Social Studies

Welcome to the Social Studies website.

During the course of the year we will cover the district's Social Studies curriculum . The sixth grade objectives are located on pages 34-38. Here are the Alaska Social Studies standards.

Please be aware that the district adopted a new Social Studies curriculum and all content is in digital format via the Active Classroom website.

Click here for the class tentative curriculum and overview.

The students will all have the opportunity to create a bulletin board for Student of the Week. Please see the handout for details. The schedule is posted here.

Current Topic

We will begin learning about Native American groups, beginning with the Incas. We’ll watch two videos and complete a worksheet based on a Kids Discover magazine. We will NOT use the textbook for Native Americans.

We’ll learn about the ancient Egyptians in the second half of the quarter. The students will need a stuffed animal, shoebox, and toilet paper for the Mummy Project, the week of December 6th to 10th.

Aztecs, Mayans, & Incans

All graded assignments are contained in the Native American Packet and the students will submit their work via Google Classroom.

Native American Packet
Mayan Magazine part 1 part 2
Aztec Magazine part 1 part 2
Inca Magazine part 1 part 2

Mayan Math game
Maya on Wonderopolis
Mayans on Brain Pop
Mayan Writing
Mayan history (History.com)

Aztec Activities for Kids
Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas (History)
Aztec History Video

Inca Empire Map
Incas for Kids
Inca Games

Machu Picchu
Mayan Math game
Alternative Mayan Math game
Mayans on Brain Pop
Mayan Writing
Mayan history (History.com)
Mayan Crystal Skulls
Incas for Kids
Inca Games
Aztec Video
Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas (History)

Activities

The students will need a stuffed animal, shoebox, and a roll of toilet paper for the Mummy Project, scheduled for December 8th (Blue Team) and 10th (Gold Team).