Title: Grade 6 Minnesota Studies

This is a 6th grade, year-long course aligned to MN State Academic Standards. It is a collaborative effort by over a dozen MN School districts.

This version of the course uses embedded Google Docs so that course updates may be made via the MNPCC.

Welcome to Minnesota Studies
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  Course Information
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  Course Preamble
  Grade Six: MN Studies Standards Alignment Document
  English/Language Arts Standards
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  Announcements
  MN Studies Glossary
  Teacher Notes
  Unit Plan Template
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MN Geography
  Unit 1 Plan
  TODALSS?
  TODALSS Quiz
  How well does Google Maps use TODALSS?
  Exploring Minnesota
  Population & Geography
  What's the difference?
  A Sense of Place (TEACHER NOTES)
  A Sense of Place: Activity #1
  11 Reservations
  11 Reservations Quiz
  MN Dakota Cultural Profile (Teacher Notes)
  MN Dakota Cultural Profile
  Human Systems & Human/Environment Interaction
  Minnesota Highway Map Activity (offline version of Activity below)
  Highway Map Activity
  Interactive Map of MN
  Mapping MN from True North
  The following activity can only be completed by st...
  Favorite place in MN
  Teacher Notes for Google Maps
  Supplemental Suggestions
  Minnesota A History of the Land
  MN's Deadliest Blizzards
  Mapping MN Activities from MAGE
  Go Minnesota!
Pre-1800 Minnesota
  Unit 2 Plan
  Teacher Notes: American Indian Studies in the Classroom
  Early Indigenous Population
  Teacher Notes: Jeffers Petroglyphs
  Earliest Settlements Recorded in Petroglyphs
  Teacher Notes: Minnesota Early History
  Where did the early Minnesotans live?
  Minnesota's First Early Inhabitants
  Into the Americas
  Jigsaw Submission: Native American Cultures
  Dakota Reading Assignment
  Dakota Culture
  Dakota Language (Teacher Resource)
  Dakota Reflections on the River (Teacher Directions for Student Activity)
  Readings & Videos for class discussion.
  Anishinaabe Language
  Indian Boyhood Reading
  Anishinaabe Reading
  Rainy Lake History (not iPad friendly)
  American Indian Wacipi
  8,000 Pieces of History Go Home
  Oral Traditions Activity
  Tribal Sovereignty today
  Early European Colonization & Settlement (1585...
  Northwest Company Fur Post Field Trip
  Fur Companies Readings
  Fur Trade Activities Lesson Plan (Teacher Notes) Use with next resource.
  Fur Trade Activity
  European Exploration of MN
  Additional Readings
  George and the Voyageurs (Teacher Notes/Lesson Plans)
  Broken Blade Graphic Novel
  Who Was George Bonga? (not iPad Friendly)
  Fur Trade Web Activity
  Materials for further exploration
  Supplemental Children's Books
  Supplemental Videos
  Into the America's #1
  Into the America's #2
  Into the America's Presentation
  Dakota Reading
  Dakota language assignment
Expansion & Reform
  Unit 3 Plan
  Unit Launch: Expansion and Reform, 1792-1860
  What was the Louisiana Purchase and why was it imp...
  The Louisiana Purchase Leads to Expansion
  Louisiana Purchase Quiz
  Louisiana Purchase short essay
  Why and where was Fort Snelling built? How did it ...
  Building Fort Snelling
  Additional Resources: Fort Snelling
  Fort Snelling Short Essay
  What were the unique perspectives of European Amer...
  Expansion & Reform: Diverse Perspectives
  Activity 1 Teacher Notes
  Compare and Contrast: Diverse Perspectives
  How and why did the United States negotiate treati...
  The Treaty Story
  Fact or Myth?
  Why Treaties Matter
  How did MN become a territory and state? What were...
  Steamboats Bring Change
  Becoming a State
Minnesota Government
  Unit 4 Plan
  Three Branches of Government
  Three Branches of Government Article
  Video: Focus on government vocabulary
  Game: Check your understanding
  Government Vocabulary Review
  3 Branches Quiz
  Separation of Powers
  Assessment: FOUR Branches of Government?
  Federalism and Separation of Powers
  What is Federalism?
