These are the main skills your sixth grade student will learn:

• Science - Earth Science

  • Interior layers of the earth​

  • Rocks and minerals

  • Plate tectonics

  • Water

  • Weather

  • Atmosphere

  • Solar System

• Social Studies - Eastern Hemisphere

  • Map Skills

    • Longitude and latitude

    • Geography

    • Identify seven continents

    • Identify land forms

    • Identify and locate countries in Africa and Asia

  • History

    • Ancient civilizations of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

    • Identify colonizers of the African continent and resulting cultural impact

    • Origins of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

    • Research/presentation of important historical figures from Africa and Asia

  • American Government/Current Events

    • Three branches of government

    • Separation of powers

    • Presidential primaries and caucuses

    • Events leading to the Constitutional Convention in 1787