History Curriculum

This Year in Sixth Grade Social Studies

LATIN AMERICA
Latin America: Physical Geography
• Land & Water
• Climate & Vegetation
• Resources & Land Use

Latin America: Shaped by Its History
• Early Civilizations of Middle America
• The Incas: People of the Sun
• European Conquest
• Independence
• From Past to Present

Cultures of Latin America
• The Cultures of Mexico & Central America
• The Cultures of the Caribbean
• The Cultures of South America

Mexico & Central America
• Mexico: Moving to the City
• Guatemala: Descendants of Ancient People
• Panama: An Important Crossroads

The Caribbean
• Cuba: Clinging to Communism
• Haiti: A Struggle for Democracy
• Puerto Rico: An American Commonwealth

South America
• Brazil: Geography Shapes a Nation
• Peru: An Ancient Land Looks to the Future
• Chile: Land of Contrasts
• Venezuela: Oil Powers the Economy

UNITED STATES & CANADA
The United States & Canada: Physical Geography
• Land & Water
• Climate & Vegetation
• Resources & Land Use

The United States & Canada: Shaped by History
• The Arrival of the Europeans
• Growth & Conflict in the United States
• The United States on the Brink of Change
• The History of Canada
• The United States Today


Cultures of the United States & Canada
• A Heritage of Diversity & Exchange
• The United States: A Nation of Immigrants
• The Canadian Mosaic

The United States
• The Northeast: An Urban Center
• The South: The Growth of Industry
• The Midwest: Leaving the Farm
• The West: Using and Preserving Resources

Canada
• Ontario & Quebec: Bridging Two Cultures
• The Prairie Provinces: Canada’s Breadbasket
• British Columbia: Economic & Cultural Changes
• The Atlantic Provinces: Relying on the Sea
• The Northern Territories: New Frontiers


*Social Studies and Science will be taught on alternate quarters. We have added more time into the schedule each day for the subject, so we will be able to teach the required curriculum throughout the year.

For example:
• 1st Quarter-Science
• 2nd Quarter-Social Studies
• 3rd Quarter-Science
• 4th Quarter-Social Studies

OR
• 1st Quarter-Social Studies
• 2nd Quarter-Science
• 3rd Quarter-Social Studies
• 4th Quarter-Science