IXL skill plan | 6th grade plan for NYC Department of Education: Passport to Social Studies

Skill plan for NYC Department of Education: Passport to Social Studies - 6th grade

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1	Unit 1 Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere
Does geography determine development?
Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere		1. Oceans and continents
Geography of the Eastern Hemisphere
1. Oceans and continents

Geographic Representations of the Eastern Hemisphere		Latitude and longitude 1. Identify lines of latitude and longitude 2. Use lines of latitude and longitude Land features 3. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 4. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images
Geographic Representations of the Eastern Hemisphere
Latitude and longitude 1. Identify lines of latitude and longitude 2. Use lines of latitude and longitude Land features 3. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 4. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images

The Continents, Countries, and Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere		Asia 1. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 1 2. Name countries of Asia: region 1 3. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 2 4. Name countries of Asia: region 2 5. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 3 6. Name countries of Asia: region 3 7. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 4 8. Name countries of Asia: region 4 9. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 5 10. Name countries of Asia: region 5 11. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 6 12. Name countries of Asia: region 6 13. Identify countries of Asia: review 14. Select countries of Asia: review 15. Name countries of Asia: review 16. Country profile: China 17. Country profile: Japan Africa 18. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 1 19. Name countries of Africa: region 1 20. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 2 21. Name countries of Africa: region 2 22. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 3 23. Name countries of Africa: region 3 24. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 4 25. Name countries of Africa: region 4 26. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 5 27. Name countries of Africa: region 5 28. Identify countries of Africa: review 29. Select countries of Africa: review 30. Name countries of Africa: review Europe 31. Select countries of Europe: review 32. Name countries of Europe: region 4 33. Name countries of Europe: region 5 34. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 5 35. Name countries of Europe: review 36. Identify countries of Europe: review 37. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 4 38. Name countries of Europe: region 3 39. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 3 40. Name countries of Europe: region 2 41. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 2 42. Name countries of Europe: region 1 43. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 1 Oceania 44. Name countries of Oceania 45. Identify and select countries of Oceania
The Continents, Countries, and Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere
Asia 1. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 1 2. Name countries of Asia: region 1 3. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 2 4. Name countries of Asia: region 2 5. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 3 6. Name countries of Asia: region 3 7. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 4 8. Name countries of Asia: region 4 9. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 5 10. Name countries of Asia: region 5 11. Identify and select countries of Asia: region 6 12. Name countries of Asia: region 6 13. Identify countries of Asia: review 14. Select countries of Asia: review 15. Name countries of Asia: review 16. Country profile: China 17. Country profile: Japan Africa 18. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 1 19. Name countries of Africa: region 1 20. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 2 21. Name countries of Africa: region 2 22. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 3 23. Name countries of Africa: region 3 24. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 4 25. Name countries of Africa: region 4 26. Identify and select countries of Africa: region 5 27. Name countries of Africa: region 5 28. Identify countries of Africa: review 29. Select countries of Africa: review 30. Name countries of Africa: review Europe 31. Select countries of Europe: review 32. Name countries of Europe: region 4 33. Name countries of Europe: region 5 34. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 5 35. Name countries of Europe: review 36. Identify countries of Europe: review 37. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 4 38. Name countries of Europe: region 3 39. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 3 40. Name countries of Europe: region 2 41. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 2 42. Name countries of Europe: region 1 43. Identify and select countries of Europe: region 1 Oceania 44. Name countries of Oceania 45. Identify and select countries of Oceania

Physical Environment Influences Human Activities and Development in the Eastern Hemisphere		Economics 1. Trade and specialization Region profiles 2. Region profile: Europe 3. Region profile: West and Central Africa 4. Region profile: the Middle East 5. Region profile: East Asia
Physical Environment Influences Human Activities and Development in the Eastern Hemisphere
Economics 1. Trade and specialization Region profiles 2. Region profile: Europe 3. Region profile: West and Central Africa 4. Region profile: the Middle East 5. Region profile: East Asia

2	Unit 2 First Humans, Neolithic Revolution, and the Early River Valley Civilizations
To what degree does geography determine culture?
Development of Early Civilizations
Development of Early Civilizations


Archeological Record
Archeological Record


The Neolithic Revolution as a Turning Point		1. The Neolithic Period
The Neolithic Revolution as a Turning Point
1. The Neolithic Period

