6th Grade Jump Start - Social Studies: Week 2

Social Studies

Week 2 - Day 1

(Primary & Secondary Sources) Essential Question:

How do we learn about the past?

Watch this Primary and Secondary Sources Video to learn about the differences between primary and secondary sources.

Practice what you learned by completing the Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet. Check your work by scrolling to the second page for the answer key.

Social Studies

Week 2 - Day 2

(Dates Used With Time) Essential Question:

What tools do we use when measuring time?

Watch this Dates Used With Time Video to understand how time is measured and labeled.

Read this Khan Academy Article which answers common questions about terms used with dates.
IXL- Reading and Creating Timelines with BCE and CE

Social Studies

Week 2 - Day 3

(Early Humans) Essential Question:

How do people adapt to their environment?

Check out this Interactive Map to see how early humans migrated around the world.
Learn about the lifestyle hunter gatherers by watching this National Geographic- Hunter Gatherers Video .

Social Studies

Week 2 - Day 4

(Early Humans) Essential Question:

How do people adapt to their environment?

Read this National Geographic- Hunter Gatherer Culture Article to learn about what life was like for early humans before permanent civilizations.
Check out some of the prehistoric art in this National Geographic- Cave Art 101 video. Think about what was most important to the early humans based on what is present in their art.

Social Studies

Week 2 - Day 5

(Agricultural Revolution) Essential Question:

How does geography influence the way people live?

Look at this article about Agriculture and explore the images of agriculture around the world. Think about why this would change the lives of the hunter-gatherers.
Read this article about The Development of Agriculture and think about how farming changed the lives of people around the world.
IXL- The Neolithic Period