Grade 6 - Social Studies
MS:World Studies 6 (Credit: 1.00)The World Studies course provides a unique balance of history, geography, and culture; it expands students? understanding of each world region through a focus on its major countries. Additionally, students learn the foundations of geography. Topics covered include Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the history and geography of the ancient world.
MS:World Studies: Africa (Credit: 0.25)As students explore this unit, they learn about the unique geography, rich history, and diverse cultures of Africa's four regions: North, West, East, and Central and Southern. Students also examine how the governments and economies in these regions have grown and changed over time. In addition, students learn about the success Africa has experienced as well as the challenges facing Africa today.
MS:World Studies: Asia and the Pacific (Credit: 0.25)As students move through this unit, they learn about the unique geography, rich history, and diverse cultures of Asia. Students also examine how the governments and economies in Asian nations have grown and changed over time. In addition, students learn about economic success that Asia has experienced as well as the challenges facing Asia today.
MS:World Studies: Foundations of Geography (Credit: 0.25)In this unit, students first learn about the concepts and foundations for studying geography, including such key tools as globes and maps. As students move through the unit, they learn about Earth's physical geography as well as Earth's human geography, which includes the study of populations, migrations, economic and political systems, and different cultures of the world. In addition, students learn about Earth's environment and how people effect the environment.
MS:World Studies: The Ancient World (Credit: 0.25)In this course, students learn about the relationship between geography and history. They begin by learning about the early civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. As they move through the course, students learn about the history, cultures, and governance in ancient Egypt and Nubia, ancient India, ancient China, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome.
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