6th+GRADE+SS+2013-2014

= 6th Grade Social Studies 2013-2014 =

= 3/31/14 Study Games: WEST States & Capitals --> Quiz on WED., 4/2/14 = ***Please study the states' name & capital, as well as the LOCATION of the state, thank you! 1) Washington 2) Oregon 3) California 4) Idaho 5) Utah 6) Montana 7) Wyoming 8) Colorado 9) Alaska 10) Hawaii 11) Nevada
 * __ States on WEDNESDAY, April 2nd WEST QUIZ: __**

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Caps_1b_1024.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_Caps_1_1024.html

= 3/20/14 Canada Notes Presentation =



= 3/4/14 Inuit Article & Questions (See questions below "Inuit" article) =

"Inuit." //World Book Kids.// World Book, 2014. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. http://worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831040&st=inuit

=Inuit=

Picture [| Inuit house made of snow]

The //Inuit// <> are a group of people who live in the Arctic—the far northern part of the world. Their homeland stretches from the northeastern tip of Russia across Alaska and northern Canada to Greenland. The Inuit live farther north than any other people on Earth.

The Inuit used to be called Eskimos. Many Inuit do not like the word //Eskimo.// It comes from a Native American word that means “someone who eats raw meat” or “someone who speaks a foreign language.” The name //Inuit// comes from the Inuit-Inupiaq language and means “the people” or “real people.” The Inuit word for just one person is //Inuk.//

Picture [| Inuit clothing]

The Inuit live in one of the coldest parts of the world. Average temperatures in the Arctic region are below freezing for nine to ten months each year. The land is covered with snow most of the time. The rivers and lakes—and even the sea itself—stay frozen for much of the year.

Most kinds of plants and animals cannot live as far north as the Inuit do. Seals, walruses, whales, and polar bears live in the sea, on the sea ice, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Some birds and other animals live on land in the Arctic during the summer but then go south for the winter. Animals of the Arctic include wolves, foxes, hares, musk oxen, and a kind of large deer called the //caribou// <>. Arctic fish include arctic char, arctic cod, lake trout, salmon, and whitefish. 

The Inuit today
Map [| Inuit]

More than 100,000 Inuit live in Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Most Inuit speak English, Russian, or Danish as well as their own language. Many Inuit are Christians.

Most Inuit live in towns or in small groups scattered along the coast of the Arctic Ocean. They have wooden homes and wear modern clothing. They travel by motorboat in the water and by snowmobile on land. Many Inuit hunt and fish to feed their families.

Some Inuit have jobs in the fishing industry. Others make soapstone carvings and other artwork and crafts. Some work in mines. But many Inuit cannot find jobs, so the government of the country they live in provides health care, homes, and schools for them. 

The old way of life
Picture [| The Inuit catch fish by digging holes in the ice.]

The old, or traditional, Inuit way of life began about 1,000 years ago. At that time, the Inuit lived in what is now the Bering Sea region of Alaska and Siberia. The old way of life lasted until the early 1900's.

The Inuit caught fish and hunted seals, walruses, and whales in the ocean. On land, they hunted caribou, musk oxen, polar bears, and many smaller animals. They ate the meat of these animals and used the skins to make clothes and tents. They made tools and weapons from the animals' bones, horns, and teeth.

Picture [| Inuit houses]

Most Inuit families had both a summer house and a winter house. The summer house was a tent framed with wood and covered with seal or caribou skins. The winter house had walls made of rocks and sod, or pieces of dirt covered with grass. The roof was made from wooden boards or whalebone and covered with sod. When they hunted animals during the winter, Inuit hunters built dome-shaped snowhouses to live in for a short time as they followed the animals.

Picture [| Inuit transportation]

During winter months, most Inuit traveled on sleds pulled by dogs. In summer, people walked over land and traveled in long, narrow boats called //kayaks// <> or larger boats called //umiaks// <>.


 * Inuit Questions:**


 * 1. TRUE or FALSE: The Inuit live father north than any other people on Earth?**


 * 2. NAME 4 countries where the Inuit live. (Hint: For one country you will also need to provide the state name).**


 * 3. EXPLAIN why many Inuit do not like the word "Eskimo."**


 * 4. EXPLAIN what the name " Inuit " means.**


 * 5. What is a "Inuk?"**


 * 6. TRUE or FALSE: The Inuit live in one of warmest parts of the world?**


 * 7. TRUE or FALSE: The Inuit live in one of the coldest parts of the world?**


 * 8. What are the average temperatures in the Arctic region? How many months of the year are they this temperature?**


 * 9. EXPLAIN why most kinds of plants and animals cannot live as far north as the Inuit do.**


 * 10. NAME 4 mammals that live in the sea, on the sea ice, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean.**