Development of the Ancient River Valley Civilizations		Compare civilizations 1. Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society
Development of the Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Compare civilizations 1. Compare ancient river civilizations: geography and society

Characteristics of Complex Societies and Civilizations (Indus, Mesopotamia, Nile and Yellow River Valley Civilizations)		Mesopotamia 1. Early Mesopotamia 2. Mesopotamian empires China 3. Ancient China Egypt 4. Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom 5. The kingdoms of Kush Indus 6. The Indus Civilization Compare civilizations 7. Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy
Characteristics of Complex Societies and Civilizations (Indus, Mesopotamia, Nile and Yellow River Valley Civilizations)
Mesopotamia 1. Early Mesopotamia 2. Mesopotamian empires China 3. Ancient China Egypt 4. Ancient Egypt: the Old Kingdom 5. The kingdoms of Kush Indus 6. The Indus Civilization Compare civilizations 7. Compare ancient river civilizations: achievements and legacy

3	Unit 3 Comparative World Religions
What role do belief systems play in a society?
Belief in Civilizations and Complex Societies		Chinese thought 1. Early Chinese thought 2. The teachings of Confucius Ancient Egyptian religion 3. Ancient Egyptian religion Origins of religions 4. Origins of Judaism 5. Origins of Islam 6. Origins of Christianity 7. Origins of Buddhism 8. Origins of Hinduism
Belief in Civilizations and Complex Societies
Chinese thought 1. Early Chinese thought 2. The teachings of Confucius Ancient Egyptian religion 3. Ancient Egyptian religion Origins of religions 4. Origins of Judaism 5. Origins of Islam 6. Origins of Christianity 7. Origins of Buddhism 8. Origins of Hinduism

Unity, Social Order and Gender Roles
Unity, Social Order and Gender Roles

4	Unit 4 Comparative Classical Civilizations in the Eastern Hemisphere
Why do civilizations rise and fall?
Geographic influence on development of classical civilizations		China 1. Ancient China Greece 2. Classical Athens: geography and society 3. Comparing Athens and Sparta: part I Rome 4. The beginnings of Rome
Geographic influence on development of classical civilizations
China 1. Ancient China Greece 2. Classical Athens: geography and society 3. Comparing Athens and Sparta: part I Rome 4. The beginnings of Rome

Golden Age		China 1. The Qin Empire 2. The Han Dynasty South Asia 3. The Mauryan Empire 4. The Gupta Empire Greece 5. Classical Athens: government and culture 6. Comparing Athens and Sparta: part II 7. Alexander the Great Rome 8. Early Roman society and politics 9. Roman government: monarchy to republic 10. The Roman Republic: part I 11. The Roman Republic: part II 12. Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic 13. Augustus and the rise of the Roman Empire 14. Pax Romana 15. Roman legacies
Golden Age
China 1. The Qin Empire 2. The Han Dynasty South Asia 3. The Mauryan Empire 4. The Gupta Empire Greece 5. Classical Athens: government and culture 6. Comparing Athens and Sparta: part II 7. Alexander the Great Rome 8. Early Roman society and politics 9. Roman government: monarchy to republic 10. The Roman Republic: part I 11. The Roman Republic: part II 12. Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic 13. Augustus and the rise of the Roman Empire 14. Pax Romana 15. Roman legacies

5	Unit 5 The Mediterranean World and Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere
How can power, wealth, and religion influence change and development?
Fall of Rome		1. The fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall of Rome
1. The fall of the Western Roman Empire

Byzantine Empire		1. The Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
1. The Byzantine Empire

The Islamic World		Islamic empires 1. Early Islamic conquests 2. Early Islamic caliphates West Africa 3. The Ghana Empire 4. Origins and development of the Mali Empire 5. The Songhai Empire
The Islamic World
Islamic empires 1. Early Islamic conquests 2. Early Islamic caliphates West Africa 3. The Ghana Empire 4. Origins and development of the Mali Empire 5. The Songhai Empire

The Crusades		1. The Crusades
The Crusades
1. The Crusades

Trade Routes and Cross-Cultural Exchange		1. The medieval Silk Road 2. The Age of Exploration: origins 3. The Middle Ages after 1100
Trade Routes and Cross-Cultural Exchange
1. The medieval Silk Road 2. The Age of Exploration: origins 3. The Middle Ages after 1100

The Mongols		1. The Mongol Empire
The Mongols
1. The Mongol Empire

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