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    • Sixth-Grade Social Studies Learning Objectives
      Sixth-graders will explore "People and Places" around the world. This global geography course will include physical and human geography by comparing different international locations. Students will learn what it is like to live in different geographic locations and investigate the relationships between humans and their environments. 

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    • Enduring Understandings:

      1. The engaged global citizen understands the relationship between humans, places and the environment.


    • Essential Questions:

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    • Major Themes:

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      2. 1. Location

      3. 2. Place 

      4. 3. Region

      5. 4. Movement 

      6. 5. Human-Environment Interaction 


    • Essential Skills:

      1. Research and using a variety of sources.
      2. Practice media literacy: evaluating sources for bias, perspective, and reliability.
      3. Ask compelling questions to guide learning.
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    • Units:

    • Unit 1: Foundations of Geography

      Unit 2: Cultural Geography

      Unit 3: Movement and Migration

      Unit 4: Human Interaction with the Environment