Social Studies - 6th Grade
Educational Links

Standard 3

Students will understand how revolutions have had an impact on the modern world.

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)
  Learn about this Dutch scientist that discovered bacteria using his own hand carved lenses.
• Before Brother Fought Brother: 1847-1861
  A complex series of events led to the Civil War. The lessons in this unit are designed to help students develop a foundation on which to understand the basic disagreements between North and South. Through the investigation of primary source documents - photographs, census information and other archival documents - students gain an appreciation of everyday life in the North and South, changes occurring in the lives of ordinary Americans, and some of the major social and economic issues of the years before the Civil War.
• Martin Luther - World History for Kids
  Read about Martin Luther and his place in the religious revolution of the 1500's.
• Russian Revolutions of 1917
  Collection of the 1917 Russion Revolution which includes pictures of important events and people along with captions.

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