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Types of Government Comic Strip

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U.S. Census Assignment

room613forms — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:18:29 +0000

Name: ___________________________________________ HR ______________
6^th Grade Social Studies – Mr. Hetherington
U.S. Census Assignment

Using the attached U.S. Census Bureau report, answer the following questions based on the latest U.S. Census data.

What percentage of the U.S. Population is female? ___________________

What percentage of the U.S. Population is Hispanic or Latino? _____________________

How many homes are there in the United States? ________________________

According to the census report, almost everyone who graduates from high school goes on to graduate from college with a Bachelor’s degree or higher. True or False? Explain and support your answer with information from the report.

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Your friend’s mother drives 30 miles to work every morning and takes 40 minutes to get there. Is her drive time longer or shorter than the average travel time for an American worker? Explain and support your answer.
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Does your family have more or less people in your household than the average household in the US? Explain and support your answer.
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Make-up your own question from the census information.

Technology and Modern Life – Class assignment

room613forms — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:12:01 +0000

Name: _______________________________ HR ______________

6^th Grade Social Studies – Mr. Hetherington

Technology and Modern Life – Class Assignment

Review the time line on page 23 and choose (in your opinion) the five most important inventions or discoveries. List them below:

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Place the above inventions in chronological order (date order from earliest to most recent) in the chart below.

YEAR	INVENTION

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Which invention listed above do you think most changed the way people lived? Explain your thinking below.

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Brainstorm a list of recent discoveries or inventions with your group. Choose and list the three that you feel are the most important.

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Which recent invention do you consider the most important to society? Explain your thinking below.

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Oceans and Bodies of Water Handout

room613forms — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:41:27 +0000

Mr. Hetherington Grade 6 Social Studies – Oceans and Bodies of Water

Name: ___________________________________________ HR. ______________

Read the 4 paragraphs in this section and write one MAIN IDEA Sentence and one Supporting Detail Sentence for each paragraph. – IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Paragraph 1 MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING DETAIL

Paragraph 2 MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING DETAIL

Paragraph 3 MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING DETAIL

Paragraph 4 MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING DETAIL

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WRITE SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE THE LOCATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING OCEANS. Use your atlas as a reference.

1. Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is located ______________ of North America and ___________ of Africa.

2. Pacific Ocean

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___________________________________________________________________________________3. Indian Ocean

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4. Arctic Ocean

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