How to learn Grade 6: Social studies
Pennsylvania academic standards: Social studies, Grade 6
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1. Income, Profit, and Wealth
- Borrowing & Debt: What borrowing money means; that loans must be repaid with interest; what credit is; why too much debt can be risky; responsible borrowing
- How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work
2. Functions of Government
- Global Trade: Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies
- Taxes & Public Services: What taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money
3. Historical Analysis and Skills Development
- Evidence Versus Interpretation: Distinguish between historical evidence and historical interpretation — evidence is what survived, interpretation is the argument a historian builds from it, and the same evidence can support different arguments
4. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
- Community Rights and Responsibilities: Understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of a community — that everyone has a right to be treated with respect and to feel safe, and that with rights come responsibilities to treat others the same way