  Journal Entry: Federalism
  Comparing Governments
  Separation of Powers Assessment
  The Minnesota Constitution
  Minnesota's Constitution
  MN Constitution: Read to Learn
  State & Local Government Offices
  Assignment: Be Represented
  How Laws are Created
  Teacher-guided handout
  How a Bill Becomes a Law in Minnesota
  "New Classroom" Government Activity
  Minnesota's Juvenile Justice System
  The Juvenile Justice System in Minnesota-Key Word Notes Directions
  Article: Minnesota's Juvenile Justice System to use with Key Word Notes
  Handout for Juvenile Justice Key Word Notes
  Teacher Directions for Key Word Notes
  Funding Government
  Preview: Funding of State Government
  Interview Assignment: Funding of MN Government
  Interview about taxation in Minnesota
Civil War & Reconstruction
  Unit 5 Plan
  The American Civil War: WHO? It began as North ...
  Who? Lesson Launch
  Activity 1: List Group Label: The American Civil War: The People
  List Group Label Civil War
  Activity 2: Examine an Infographic- record your answers here
  Activity 3: Describe the wartime experiences of Minnesotan soldiers
  Activity 4: Minnesota's Role in the War
  The American Civil War: WHAT? The Civil War in ...
  What? Lesson Launch
  Activity 5: Letter to Anne Davis from President Lincoln
  Teacher directions for examining letter from Annie Davis
  Activity 6: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
  Photo Analysis
  Civil War Quiz
  The American Civil War: WHERE? The division of ...
  Teacher Note: This activity will require that stud...
  Higher Order Thinking Skills (Teacher Notes)
  Activity 7: North vs South
  The American Civil War: WHEN? At the time of th...
  Activity 8: Create a timeline of key events during the Civil War
  Civil War Timeline Events
  The American Civil War: WHY? To understand WHY ...
  Why? Lesson Launch
  Activity 9: Dred Scott Case Trials
  Activity 10: Compare and Contrast
  Activity 11: Quotable Quotes
  Activity 12: View, Talk, Write (not all videos are iPad friendly)
  The UNCivil War “The history of Indian tr...
  UnCivil War Lesson Launch
  US Dakota War Background
  Activity 13: Terms Matter
  Collaborative Captions (Teacher Resource)
  Activity 14: MPR Jigsaw Page
  Video on Dakota Perspective in 1862
  Activity 15: Dakota War of 1862 Point of View
Development & Industrialization 1860-1920
  Unit 6 Plan
  Pre-Test Development and Industrialization from 1860-1920
  Rise of Big Business 1860-1920 This was a time f...
  Background Knowledge: St. Anthony Falls (not iPad friendly)
  Assignment 1: Farming Facts and Inferences
  Follow Your Inner Conversation - Farming Graphic Novel
  Assignment 2: Lumbering Industry and Monitoring our Comprehension
  Assignment 3: Sawmilling - Write a Summary
  Assignment 4: Flourmilling
  Migration & Immigration to MN What would it ...
  Develop Schema: Immigration Profiles (not iPad friendly)
  Assignment 5: Immigration Profile - Presentation Quilt Squares
  Development of Neighborhoods 1860-1920 What wer...
  Assignment 6: Rondo Neighborhood Mapping
  Teacher Directions for Key Word Notes
  Assignment 7: Keyword Notes Near North Neighborhood (not iPad friendly)
  Political & Social Culture of MN in WWI Wha...
  Assignment 8: World War 1 Multi-Flow Map
  Assignment 9: View a Profile of World War I (not iPad friendly)
  Assignment 10: Writing a Literal Multiple Choice Question
  Assignment 11: Write a Vocabulary Multiple Choice Question
  Assignment 12: Write a Summarizing and Synthesizing Question
  Assignment 13: Write an Inferential Questions
  Reform Movements What were reform movements of ...
