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The official Newfoundland and Labrador Social Studies, Grade 6 curriculum
Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculumRead it on the government site — gov.nl.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand 1 | 1 | Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement |
| Strand 2 | 2 | Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research |
| Strand 3 | 2 | Anthropology - 3. Citizenship, Power, and Governance |
| Strand 4 | 1 | Anthropology - 4. Civic Engagement |
| Strand 5 | 5 | Anthropology - 5. Culture and Diversity |
| Strand 6 | 1 | Anthropology - 6. Interdependence |
| Strand 7 | 2 | Anthropology - 7. People, Place, and Environment |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 6 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic EngagementOfficial strand · Strand 1
Developing the ability to interact effectively as members of Canadian society - democratic principles, collaboration, and promoting positive change in local, national, and global contexts.
Democratic Principles and Positive Change
- Democratic systems and the rule of lawNL-SS-6.1 — Understand democratic principles - democratic systems, liberty, and the rule of law - in local, national, and global contexts.
- Collaboration and promoting positive changeNL-SS-6.1 — Understand the value of collaboration and the importance of promoting positive change in society.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- NL-SS-6.1
Develop the ability to interact effectively as members of Canadian society
Unit 2Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and ResearchOfficial strand · Strand 2
Using concepts and skills common to the social sciences, and using inquiry processes to investigate and respond to issues.
The Social Scientist's Forms of Analysis
- Six forms of analysisNL-SS-6.2 — Use the social scientist's forms of analysis: evidence, comparison, causality, perspective, significance, and value judgements.
Inquiry and Taking Action
- Inquiry and responding to issuesNL-SS-6.3 — Use inquiry processes to investigate issues and respond, taking action that can contribute to positive change.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- NL-SS-6.2
Use concepts and skills common to the social sciences
- NL-SS-6.3
Use inquiry processes to investigate and respond to issues
Unit 3Anthropology - 3. Citizenship, Power, and GovernanceOfficial strand · Strand 3
Investigating how government decisions influence culture, and explaining the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship.
Government Decisions and Culture
- How government decisions influence cultureNL-SS-6.4 — Investigate how government decisions can protect or restrict cultural expression in democratic and authoritarian states.
Global Citizenship
- Rights and responsibilities of global citizenshipNL-SS-6.5 — Explain the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship, including international efforts to protect human rights and cultural freedom.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- NL-SS-6.4
Investigate how government decisions influence culture
- NL-SS-6.5
Explain the rights and responsibilities of global citizenship
Unit 4Anthropology - 4. Civic EngagementOfficial strand · Strand 4
Investigating global issues that affect people and their culture, and proposing responses through social activism.
Global Issues and Social Activism
- