Grade 6 Social Studies Hawaii standards Standards

Content Standards

Anchor and Inquiry Standards

Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries I

Gathering and Evaluating Sources

Creating Claims

Communicating Conclusions

Taking Informed Action

Create compelling questions representing key ideas of the disciplines

Explain how a question reflects an enduring issue in the field

Create supporting questions that address key ideas identified in compelling questions

Explain the relationship between compelling and supporting questions

Evaluate the credibility of a source by examining its origin, author, context, and content

Gather relevant information from credible sources representing a wide range of view

Develop claims and counterclaims while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both

Identify specific evidence that supports the claims and counterclaims

Construct arguments and explanations using claims and evidence from multiple sources while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments

Present arguments and explanations using a variety of print and oral technologies (e.g., posters, essays, letters, debates, speeches, reports, maps) and digital technologies (e.g., Internet, social media, digital documentary)

Identify local, regional and/or global problems or issues using interdisciplinary lenses

Examine the origins of a problem or issue and explain the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address it

Apply a range of deliberative strategies and procedures to make decisions and propose feasible solutions to address local, regional, and/or global concerns

Create an action plan to address a solution to the problem or issue and demonstrate evidence of implementation

Compare cultural characteristics of early river valley civilizations

Analyze the role of technological change in early river valley civilizations

Explain the connection between politics and religion in the complex societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China

Evaluate the lasting impact of philosophy, art, science, and technology of Classical Greece, Rome, India, and China

Compare causes of decline in the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires

Describe cultural and political structures in classical eastern societies

Describe cultural and political structures in classical western societies

Explain how religion and philosophy shaped European, Asian, and Middle Eastern societies during the classical period

Explain the reasons for expansion of Sub-Saharan African regions

Analyze the importance of innovations of the Middle Eastern Abbasid Dynasty, Indian Gupta Empire, and Chinese Tang and Song Dynasties

Explain how the fall of the Roman Empire led to the emergence of European feudalism

Describe the distribution of resources among classes in the feudal hierarchy

Describe how trade networks and the transfer of goods and ideas linked post-classical societies

Explain how the transfer of goods and ideas along trade routes affected ideas and cultures of different people in post-classical societies

Explain how encounters and exchanges of the Mongols linked the world

Describe encounters between Christians, Muslims, and Jews during the Crusades

Explain how the voyages of Zheng He contributed to the rise of the Ming Dynasty

Compare cultural and technological innovations of the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations

Analyze social, political, and economic effects of the Black Death on Europe

Explain the rise of the European Renaissance

Explain how people, ideas, art, literature, science, and technology shaped the Renaissance

Explain the reestablishment of Europe's political and social order in medieval times