Grade 6

Civics and Governance

Economics and Financial Literacy

Geography and Environmental Literacy

Describe the factors that influence change in rights and responsibilities.

Understand the impact of available resources on individuals and the community for meeting needs and wants.

Understand geographic factors influence choice of tools and resources.

Describe how rights and responsibilities within the community environment support the concept of the "common good".

Describe the factors that influence change on rights and responsibilities for different locations.

Describe how the demands of various school settings may impact changes in rules.

Describe how age changes the rights and responsibilities of an individual.

Actively engage in communicative exchanges by supporting an individual's opinion with details.

Distinguish between needs (food, clothing, shelter, transportation) and wants(types of food, leisure activities).

Identify available resources to meet individual or community needs and wants.

Explain how financial decisions impact the fulfillment of needs and wants.

Identify the tools needed in different environments (e.g., tractor on the farm).

Compare regions of the state (e.g., Mountains verses Coast).

Use maps to understand the community.

Locate community markers on a map (pictures of the location).