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The official New Brunswick Social Studies, Grade 6 curriculum
New Brunswick defines Social Studies, Grade 6 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source New Brunswick's official K-12 education resourcesRead it on the government site — www2.gnb.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand 1 | 4 | An Introduction to Culture |
| Strand 2 | 3 | Environment and Culture |
| Strand 3 | 3 | Some Elements of Culture |
| Strand 4 | 3 | Expressions of Culture |
| Strand 5 | 3 | World Issues |
| Strand 6 | 1 | Canada: Reflections on a Multicultural Mosaic |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 6 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1An Introduction to CultureOfficial strand · Strand 1
Introducing the concept of culture - exploring what culture is and its role in our lives, mapping the world's major cultural regions, analysing cross-cultural understanding, and examining factors creating a more global culture.
What Is Culture?
- The concept of culture6.1.1 — Explore the concept of culture - the shared ways of life, beliefs, and practices of a group of people.
- The role of culture in our lives6.1.1 — Demonstrate an understanding of the role culture plays in your own life.
Cultural Regions and Understanding
- Mapping the world's cultural regions6.1.2 — Identify, locate, and map the major cultural regions of the world.
- The importance of cross-cultural understanding6.1.3 — Analyse the importance of cross-cultural understanding in a connected world.
- Factors creating a more global culture6.1.4 — Identify and explain factors that are creating a more global culture around the world.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- 6.1.1
Explore the concept of culture
- 6.1.2
Identify, locate and map major cultural regions of the world
- 6.1.3
Analyse the importance of cross-cultural understanding
- 6.1.4
Identify and explain factors that are creating a more global culture around the world
Unit 2Environment and CultureOfficial strand · Strand 2
Examining the relationship between environment and culture - comparing climate and vegetation across physical regions, assessing how environment shapes a cultural region, and comparing resource use and sustainability between Canada and another country.
How Environment Shapes Culture
- Comparing climate and vegetation6.2.1 — Compare climate and vegetation in different types of physical regions of the world.
- Culture and environment in a region6.2.2 — Assess the relationship between culture and environment in a selected cultural region.
- Resources and sustainability6.2.3 — Compare the use of resources and sustainability practices between Canada and a selected country.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 6.2.1
Compare climate and vegetation in different types of physical regions of the world
- 6.2.2
Assess the relationship between culture and environment in a selected cultural region
- 6.2.3
Compare the use of resources and sustainability practices between Canada and a selected country
Unit 3Some Elements of CultureOfficial strand · Strand 3
Examining how traditions, government, and economic systems influence culture - looking at how each shapes the way of life in a selected cultural region or country.
What Shapes a Culture
- How traditions influence culture6.3.1 — Examine how traditions influence culture in a selected cultural region.
- How government influences culture6.3.2 — Describe how government influences culture in a selected country.
- How economic systems influence cultures6.3.3 — Explain how economic systems influence cultures.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 6.3.1
Examine how traditions influence culture in a selected cultural region
- 6.3.2
Describe how government influences culture in a selected country
- 6.3.3
Explain how economic systems influence cultures
Unit 4Expressions of CultureOfficial strand · Strand 4
Analysing how cultures express beliefs and values - through the arts, through language, literature, and theatre, and through sports and games in a selected cultural region.
How Cultures Express Themselves
- How the arts reflect beliefs and values6.4.1 — Analyse how the arts reflect beliefs and values in a selected cultural region.
- Language, literature, and theatre6.4.2 — Examine the importance of language, literature, and theatre arts as expressions of culture in a selected cultural region.
- Sports and games as culture6.4.3 — Analyse the extent to which sports and games are expressions of culture in a selected cultural region.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 6.4.1
Analyse how the arts reflect beliefs and values in a selected cultural region
- 6.4.2
Examine the importance of language, literature, and theatre arts as expressions of culture in a selected cultural region
- 6.4.3
Analyse the extent to which sports and games are expressions of culture in a selected cultural region
Unit 5World IssuesOfficial strand · Strand 5
Examining world issues - the effects of the distribution of wealth around the world, examples of human rights issues, and taking age-appropriate action as global citizens.
Global Issues and Global Citizens
- The distribution of wealth6.5.1 — Analyse the effects of the distribution of wealth around the world.
- Human rights issues around the world6.5.2 — Examine selected examples of human rights issues around the world.
- Acting as a global citizen6.5.3 — Take age-appropriate actions to demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities as global citizens.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- 6.5.1
Analyse the effects of the distribution of wealth around the world
- 6.5.2
human rights issues around the world
- 6.5.3
Take age-appropriate actions to demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities as global citizens
Unit 6Canada: Reflections on a Multicultural MosaicOfficial strand · Strand 6
Reflecting on how cultures from around the world - including First Nations, Inuit, Metis, and Acadian peoples - have contributed to the development of Canada's multicultural mosaic.
Canada's Multicultural Mosaic
- Building Canada's multicultural mosaic6.6.1 — Illustrate how cultures from around the world - including First Nations, Inuit, Metis, and Acadian peoples - have contributed to Canada's multicultural mosaic.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- 6.6.1
Illustrate an understanding of how cultures from around the world have contributed to the development of Canada's multicultural mosaic
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Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 6?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 18 skills in New Brunswick's Social Studies, Grade 6 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to New Brunswick's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from New Brunswick's Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Social Studies, Grade 6 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official New Brunswick curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 6?
The official source is linked on this page — New Brunswick's official K-12 education resources. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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