Events, people and ideas of the past, and how they connect across time.
6.1 History: Recognize that past events shape what happens in the world today
6.1A Trace how events and factors from the past, for example colonization, immigration, and trade, produced the characteristics of present-day societies in different regions
6.1B Analyze the history behind various present-day societies to judge how earlier conflicts relate to current conditions
6.2 History: Recognize how people and groups from many cultures have shaped societies, both past and present
6.2A Identify and describe how individuals or groups have historically influenced various present-day societies
6.2B Describe what individuals and groups from different societies, past and present, have contributed socially, politically, economically, and culturally
Geography and Place
Maps, places and regions, and how people and environments shape each other.
6.3 Geography: Explain what affects where present-day societies are found and what their locations are like, using maps and globes
6.3A Name and account for the geographic reasons behind population patterns in places and regions
6.3B Explain how human migration shapes what places and regions are like
6.3C Locate and name important geographic features, both physical and human, for example landforms, bodies of water, and cities, in various places and regions
6.3D Identify where the major countries of each world region are located
6.4 Geography: Explain how geographic factors shape a society's economic growth and its political ties with others
6.4A Explain which geographic factors determine where economic activities take place in places and regions
6.4B Identify geographic factors that affect a society's political relationships, for example location, physical features, transportation routes and obstacles, and how natural resources are spread out
6.5 Geography: Examine how the interplay of people and the natural environment affects how places and regions develop and what they are like
6.5A Describe how people are affected by natural processes, for example earthquakes and climate
6.5B Identify and analyze how people have adjusted to the natural environment across various places and regions
6.5C Identify and analyze how people have changed the natural environment, for example through mining, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure
Economics and Personal Finance
How people earn, spend, save and trade, and how economies work.
6.6 Economics: Understand the factors of production a society's economy relies on to produce goods and services
6.6A Describe how the factors of production, namely entrepreneurs, capital, labor, and natural resources, shape the economies of various present-day societies
6.6B Identify problems that can occur when one or more factors of production are scarce compared with the others
6.6C Explain how the way resources are distributed affects international trade and economic interdependence between and within societies
6.7 Economics: Understand the different ways people structure their economic systems
6.7A Compare how different societies arrange the making and delivery of goods and services
6.7B Compare and contrast communist, socialist, and free enterprise economies in various present-day societies, including the advantages of the free enterprise system of the United States
6.7C Understand why ethical behavior matters for keeping a free enterprise system working
6.8 Economics: Understand the types of economic activity and the measures used to gauge how developed a society's economy is
6.8A Explain what retail, service, agricultural, and manufacturing (goods) industries are, with examples of each
6.8B Describe how developed various societies' economies are, using measures such as literacy, life expectancy, gross domestic product, and gross domestic product per person
Government and Civics
How governments are organized, how laws are made, and the principles behind them.
6.9 Government: Understand the ideas of governments with limited power and governments with unlimited power
6.9A Describe and compare examples of governments with limited power and with unlimited power, for example constitutional governments (limited) and totalitarian governments (unlimited)
6.9B Identify why the power of a government should be restricted
6.9C Name and describe cases of human rights abuses committed by limited or unlimited governments, for example oppression of political, ethnic, and religious groups
6.10 Government: Understand the different ways people set up their governments
6.10A Identify governments ruled by one person, by a few people, or by many people, and give examples of each
6.10B Compare how societies, for example China, Germany, India, and Russia, structure their governments and how those governments operate
6.10C Identify where democratic government originated historically, for example in Ancient Greece
Citizenship and Civic Life
The rights and responsibilities of citizens and how people take part in their communities.
6.11 Citizenship: Understand that what it means to be a citizen differs from one society to another
6.11A Describe and compare what citizens do and are responsible for in various present-day societies, including the United States
6.11B Explain how citizens' chances to take part in and shape the political process differ across present-day societies
6.12 Citizenship: Understand how freedoms, duties, responsibilities, and individual rights connect in societies governed by elected representatives
6.12A Identify and explain why citizens in representative governments have a duty to participate in civic life
6.12B Explain how rights, responsibilities, and duties relate to one another in societies with representative governments
Culture and Society
The beliefs, customs and traditions of different groups and how cultures change and interact.
