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Social Studies — Grade 6

Goal 4, Objective 4.02

Goal 4

The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods and ideas over time and place in South America and Europe.

Objective 4.02

Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of South America and Europe, and evaluate their significance for the economic, political and social development of cultures and regions.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Medicine in Ancient Greece-- Overview
This lesson provides a brief look at the origins of Greek medicine and a comparison with modern medicine. Also included is an edited text of the Hippocratic Oath.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Bruce Schulman.
Resources of South America
In this lesson for grade six, students will research the resources of a South American country and will create a map illustrating those resources.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Shea Calloway and Joann Via.

Lesson plans on the web

Fast food around the world
Students research other countries with the intent of establishing a fast-food restaurant, tailoring the restaurant to the cultural tastes of people in those countries. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Food preservation
Students learn about food spoilage and the different methods that are traditionally used to prolong the freshness of food. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies and Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Interpreting the evidence
This lesson, the second of a two-part series from Science NetLinks, offers useful information and activities to help students understand how scientists learn about civilizations that have disappeared. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Products across borders
In this lesson, students identify foreign products available in the United States and learn about U.S. companies that sell products abroad. The students discuss globalization and illustrate two maps to show where products come from and where they're sold. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Rail traffic controller
In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students use the Xpedition Hall virtual exhibit, Rail Traffic Controller, to locate the countries of origin for items imported to specific countries in Europe. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
What is Asia?
This Xpeditions lesson introduces students to diversity in Asia. After considering what is meant by the term "Asia," students identify the various regions in Asia and consider factors for determining what is considered a "region". (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Why civilizations fall
In this lesson, part of a two-lesson series from Science NetLinks, students find out about the social changes that caused the collapse of important ancient civilizations in Central America, Mesopotamia, the southwestern United States, and western Africa. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science