 * 11. NAME 5 animals of the Arctic.**


 * 12. NAME 5 Arctic fish.**


 * 13. What is the Inuit population (Hint: number)?**


 * 14. What 4 languages do most Inuit speak?**


 * 15. EXPLAIN where most Inuit live.**


 * 16. TRUE or FALSE: Inuit have wooden homes and wear modern clothing?**


 * 17. Many Inuit do what to feed their families?**


 * 18. EXPLAIN at least 3 jobs the Inuit do for a living.**


 * 19. EXPLAIN what the government does if the Inuit cannot find jobs.**


 * 20. When did the old traditional way of Inuit life begin?**


 * 21. Where did the Inuit live 1,000 years ago?**


 * 22. TRUE of FALSE: The Inuit use almost all of or all of the animals they hunt?**


 * 23. EXPLAIN the Inuits summer and winter houses.**


 * 24. TRUE or FALSE: The Inuit permanently live in snow houses called igloos all year round?**


 * 25. EXPLAIN how the Inuit used to travel in the summer and winter.**

= 2/12/14 = http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar753147
 * __ Directions: __**
 * (1) ** Skip a line in your notebook.
 * (2) ** Write the date in the left hand margin, 2-12-14.
 * (3) ** Write "Organic Food" as your heading and underline it. Example: __Organic Food__
 * (4) ** Write 5 bullet point notes using YOUR OWN WORDS, from this article=


 * (5) ** When you are done, go here to play games = http://worldbookonline.com/kids/gamesandactivities

= = = 12/16/13 Read and take 5 notes on the 1st chocolate article. = []

=12/16/13 Read and take 10 notes on the 2nd chocolate article.= []

12-3-13 Use your worksheet to record your research and use the links below. Remember your behavior while doing research is a grade too, thank you!
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Aztec = []

Maya = []

=11-25-13 & 11-26-13=

1) First read the article. 2) Then answer the 3 comprehension questions at the bottom of the page. 3) **answer the questions using COMPLETE SENTENCES, in your notebook**, thank you!

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=**11/13/13 "Kim Jong-un"**=

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[] //2nd & 3rd Hr. QUIZ = Monday, Sept. 16th// //1st & 4th Hr. QUIZ = Tuesday, Sept. 17th// ** The Aztec Empire at its Height ** ** Comprehension Questions: ** Name two items conquered people sent to Tenochtitlan as tribute.Who defeated the Aztec around 1478?During whose reign did the Aztec empire reach its height? __**LANDFORMS ASSIGNMENT**__ ** The Tlatoani and his Advisers **
 * Study for 7 Continents & 4 Oceans QUIZ:**

** Comprehension Questions: ** Who chose the tlatoani?What was the name of the deputy who ruled when the tlatoani was absent?Name two special rights that nobles had that set them apart from the rest of the people. =The $1 billion mission to reach the Earth's mantle= http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/01/tech/mantle-earth-drill-mission ** Commoners and Calpolli ** = = =Layers of the Earth Study Guide. QUIZ --> Monday, November 4th =

= North Korean Current Event Articles 11/7/13 =

=American missionary’s health failing as he marks one year in North Korean custody = []

North Korea Says S.Korean Spy Arrested in Capital
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=North Korean Ship Sinking: Naval Vessel Sank Last Month, Reports Say = []

=North Korea through an America's eyes 11-8-13=

@http://www.businessinsider.com/sam-gellmans-amazingly-normal-photos-of-north-korea-2013-11?op=1

1. Who is Sam Gellman?

2. In 2011, where did he travel to and with what group?

3. Did he get to travel freely around the country? If not, who escorted or took hi. Around the country?

4. What was he most "intrigued" or interested by?

NOW CLICK ON "Click here to see what it's like to be in North Korea today » View as one page "

5. Picture 1: Why do you think Gellman was neverous to take pictures in North Korea?

6. Picture 2: What do you see in the subway picture? Would you want to visit the station?

7. Picture 3: Why do you think North Koreans are not allowed to call outside of North Korea?

8. Picture 4: What do you think 'Eternal President' means?

9. Picture 5: Why do you think North Koreans treat Kim il Sung like a God?

10. Picture 6: Do North Koreans enjoy some of the same things we do?

11. Picture 7: What do you see in the apartment building picture?

12. Picture 8 : What was Gellman's favorite part of his trip?

13. Picture 9: What do you notice about the traditional North Korean clothes?

14. Picture 10: Why might the North Korean government not like this particular photo?

15. Picture 11: What do you notice about this photo?

16. Picture 12: How do we celebrate the United States "origin story?"

17. Picture 14: Do you think the U.S. Is having 30,000 children train together to do something today?

18. Picture 16: Can you imagine being told what you were going to do for the rest of your life when you were 5 years old? What do you think performers may miss out on?

19. Picture 17: What Is the national pass time of North Korea? Do we have this in the U.S.?

20. Picture 18: What do soldiers spend most of their day doing? What kind of affect do you think this has on them?

21. Picture 19: What do you think propaganda is and how is it used?

22. Picture 20: What is the Young Pioneers program?

23. Picture 21: What is important about Gellman's interaction with the soldier?

24. Picture 22: Why do you think North Koreans are afraid of foreigners?

25. Do you think this is what all of North Korea is like? What do you think they are not showing? ** Comprehension Questions: ** Who were the calpolli?What did Aztec commoners usually use to pay taxes?Name one way a commoners could rise in their own social class.