6.13 Culture: Understand how cultures in world societies are alike and different, both within and between groups
6.13A Identify and describe the shared characteristics that define cultures and cultural regions
6.13B Define what a multicultural society is
6.13C Analyze what diverse groups have experienced and contributed within multicultural societies
6.13D Name and explain instances of cooperation and conflict between two cultures or among several
6.14 Culture: Understand that every society has certain core institutions, though each looks different from place to place
6.14A Identify institutions found in every society, including religious, educational, economic, and government institutions
6.14B Compare how institutions look and work in various present-day societies
6.14C Analyze what institutions do to keep themselves going over time
6.15 Culture: Understand how the world's cultures are connected to one another
6.15A Identify and describe ways culture spreads, for example trade, travel, and war
6.15B Identify and describe what drives cultural change, for example better communication, transportation, and economic development
6.15C Analyze how advances in communication technology affect cultures
6.15D Identify how the spread of culture affects individuals and societies around the world
6.16 Culture: Understand how the arts connect to the societies that produce them
6.16A Explain the connections between a society and its architecture, art, music, and literature
6.16B Describe how issues of the day shape creative expression
6.16C Identify works of music, art, and literature expressing universal themes, for example justice, religion, and the passing of time
6.17 Culture: Understand how religion, philosophy, and culture are linked
6.17A Explain how culture connects with religious and philosophical ideas
6.17B Explain why religious holidays and observances, for example Diwali, Vaisakhi, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan, the annual hajj, Christmas, and Easter, matter in various present-day societies
Science, Technology, and Society
How inventions and scientific advances have changed the way people live and work.
6.18 Science, technology, and society: Understand how science and technology affect societies today
6.18A Name scientists and inventors, along with scientific discoveries and technological innovations, that have changed the world
6.18B Explain how resources, economic considerations, and political choices affect how technology gets used
6.18C Predict how coming scientific discoveries and technological innovations may affect society, politics, the economy, culture, and the environment
Social Studies Skills
Finding, analyzing and communicating information from sources, and reasoning about evidence.
6.19 Social studies skills: Use critical thinking and sound research methods, drawing on a range of reliable sources including technology, to organize and apply information
6.19A Tell valid primary sources from secondary sources, find them, and use them, for example spoken accounts, printed works, visual material, and artifacts, to learn about various world cultures
6.19B Analyze information by placing it in sequence, sorting it into categories, tracing cause and effect, summarizing, finding the main idea, comparing and contrasting, generalizing, predicting, inferring, and drawing conclusions
6.19C Organize and interpret information from visuals (maps, timelines, charts, and graphs), databases, reports, and outlines
6.19D Identify differing viewpoints on an issue or current topic
6.19E Form a claim on a social studies topic, back it with evidence and reasoning, and share it visually, orally, or in writing
6.19F Judge the accuracy, bias, credibility, and validity of a range of historical and modern sources
6.20 Social studies skills: Use geographic tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data
6.20A Answer geographic questions about a place: where it is, why it is there, what makes its location significant, how it relates to other people, places, and environments, and where it falls by latitude and longitude
6.20B Ask questions about the geographic distributions and patterns of world regions and countries displayed on maps, graphs, and charts, and answer them
6.20C Compare regions of the world and countries by drawing on charts, graphs, and maps
6.20D Draw and read sketch maps of regions, thematic maps, graphs, and charts showing aspects such as economic activities, disease, and population of world regions and countries
6.21 Social studies skills: Communicate in writing, speech, and visuals
6.21A Use social studies vocabulary correctly
6.21B Include main ideas and supporting details from research in spoken and written communication
6.21C Share ideas aloud drawing on research and personal experience
6.21D Create written and visual products based on research, for example bibliographies, outlines, graphic organizers, reports, and journal entries
6.21E Write effectively, citing sources properly to avoid plagiarism
6.21F Use foundational language skills to take part in respectful discussion of social studies topics, including topics with several perspectives
6.22 Social studies skills: Solve problems and make decisions, both alone and in teams
6.22A Describe governmental and democratic processes, for example voting, due process, and caucuses, through simulations and models
6.22B Follow a problem-solving and decision-making process: define the problem, collect information, brainstorm options and weigh their advantages and disadvantages, choose and carry out a solution, and evaluate how well it worked
How many 6th Grade TEKS Social Studies Standards are there?
There are 68 6th Grade TEKS Social Studies Standards on this page, in 8 strands: History and Chronology, Geography and Place, Economics and Personal Finance, Government and Civics, Citizenship and Civic Life, Culture and Society, Science, Technology, and Society, and Social Studies Skills.
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What does a code like 6.1A mean?
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