How to learn Grade 6: Social studies

Nevada academic standards: Social studies, Grade 6

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1. World Geography and Global Studies

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
3. The world contains many cultures, traditions: 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
4. Global Citizenship: 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

2. Early World Civilizations (prior to 1500)

1. Towns & Trade: The growth of medieval towns: markets, guilds, the merchant class; how towns won charters of self-governance; the shift from purely rural to partly urban life