Washington State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 6

WA.1. CIVICS - The student understands and applies knowledge of government, law, politics, and the nation's fundamental documents to make decisions about local, national, and international issues and to demonstrate thoughtful, participatory citizenship.

1.2. Understands the purposes, organization, and function of governments, laws, and political systems.

1.2.3. FORMS OF GOVERNMENT: Understands a variety of forms of government from the past or present. 6
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 1.2.3.

1.3. Understands the purposes and organization of international relationships and United States foreign policy.

1.3.1. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Analyzes how societies have interacted with one another in the past or present. 3
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 1.3.1.

1.4. Understands civic involvement.

1.4.1. CIVIC INVOLVEMENT: Understands the historical origins of civic involvement. 12
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 1.4.1.

WA.2. ECONOMICS - The student applies understanding of economic concepts and systems to analyze decision-making and the interactions between individuals, households, businesses, governments, and societies.

2.1. Understands that people have to make choices between wants and needs and evaluate the outcomes of those choices.

2.1.1. ECONOMIC CHOICES: Analyzes the costs and benefits of economic choices made by groups and individuals in the past or present. 11
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 2.1.1.

2.2. Understands how economic systems function.

2.2.1. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: Understands the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services, and resources in societies from the past or in the present. 13
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 2.2.1.

2.2.2. TRADE: Understands how the forces of supply and demand have affected international trade in the past or present. 12
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 2.2.2.

2.3. Understands the government's role in the economy.

2.3.1. GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY: Understands the role of government in the world's economies through the creation of money, taxation, and spending in the past or present. 8
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 2.3.1.

2.4. Understands the economic issues and problems that all societies face.

2.4.1. ECONOMIC ISSUES: Understands the distribution of wealth and sustainability of resources in the world in the past or present. 2
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 2.4.1.

WA.3. GEOGRAPHY - The student uses a spatial perspective to make reasoned decisions by applying the concepts of location, region, and movement and demonstrating knowledge of how geographic features and human cultures impact environments.

3.1. Understands the physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, and location of places, regions, and spatial patterns on the Earth's surface.

3.1.1. MAPS AND GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS: Constructs and analyzes maps using scale, direction, symbols, legends and projections to gather information. 34
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.1.1.

3.1.2. CHARACTERISTICS AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF PLACES AND REGIONS: Identifies the location of places and regions in the world and understands their physical and cultural characteristics. 47
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.1.2.

3.2. Understands human interaction with the environment.

3.2.1. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION: Understands and analyzes how the environment has affected people and how people have affected the environment in the past or present. 10
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.2.1.

3.2.2. CULTURE: Understands the characteristics of cultures in the world from the past or in the present. 11
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.2.2.

3.2.3. HUMAN MIGRATION: Understands the geographic factors that influence the movement of groups of people in the past or present. 8
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.2.3.

3.3. Understands the geographic context of global issues and events.

3.3.1. GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ISSUES: Understands that learning about the geography of the world helps us understand the global issue of sustainability. 11
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 3.3.1.

WA.4. HISTORY - The student understands and applies knowledge of historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points, major ideas, individuals, and themes in local, Washington State, tribal, United States, and world history in order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.

4.1. Understands historical chronology.

4.1.1. CHRONOLOGY: Analyzes different cultural measurements of time. 12
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.1.1.

4.1.2. CHRONOLOGICAL ERAS: Understands how the rise of civilizations defines eras in ancient history by:

4.1.2.a. Explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 8000 BCE to 200 CE on two or more continents. 12
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.1.2.a.

4.1.2.b. Explaining and comparing the rise of civilizations from 200 CE to 600 CE on two or more continents. 8
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.1.2.b.

4.2. Understands and analyzes causal factors that have shaped major events in history.

4.2.1. INDIVIDUALS AND MOVEMENTS: Understands and analyzes how individuals and movements from ancient civilizations have shaped world history. 8
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.2.1.

4.2.2. CULTURES AND CULTURAL GROUPS: Understands and analyzes how cultures and cultural groups in ancient civilizations contributed to world history. 14
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.2.2.

4.2.3. IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY: Understands and analyzes how technology and ideas from ancient civilizations have impacted world history. 9
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.2.3.

4.3. Understands that there are multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.

4.3.1. HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION: Analyzes and interprets historical materials from a variety of perspectives in ancient history. 4
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.3.1.

4.3.2. MULTIPLE CAUSATION: Analyzes multiple causal factors that shape major events in ancient history. 5
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.3.2.

4.4. Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future.

4.4.1. HISTORICAL ANTECENDENTS: Analyzes how an event in ancient history helps us to understand a current issue. 2
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 4.4.1.

WA.5. SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS - The student understands and applies reasoning skills to conduct research, deliberate, form, and evaluate positions through the processes of reading, writing, and communicating.

5.1. Uses critical reasoning skills to analyze and evaluate positions.

5.1.1. UNDERSTANDS REASONING: Understands positions on an issue or event. 12
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.1.1.

5.1.2. EVALUATES REASONING: Evaluates the significance of information used to support positions on an issue or event. 21
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.1.2.

5.2. Uses inquiry-based research.

5.2.1. FORMS QUESTIONS: Creates and uses research questions to guide inquiry on an historical event. 11
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.2.1.

5.2.2. ANALYZES SOURCES: Analyzes the validity, reliability, and credibility of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources while researching an issue or event. 19
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.2.2.

5.3. Deliberates public issues.

5.3.1. DELIBERATION: Engages in discussions that clarify and address multiple viewpoints on public issues. 4
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.3.1.

5.4. Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a thesis and presents the product in an appropriate manner to a meaningful audience.

5.4.1. CREATES POSITION AND PRODUCT: Analyzes multiple factors, compares two groups, generalizes, and connects past to present to formulate a thesis in a paper or presentation. 3
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.4.1.

5.4.2. CITING SOURCES: Understands and demonstrates the ethical responsibility one has in using and citing sources and the rules related to plagiarism and copyrighting. 15
Suggested Titles for Washington Social Studies State Standard 5.4.2.