Grade 6 - Florida Social Studies
Florida: M/J Geography: Europe and The Americas (Credit: 1.00)M/J Geography: Europe and the Americas takes students on a journey in which they will learn about the physical and human geography of various regions. They will study the history of each region and examine the cultural characteristics of the world in which we live. Students will also learn about the tools and technologies of geography such as globes, maps, charts, and global information systems. Students will study methods of historical inquiry and primary and secondary historical documents.
Students will also gain practice in writing and note-taking. They will be asked to create maps, graphic organizers, conduct research, analyze information, and write essays on topics such as current events and national parks.
Florida: M/J United States History (Credit: 1.00)M/J United States History focuses on American History from Exploration and Colonization to the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history. So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after Reconstruction.
Florida: M/J World Cultures (Credit: 1.00)Culture is all the knowledge and values that a society shares. This includes, but is not limited to, religion, art, and architecture. M/J World Cultures focuses on the Cultures of the World from the beginnings of mankind (with an emphasis on the Early River Valley Civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empires). It also covers The Middle Ages and the global developments of that time, continuing into the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution in Western Europe, and Eastern Europe’s history up until the beginning of Communism.
Because it was geography that contributed to and shaped a society’s history and culture, some of the lessons (mapping in particular) are an overlap of M/J World Geography, but this course emphasizes a linear learning with an ongoing project of a timeline that encompasses the various cultures of the world and how they developed in relation to – or isolated from – the others.
The topic of migration and trade and their role in establishing (and sharing) cultures is explored by mapping and report-writing, as is the influence of the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution.
Florida: M/J World Geography (Credit: 1.00)Geography is the study of the earth: its surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products. In this study of world geography, we will look at the physical and climatic characteristics of continents and the development of the people in those regions.
M/J World Geography examines the effect of geography on the growth of human society, and also the effect of human society on the world itself. This course starts at our earliest beginnings, examining man’s adaptations to his environment, to his efforts to master the elements and use them to in a strategic manner to grow and prosper in the 15th century. It also explores current societies and their dependence on the land. Students will study such topics as agricultural societies, ancient civilizations, empires, trade, and migration.
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