New Mexico 6th Grade Social Studies Standards

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I Inquiry

• 23 Construct Compelling and Supporting Questions
  • 6.1 Distinguish primary and secondary sources by correctly identifying the author, type of document, and date of publication of the text in relation to the historical event described in the text.
  • 6.2 Categorize and sequence significant people, places, events, and ideas in history using both chronological and conceptual graphic organizers.
  • 6.3 Categorize questions as compelling (main topic) or supporting questions.
  • 6.4 Generate relevant questions to be answered by historical inquiry that allow for multiple approaches of exploration.
• 24 Gather and Evaluate Sources
  • 6.5 Identify where and how to locate sources to best answer a research question.
  • 6.6 Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a source and identify the author perspectives and possible biases.
  • 6.7 Compare a variety of map projections to evaluate how information is presented and analyze how cartographic conventions portray intended and unintended bias.
  • 6.8 Evaluate the credibility of a source by determining its relevance and intended use.
• 25 Develop Claims
  • 6.9 Formulate a claim based on evidence from primary and secondary sources in response to a question.
  • 6.10 Support a claim using a variety of sources and perspectives.
  • 6.11 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
  • 6.12 Use primary and secondary sources to analyze conflicting and diverse points of views on a certain topic.
• 26 Communicate and Critique Conclusions
  • 6.13 Use applicable presentation technology to communicate research findings or other significant information.
  • 6.14 Create maps, charts, infographics, or digital media that communicate research findings or other significant information.
• 27 Take Informed Action
  • 6.15 Describe the many facets of student identity (including family history and culture) and how they are connected to the history and culture of other people.
  • 6.16 Explain the challenges and opportunities people from the past faced when taking action to address problems.

Theme 1 Introduction to Geography and Historical Thinking

• Geography
  • 11 Geographic Representations and Reasoning
    • 6.17 Create and use maps, globes, and graphs to gather, analyze, and report geographic information.
  • 12 Location, Place, and Region
    • 6.18 Identify how natural forces shape Earth’s environments and regions.
• Ethnic, Cultural, and Identity Studies
  • 20 Diversity and Identity
    • 6.19 Identify how differences and similarities between diverse groups impact perspectives.
  • 21 Identity in History
    • 6.20 Demonstrate relationships between personal events and historical events.
  • 22 Community Equity Building
    • 6.21 Explain how the treatment of people in ancient civilizations shaped group identities and cultures.

Theme 2 The Environment and Early Civilizations

• Civics
  • 1 Civic and Political Institutions
    • 6.22 Identify the social structures of early humans.
• Economics/Personal Financial Literacy
  • 9 Global Economy
    • 6.23 Analyze the economic impact that surpluses of food and goods have on the growth of civilizations.
• Geography
  • 11 Geographic Representations and Reasoning
    • 6.24 Compare environmental and geographic characteristics of locations of the earliest human settlements.
  • 12 Location, Place, and Region
    • 6.25 Compare ancient cultural and early technological innovations of one early Mesoamerican and one South American civilization.
    • 6.26 Compare cultural, political, and religious characteristics of early river valley civilizations.
  • 14 Human-Environmental Interactions and Sustainability
    • 6.27 Describe how the local environment impacts cultures and technology.
    • 6.28 Describe how people impact the local environment.
• History
  • 16 Cause and Consequence
    • 6.29 Analyze the impact that the Agricultural Revolution had on hunter-gatherers and nomadic peoples.

Theme 3 Classical Eastern and Western Civilizations

• Civics
  • 1 Civic and Political Institutions
    • 6.30 Describe cultural and political structures in classical eastern societies.
    • 6.31 Describe cultural and political structures in classical western societies.
    • 6.32 Compare and contrast classical forms of government and political structure to our current United States government and political structure.
  • 4 Roles and Responsibilities of a Civic Life
    • 6.33 Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens and noncitizens in civic participation within the governmental systems such as monarchy, democracy, republic, and oligarchy.
• History
  • 15 Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation
    • 6.34 Evaluate the lasting impact of philosophy, art, science, and technology of Classical Greece, Rome, India, and China.
    • 6.35 Evaluate the factors that allowed classical civilizations to thrive.
  • 16 Cause and Consequence
    • 6.36 Identify the political and social issues that lead to the development of new philosophies during the classical period.
    • 6.37 Compare strategies used by classical civilizations to maintain their empires.
    • 6.38 Compare causes of decline in the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires.
• Ethnic, Cultural, and Identity Studies
  • 20 Diversity and Identity
    • 6.39 Describe the interactions of religious and philosophical perspectives and explain their impact on European, Asian, and African societies during the classical period.

Theme 4 Post-classical Societies and Trade Networks

• Economics/Personal Financial Literacy
  • 5 Economic Decision Making
    • 6.40 Describe the distribution of resources among classes in the feudal hierarchy of European and Asian societies.
• Geography
  • 13 Movement, Population, and Systems
    • 6.41 Identify and compare the movement of key religions and philosophies over time.
• History
  • 15 Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation
    • 6.42 Analyze the significance of innovations such as scientific, mathematical, and technological in European, African, and Asian societies.
    • 6.43 Explain how religion and philosophy shaped European, Asian, and African societies during the post-classical period.
  • 16 Cause and Consequence
    • 6.44 Explain what led to the emergence of European feudalism.
• Economics/Personal Financial Literacy
  • 5 Economic Decision Making
    • 6.45 Describe how trade networks and the transfer of goods and ideas linked post-classical societies.
    • 6.46 Explain the role of trade in the development and growth of societies.
  • 8 Money and Markets
    • 6.47 Explain how the interaction between producers and consumers in the trade networks satisfied economic wants and needs.
• Geography
  • 14 Human-Environmental Interactions and Sustainability
    • 6.48 Compare how regional environments impacted the advances of technology for travel and trade.

Theme 5 Encounters and Exchanges

• Geography
  • 11 Geographic Representations and Reasoning
    • 6.49 Use maps to explain how encounters and exchanges linked the world.
• History
  • 15 Historical Change, Continuity, Context, and Reconciliation
    • 6.50 Examine instances of conflict and oppression in Medieval times as well as responses to these violations.
  • 16 Causes and Consequence
    • 6.51 Analyze the diffusion and the social, political, and economic effects of the Black Death.
  • 18 Critical Consciousness and Perspectives
    • 6.52 Examine and explain how the perspectives and encounters between Christians, Muslims, and Jews impacted individuals and society.

Theme 6 Personal Financial Literacy

• Economics/Personal Financial Literacy
  • 10 Personal Financial Literacy
    • 6.53 Analyze how external factors might influence spending decisions for different individuals and households.
    • 6.54 Give examples of financial risks that individuals and households face.