Social Studies - 6th Grade
Educational Links
Standard 4
Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world.
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African American History | The Black Past
The history of African Americans in the United States has been a paradox of incredible triumph in the face of tremendous human tragedy. This site serves as a portal to the vast and growing array of information on the Web and in other sources on the thirty seven million African Americans in the nation.
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American Government: All Politics - CNN
A World Wide Web page devoted to politics, with breaking news, features, documents, quizzes and links to other Net resources on politics.
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Ben's Guide to Constitution & Bill of Rights
Students: Read about the Constitution and Bill of Rights! (and other historical documents)
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Causes of World War One
Find out what happened and why.
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Environment Facts, Environment Science, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Ecosystems, Green Living
This National Geographic collection of resources highlights many global Issues facing the world today.
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FreeRice
For each academic question you get right on these quizzes, 10 grains of rice will be donated to the United Nations World Food Program.
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Global Issues: Social, Political, and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All
This site presents numerous global issues, aiming to show how they are inter-related.
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Guided Readings: Vietnam War
Digital History has collected 16 readings to help readers learn about the Vietnam War.
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Human Rights Issues - Global Issues
This collection of articles and websites attempts to highlight some of the gross human rights violations, racial hatred, the effects of media suppression, distortion and bias, that still occur around the world -- both near and far from home.
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If the World Were a Village
If the world were a village of 100 people...
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Issues | OneWorld.net
"OneWorld.net covers the world from the grassroots, highlighting hidden voices and overlooked perspectives on key global issues."
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Korean War: Veterans Affairs Canada
Resources for studying the Korean War.
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Learning to Give - Curriculum Division of The LEAGUE
This website is a collection of lesson plans as well as classroom activities to help students learn about giving, volunteerism, civic engagement, and character through service learning.
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Meet the Greens
The GREENS is a site for kids from WGBH about sustainability and green living. It includes online episodes and links teaching about our carbon footprint.
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NewsHour Extra | PBS
This website lists current events and stories involving children.
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Pearl Harbor Bombing Footage
Footage taken from Japanese planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941.
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Photos of WWI
A collection of WWI photographs in manageable categories.
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The Price of Freedom: Americans at War - Vietnam
Read about the Vietnam War and see resources that spell out a brief summary of both sides of the conflict.
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The Seven Phases of the Cold War
This 10 minute summary video found on Teacher Tube breaks the Cold War down into seven phases.
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The Voices of World War II
This multimedia collection includes two documentaries created by WWII veterans in Washington State as well as lesson plans and activities. Some video content may need parent approval.
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Trade - Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade
Global Envision created this lesson plan to help students learn about the differences between exports and imports, decisions that affect trade, and how international trade affects a nation's economy.
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UEN Civics: Government, Citizenship, Elections
Find out the basics of Government, Citizenship, and Elections with this extensive UEN collection of Social Studies websites.
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World War One U-boat Sinking Video
Footage from 1917 showing a German U-boat crew blowing up and sinking an Italian ship.
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Youth in action against child labor
"Young people worldwide are speaking out against child labor and taking action to raise further awareness of this issue."
http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education
(USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education
(USHE). Send questions or comments to USBE
Specialist -
Robert
Austin
and see the Social Studies website. For
general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director
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Jennifer
Throndsen.
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