Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies — Grade 6

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Timelines and texts: Motivating students to read nonfiction: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students use an historical timeline and their prior knowledge to predict when specific inventions were produced and explain their reasons for placing an invention in a particular year. During a paired thinking and sharing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Recording the changing seasons in ancient times: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about Stonehenge and read ancient myths and stories explaining the seasons. Acting as historians, the students use Web sites to find information about how ancient cultures kept track of and celebrated the seasons. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

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); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Inca artifacts: This lesson, from Xpeditions, introduces students to the ancient Inca people. Students explore pictures of various artifacts discovered from the Inca civilization. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Ancient Greece: Students design a new subway station in Athens that will include a museum of ancient artifacts, artworks, and ruins. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

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