What does a student learn in StateNew Hampshire,GradeGrade 6,SubjectSocial Studies?

Students learn where the rules of American government came from. They study the ideas and events that shaped the U.S. and New Hampshire constitutions, from ancient philosophy to the choices the founders made.

Students learn how city halls, state capitals, tribal councils, and the federal government are set up and what each level actually does. They also explore how these governments work with and sometimes push back against each other.

Citizens have both rights (like free speech) and responsibilities (like voting or following laws). Students explore what it means to take part in a democracy where the government's power comes from the people.

Students look at how the U.S. works with other countries and groups like the United Nations, examining why those relationships form and what they produce.

Students look at two or more options and weigh what each one costs against what it gains. They practice the habit of asking "what do I give up to get this?" before making a choice.

Markets are places where buyers and sellers agree on prices. Students learn how those prices signal what gets made, what gets bought, and where resources like materials and workers end up.

Students compare how different countries decide who makes goods, who sets prices, and who owns businesses. They also look at what governments, companies, and banks each do to keep an economy running.

Students learn how money decisions work in real life: why saving matters, how credit cards create debt, and what it means to invest money so it grows over time.

Reading a map, analyzing a photo, or using a compass rose and scale, students figure out what a place looks like, how it connects to nearby regions, and what patterns show up across an area.

Students study what makes a place look and feel the way it does, from its landforms and climate to the roads, towns, and people that shape it. They apply that thinking to New Hampshire and the broader United States.

Students look at why people moved to certain places, how they settled there, and what ideas or customs spread as a result. This standard focuses on seeing those patterns across whole regions, not just individual towns or countries.

Students examine how mountains, rivers, and coastlines influence where people build cities and how people in turn reshape land through farming, construction, and other activity.

Students look at where American government came from and how New Hampshire fits into that story, tracing early laws, key decisions, and the state's place in shaping the country.

Students study the big turning points in American history: reform movements that changed laws, westward expansion that reshaped the land and displaced people, and conflicts like wars that shifted who held power and how the country was governed.

Students examine how life in America and New Hampshire changed over time, from the cultures and economies of Native peoples before European arrival through today. They look at how trade, work, and daily life shifted across different eras.

Sixth graders study how early civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Greece, and China grew over time and what happened when those civilizations met, traded with, or fought each other.

Students compare how different countries and time periods organized power and money. They look at who made laws, who controlled trade, and how those choices shaped daily life for ordinary people.

Students look at a problem happening in the world today, such as a conflict or food shortage, and trace it back to historical events that helped cause it.