# Grade 6: Social studies A course roadmap (social-studies). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 9 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/mi-ss-grade-6 Part of: [Michigan: Social studies](https://ai.page/roadmap/mi-ss.md) Goal: Michigan academic standards: Social studies, Grade 6 ## 1. Public Discourse, Decision Making, And Civic Participation (P3, P4) · Act constructively to further the public good. - [Giving and Receiving Feedback](https://ai.page/c/giving-and-receiving-feedback/index.md): Give and receive constructive feedback — telling someone what they did well and what could be improved in a way that is helpful rather than hurtful, and receiving feedback about their own work without becoming defensive ## 2. Public Discourse, Decision Making, And Civic Participation (P3, P4) · Identifying and analyzing issues, decision making, persuasive communication about a global issue, and civic participation - [Global Citizenship](https://ai.page/c/global-citizenship/index.md): Understand what it means to be a citizen in an interconnected world where decisions in one place affect people elsewhere; explore global issues (climate justice, forced migration, global health, poverty) through an empathy lens, distinguishing facts from value judgements; engage with the ethical tension between obligations to those close to us and obligations to distant strangers; introduce evidence-based giving and effective altruism as one framework for thinking about global responsibility; develop a personal, reasoned stance on global citizenship that acknowledges complexity ## 3. Economics · Describe patterns and networks of economic interdependence, including trade. - [How the Economy Works](https://ai.page/c/how-the-economy-works/index.md): What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work - [Global Trade](https://ai.page/c/global-trade/index.md): Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies ## 4. Geography · Explain how forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division of the Earth's surface and its resources. - [Helping Others Resolve Conflicts](https://ai.page/c/helping-others-resolve-conflicts/index.md): Mediate conflicts between others — helping two friends who are arguing by listening to both sides, helping them see each other's perspective, and guiding them toward a fair resolution ## 5. Geography · Describe the human characteristics of places. - [Culture and Experience Shape Emotions](https://ai.page/c/culture-and-experience-shape-emotions/index.md): Understand that emotional responses are shaped by personal experiences, culture, and context — the same situation triggers different emotions in different people because of their backgrounds and past experiences ## 6. Geography · Use skills of geographic inquiry and analysis to answer important questions about relationships between people, their cultures, and their environments, in their communities and within the - [The world contains many cultures, traditions](https://ai.page/c/the-world-contains-many-cultures-traditions/index.md): Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity ## 7. Social Studies Process And Skills Standards: Grades 6-8 · Public Discourse And Decision Making - [Difficult Ethical Choices](https://ai.page/c/difficult-ethical-choices/index.md): Understand that ethical decisions are not always black and white — that sometimes there is no perfect answer and reasonable people can disagree — and practise weighing up competing values when making difficult choices ## 8. Social Studies Process And Skills Standards: Grades 6-8 · Reading And Communication-Read And Communicate Effectively - [Social Cues and Group Dynamics](https://ai.page/c/social-cues-and-group-dynamics/index.md): Understand subtext, indirect communication, and social cues in adolescent peer groups; analyse the psychology of in-group and out-group dynamics and why belonging can come at the cost of exclusion; understand gossip as a social bonding and status mechanism, and its costs; develop strategies for navigating social hierarchies without compromising values; distinguish between assertiveness and aggression in peer settings; understand how to respond to exclusion — whether experiencing it or witnessing it ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 9 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version. Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI): - Giving and Receiving Feedback has no explanation yet - Global Citizenship comes before The world contains many cultures, traditions, which it needs - Global Citizenship has no explanation yet - How the Economy Works has no explanation yet - Global Trade has no explanation yet - Helping Others Resolve Conflicts has no explanation yet - Culture and Experience Shape Emotions has no explanation yet - The world contains many cultures, traditions has no explanation yet - Difficult Ethical Choices has no explanation yet - Social Cues and Group Dynamics has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Michigan academic standards: Social studies (https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Final_Social_Studies_Standards_Document_655968_7.pdf); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.