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6-8 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for History
A. Interpret relationships between events shown on multiple-tier time
lines.
B. Describe the political and social characteristics of early
civilizations and their enduring impact on later civilizations.
C. Describe the characteristics of feudal societies and the transition
to the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe.
D. Describe the effects of interactions among civilizations during the
14th through the 18th centuries.
E. Explain the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, with
emphasis on both Colonial and British perspectives.
F. Explain the political and economic challenges faced by the United
States after the Revolutionary War and the actions that resulted in the
adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
G. Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
History (Chronology)
6th Grade:
1. Construct a multiple-tier time line from a list of events and
interpret the relationships between the events.
2. Arrange dates in order on a time line using the conventions of B.C.
and A.D. or B.C.E. and C.E.
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Cedar Bog:
Birds
(194 k)
This guided tour goes in-depth into the habitat, migration, and identification of the birds that both
live year-round and migrate through Cedar Bog.
Ohio Historical Center:
Hear Voices from the Past
(853 k)
Through this interactive hands-on presentation students will learn about the Ohio Historic American
Indians. Students will immerse themselves in the everyday lives of these people. They will discover
how they lived off the land, and how their lives were impacted by the expansion of European
settlements.
Ohio Historical Center:
Proficiency Tracks
(168 k)
Sharpen those proficiency skills with this engaging, hands-on stations that involve problem solving.
Students will work with timelines, matching games, storytellers, and hands-on activities to review
some of the skills necessary for success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
Ohio Historical Center:
Celebrate the First Ohioans
(1,767 k)
The Battelle Archaeology Park is used to teach and enforce knowledge about Ohio's prehistoric cultures
and historic American Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Historical Center:
Past Ohio People
(1,087 k)
In a class-size setting, students will become involved in hands-on learning and activites that teach
them of the prehistoric cultures and historic American Indians. They will use reproduction tools of
the time to re-create important skills.
History (Early Civilizations)
6th Grade:
3. Explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different
nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.
4. Compare the geographic, political, economic, and social
characteristics of the river civilizations in the Tigris and Euphrates
(Mesopotamia), Nile (Egypt), Huang Ho and Indus valleys before 1000 B.C.
including:
 a. Location;
b. Government;
c. Religion;
d. Agriculture;
e. Cultural and scientific contributions.
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Cedar Bog:
Human Migration
(333 k)
This program takes a look at the impact of human migration on natural areas and
natural resources including: agriculture, transportation, communications and energy; the loss of
natural areas, environmental pollution, the availability, usage, and pollution of water, global
warming, and population dynamics.
Cedar Bog:
Introduced Species
(205 k)
How did all the bush honeysuckle start in the woods? Are Chicory and Queen-Anne's-Lace native
wildflowers? On this tour, discover introduced species, their impacts on the native species,
predator-prey relationships and population dynamics.
Fort Ancient:
Explorer (September, October, April, May) (239 k)
Students will explore the different culture groups of American Indians in Ohio with emphasis on the
impact of the arrival of Europeans in the Ohio valley and the consequences today. The program will
include an introduction to prehistoric and historic American Indians, hands on activities, and a
scavenger hunt in the museum. Included will be a look at the 2000-year-old Fort Ancient and a
discussion about how the site has been preserved.
Fort Ancient:
Digging the Past
(338 k)
One group will create a culture by making artifacts while the other group will be archaeologists.
When the culture group has made the artifacts, they will be hidden in three archaeological units. All
students will conduct a dig and record their findings. The archaeologists, analyzing the artifacts,
will then try to tell the story of the culture groups. The workshop will end with a discussion about
Fort Ancient followed by spear throwing and doubleball.
Ohio Historical Center:
Hear Voices from the Past
(853 k)
Through this interactive hands-on presentation students will learn about the Ohio Historic American
Indians. Students will immerse themselves in the everyday lives of these people. They will discover
how they lived off the land, and how their lives were impacted by the expansion of European
settlements.
Ohio Historical Center:
Ohio the Buckeye State
(184 k)
Through this interactive program students will participate in a game show that highlights
accomplishments of Ohio inventors and entrepreneurs, mapping skills, government, and much more.
Ohio Historical Center:
Celebrate the First Ohioans
(1,767 k)
The Battelle Archaeology Park is used to teach and enforce knowledge about Ohio's prehistoric cultures
and historic American Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Historical Center:
Past Ohio People
(1,087 k)
In a class-size setting, students will become involved in hands-on learning and activites that teach
them of the prehistoric cultures and historic American Indians. They will use reproduction tools of
the time to re-create important skills.
History (First Global Age)
6th Grade:
5. Describe the characteristics of Maya, Inca, Aztec, and Mississippian
civilizations including:
a. Location;
b. Government;
c. Religion;
d. Agriculture;
e. Cultural and scientific contributions.
Listed below are Content Resources for this Indicator. They are condensed files that include links,
definitions of content standards, and other information.
Requires Adobe Acrobat ® Reader, and will load in new browser windows.
Ohio Historical Center:
Hear Voices from the Past
(853 k)
Through this interactive hands-on presentation students will learn about the Ohio Historic American
Indians. Students will immerse themselves in the everyday lives of these people. They will discover
how they lived off the land, and how their lives were impacted by the expansion of European
settlements.
Ohio Historical Center:
Ohio the Buckeye State
(184 k)
Through this interactive program students will participate in a game show that highlights
accomplishments of Ohio inventors and entrepreneurs, mapping skills, government, and much more.
Ohio Historical Center:
Celebrate the First Ohioans
(1,767 k)
The Battelle Archaeology Park is used to teach and enforce knowledge about Ohio's prehistoric cultures
and historic American Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Historical Center:
Past Ohio People
(1,087 k)
In a class-size setting, students will become involved in hands-on learning and activites that teach
them of the prehistoric cultures and historic American Indians. They will use reproduction tools of
the time to re-create important skills.
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