  Assignment 14: Prohibition and the Volstead Act
  Assignment 15: Prohibition
  Unit 6 Post-Test Development and Industrialization from 1860-1920
Great Depression & World War II 1920-1945
  Unit 7 Plan
  1920-1945 Introduction
  Introductory Brainstorm
  Introductory Brainstorm
  1920-1945 Unit Pre-Test Teacher Page
  1920-1945 Unit Pre-Test
  Biography Activities
  Tea Party Activity Teacher Page
  Tea Party Names and Characteristics
  Tea Party Mini-Bios
  Tea Party Note Taking Sheet
  Tea Party Journal
  Tea Party Reflection Sharing
  The Roaring 20s
  The Roaring Twenties Teacher Page
  Roaring Twenties Activities
  Roaring Twenties Forum
  Were the 'Roaring 20s' great for everyone? The lynchings in Duluth Teacher Page
  The Duluth Lynchings
  The Great Depression
  Introduction to the Great Depression Teacher Page
  Intro to the Great Depression Note Taking
  Intro to the Great Depression: Notes, Pair and Share Activity (teacher notes)
  Wealth Disparity Today Teacher Page
  Considering Wealth Disparity
  Reasons for Great Depression Summary
  Thinking about the Great Depression
  Causes of the Depression Teacher Page
  Causes of the Great Depression Activity
  Minnesota's Reaction to the Depression: Governor Olson Teacher Page
  Minnesota's Reaction to the Depression: Governor Olson
  Floyd Olson Forum
  The New Deal
  The New Deal Teacher Page
  The New Deal Priming Activity Page: List Group Label
  The New Deal in Ten Minutes
  The New Deal Programs - Alphabet Soup Teacher Page
  The New Deal Programs - Alphabet Soup
  New Deal Components Group Sharing
  New Deal Discussion
  Open Mind Portrait
  Lena Smith: Leader for Social Transformation in Minnesota during the Depression Teacher Page
  Lena Smith: Directions for Open Mind Portrait
  World War II
  U.S. Enters World War II Teacher Page
  WWII Taxonomy
  U.S. Enters World War II
  The Bombing of Pearl Harbor and World War II Teacher Page
  Minnesotans in World War II and an Overview of the War
  Taxonomy to Writing
  MN WWII Reflections Video Discussion
  The Holocaust Teacher Page
  The Holocaust & Anne Frank
  Holocaust Survivors and the Connection to Other Genocides Teacher Page
  Holocaust and Connections to World Events Today
  Japanese Internment Camps Introduction Teacher Page
  Introduction to Japanese Internment Camps
  Minnesota Couple's reaction to the Japanese Detention Camp Teacher Page
  MN Connection to Japanese Internment Camps
  Minnesota Soldiers Talk About Ending World War II Teacher Page
  Ending the War
  The Atomic Bomb Teacher Page
  Ending the War with Atomic Bombs
  Minnesota Soldier Visits Japan After US Drops Atomic Bombs
  Duluth and Mending Relations with Japan after the War
  End of Unit Activities
  Unit Timeline
  Post Test Teacher Directions
  1920-1945 Post-Test
Post World War II 1945-1989
  Unit 8 Plan
  What was the Cold War? The Cold War happen...
  Activity 1: List Group Label Cold War
  List Group Label Cold War
  Activity 2 : Our Part in the Fight Against Communism... I Wonder
  I Wonder
  What Economic Changes Happened in Minnesota During...
  Activity 3: Spotlight on a Minnesota Company
  What Role Did Minnesotans Play in The Civil Rights...
  Teacher Note
  Activity 4: Taking Over the Ivory Tower
  Activity 5: Minnesota Leaders of Civil Rights and Conservation Movements
  Acivity 6: Protest Songs of the 60s and 70s
  Lyrics: The Times They are a-Changin'
  Lyrics: 500 Years
  What State and Local Policies Concerned Minnesot...
  Activity 7: Human Rights Collage
  Forum: Human Rights Collage
Minnesota in a New Global Age 1980-Present
  Unit 9 Plan
  Major Politcal Figures in MN
  Organizer Options for Step 1
  Step 1: Major Political Figures; Ideas and Industries
  Step 2: Discussion Questions
  Major Political Figures; Ideas and Industries Project
  Major Political Figures; Ideas and Industries Resources
  Immigration
  Immigration Activity 1
  Immigration Lesson
  Immigration Activities 2 and 3
  Civics Extension
  Sovereignty & Treaty Rights
  Teacher Resources for Sovereignty & Treaty Rights Section
  Sovereignty & Treaty Rights in MN
  Treaty Rights Issues & Responses
  Why Treaties Matter
Economics
  Unit 10 Plan
  Note To Teacher
  Types of Income
  How Do People Make Money Presentation
  Job Investigation
  Career Investigation
  Career Investigation Assignment - Offline
  Circular Flow Model
  Circular Flow Model Presentation
  Circular Flow Model
  Personal Budget
  Personal Budget Pre-Write Notes to Teachers
  Personal Budget
Supplemental Resources
  Minnesota A History of the Land
  Absent Narrative Resources
  Minnesota History Page from MN Secretary of State
  2013 Indian Education Booklet
  Supplemental Resources