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Social Studies — Grade 6

Goal 13, Objective 13.02

Goal 13

The learner will describe the historic, economic, and cultural connections among North Carolina, the United States, South America, and Europe.

Objective 13.02

Describe the diverse cultural connections that have influenced the development of language, art, music, and belief systems in North Carolina and the United States and assess their role in creating a changing cultural mosaic.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Ancient World
This is a powerpoint jeopardy game. This can be used as a test or as a way to review information. We used this as a culminating test for our unit on Ancient Worlds. The jeopardy game is based on goals in math (geometry), language arts (myths, gods & goddesses), and social studies (Ancient Greece, Rome, Renaissance and Reformation).
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Mathematics)
By Danielle Pickard.
Careers in medicine and the ancient Greeks
In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about ancient Greek medicine and the Hippocratic Oath, and will research contemporary medical careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
By Mandy Matlock.

Lesson plans on the web

"Ad-ing" to geography
In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine how clothing and other consumer products influence peer identity. They classify several economic activities and analyze their spatial patterns, as well as use advertisements for contemporary products to explore economic and geographic concepts presented in the lesson. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Culture shock
This Xpeditions lesson asks students to think about how cultural customs differ throughout the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: National Geographic
E-pals around the world
Helps teachers select e-pals for their students and develop real-life writing and learning experiences for them. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Geographic groceries
Students explore the regions of their grocery store to see which foods hang out together and why. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–7 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Regional guidebook
In this Xpeditions lesson, students are asked to consider the unique physical and human characteristics of their home region and to create guidebooks that describe these features to visitors to the region. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic