economic Decision-Making and Exchanges

1. How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work
2. Global Trade: Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies

2. Communicate Conclusions and Take Informed Action

1. Risk, Uncertainty, and Cognitive Bias: Distinguish between risk (decisions with known probabilities) and uncertainty (decisions with unknown outcomes); identify cognitive biases that distort risk assessment: availability heuristic (judging likelihood by how easily examples come to mind), present bias (overvaluing the immediate over the future), optimism bias (underestimating personal risk), and groupthink; understand why adolescent brains are biologically calibrated toward higher risk tolerance; apply a structured decision-making framework to real choices; understand the role of personal values in decisions where facts alone cannot determine the answer

3. Evaluate Sources and Use Evidence

1. Checking Sources Against Each Other: Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not