Wyoming's Sixth Grade Standards
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WY.1. Content Standard: Citizenship/Government/Democracy
Students demonstrate how structures of power, authority, and governance have developed historically and continue to evolve.
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1.1. Benchmark:
Students identify the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a U.S. citizen.
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1.2. Benchmark:
Students understand the historical perspective and issues involved in the development of the U.S. Constitution.
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1.3. Benchmark:
Students recognize the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other amendments and are able to identify those principles in real-life scenarios.
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WY.2. Content Standard: Culture/Cultural Diversity
Students demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and how these cultures have contributed and continue to contribute to the world in which they live.
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2.1. Benchmark:
Students explain how family systems, religion, language, literature, and the arts contribute to the development of cultures.
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2.2. Benchmark:
Students describe cultural diversity and the interdependence of cultures.
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WY.3. Content Standard: Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principles and concepts and describe the influence of economic factors on societies.
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3.1. Benchmark:
Students communicate how economic considerations influence personal, local, state, national, and international decision-making.
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3.2. Benchmark:
Students describe the systems of exchange of past and present.
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3.3. Benchmark:
Students recognize basic concepts of economic systems.
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WY.4. Content Standard: Time, Continuity and Change
Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation and world.
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4.1. Benchmark:
Students identify people, events, problems, conflicts, and ideas and explain their historical significance.
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4.2. Benchmark:
Students discuss current events to better understand the world in which they live.
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4.3. Benchmark:
Students analyze the impact of historical events and people on present conditions, situations, or circumstances.
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WY.5. Content Standard: People, Places, and Environments
Students demonstrate an understanding of interrelationships among people, places, and environments.
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5.1. Benchmark:
Students use charts, maps, and graphs to answer questions dealing with people, places, events, or environments.
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5.2. Benchmark:
Students apply the themes of geography to topics being studied.
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5.3. Benchmark:
Students demonstrate an ability to organize and process spatial information; i.e., You Are Here maps of various areas.
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