Grade 6 Social Studies BC Learning Standards

Big Ideas

Social Studies

Curricular Competency

Content

the urbanization and migration of people

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions

Economic self-interest can be a significant cause of conflict among peoples and governments.

global poverty and inequality issues, including class structure and gender

Develop a plan of action to address a selected problem or issue

Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.

roles of individuals, governmental organizations, and NGOs, including groups representing indigenous peoples

Construct arguments defending the significance of individuals/groups, places, events, and developments(significance)

Systems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms.

different systems of government

Ask questions, corroborate inferences, and draw conclusions about the content and origins of a variety of sources, including mass media (evidence)

Media sources can both positively and negatively affect our understanding of important events and issues.

economic policies and resource management, including effects on indigenous peoples

Sequence objects, images, and events, and recognize the positive and negative aspects of continuities and changes in the past and present(continuity and change)

globalization and economic interdependence

Differentiate between intended and unintended consequences of events, decisions, and developments, and speculate about alternative outcomes (cause and consequence)

international cooperation and responses to global issues

Take stakeholders perspectives on issues, developments, or events by making inferences about their beliefs, values, and motivations(perspective)

regional and international conflict

Make ethical judgments about events, decisions, or actions that consider the conditions of a particular time and place, and assess appropriate ways to respond(ethical judgment)

media technologies and coverage of current events

Inquiry Skills

Perspectives

Ethical Judgement

Continuity and Change

Cause and Consequence

Simplified Curricular Competencies for Socials

Significance

Evidence