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Pine View School Summer Social Studies Assignment

Students Entering Grade 6

Welcome to 6th grade!

We are very excited for the new school year to begin. We plan on having a lot of fun while

traveling the world back in time to many of the ancient civilizations that helped shape who

we are today. This summer work is an introduction to help you understand how to look at

the world and time. There are 3 components to the summer work. Please print out this

complete packet.

Part I

There are a series of short screencasts that we would like you watch. (See page 2 for

details.) At the end of each clip, there will be a few questions for you to respond to (and

in the 2nd video clip, there is something you are instructed to do at the start of the video.)

You can complete these on your own paper and include them with the rest of your

completed packet. If you have trouble opening the videos you can find them on YouTube

to stream.

Part II

Included is a series of geography exercises (on pages 2-7) to complete.

Part III

Choose ONE of two options (follow the details of the assignment on page 8.)

Design an advertisement that encourages people to move to your town or city.

OR

Create a seven-line poem about a country of your choice. Choose any country you like.

Place all completed assignments in a folder, with your first and last name clearly labeled

on the cover.

The assignment must be submitted to your Social Studies teacher no later than Monday of

the second week of school.

Name _______________________________________

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Screencasts hosted by: World History ~ With Mr. Corwin

9:04 min. Screencast 1: Timelines and Calendars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMsxXpwLdFk

11:32 min. Screencast 2: Timeline Perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkQae3d_jS8&index=3&list=PLB2A577C864EEFFD0

6:39 min. Screencast 3: Maps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChSywQwq7sE&index=4&list=PLB2A577C864EEFFD0

8:51 min. Screencast 4: Perspectives and Continents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvjVnmXw2Q

10:09 min. Screencast 5: Points of Reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBm1OTZowmo

Screencast 1: Timelines and Calendars

Questions

Why do we call the calendar we use today the Gregorian Calendar?

Why is it possible for someone to have been born in 50 BC and die in 1 BC?

Why is it not backwards?

What do AD and BC stand for? What abbreviations mean the same thing?

Screencast 2: Timeline Perspective

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Timeline

INSTEAD of the 3 timelines Mr. Corwin instructs you to make… make ONLY ONE:

generate a timeline of YOUR life. Start with the day of your birth, sequence at least 10

additional significant events that happened in your lifetime and conclude with the 1st day of 6th

grade at Pine View School. List the date, caption and a simple illustration for each event.

Questions What three scales did we talk about when using timelines?

What scale would be most useful in looking at the development of cell phones?

Screencast 3: Maps

Questions

What are some of the different types of maps we talked about? What can they help you learn?

What are the five elements found on most maps?

How are maps similar to timelines?

Screencast 4: Perspectives and Continents

Questions

Give an example of a time you would want to look at the world close-up?

Give an example of a time you would want to look at the world from a panoramic view?

What are the seven traditional continents? Name three other regions we talked about.

Screencast 5: Points of Reference

Questions

How is using latitude and longitude like playing the game battleship?

Is 15° N north or south of the equator? How did you know? What line separates east and west?

If you are watching a movie and the narrator says something happened in the 4th century BC,

What years is the narrator talking about? (date span)

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Geography Exercise

Answer the questions in the space provided.

What do we call the lines that run east to west on a map? _____________________________________.

What do we call the lines that run north to south? ___________________________________________.

What will you find at 30 degree S, and 135 degree E? _________________________________________.

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What is the purpose of the compass rose?

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What is the purpose of the equator?

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How many continents are shown on this map? What are their names?

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How many oceans are shown on this map? What are their names?

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How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation? ______________________________________________

Besides rotation, how else does Earth move? _______________________________________________________

How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution? _____________________________________________

On what date do the sun’s rays shine straight down on the Tropic of Cancer? _____________________________

What season begins in the North Hemisphere on June 21 or 22? ________________________________________

What season begins in the Southern Hemisphere on June 21 or 22? _____________________________________

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On the map below, label all continents and oceans.

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On a sheet of printer paper (8.5 x 11 inches) complete the following assignment.

Include proper heading: your first and last name, Social Studies Grade 6, and the date of completion of the

assignment.

Choose ONE of the following two options:

Option A

Design an advertisement that encourages people to move to the city where you live (ex. Sarasota, North Port,

Venice, etc.) Include these things in your ad:

• a memorable slogan

• a map that shows where your town or city is located in your state

• an illustration and brief caption for each of the following: landscape, average weather conditions, plant

life, the estimated number of people living in your town or city, jobs

• creative touched to make the ad eye-catching and attractive

• writing that has correct grammar and spelling

Option B

Create a seven-line poem about a country of your choice. Choose any country you like. Follow the formant given

below to write your poem.

• Line 1 County name

• Line 2 One physical feature located in your county

• Line 3 Two adjectives describing your country’s climate

• Line 4 One detail about your country’s vegetation

• Line 5 Two adjectives describing your country’s population density or the estimated number of people

living in the country

• Line 6 One detail about land fuse or resourced in your country

• Line 7 Region name

Add colorful and creative touches to decorate your poem.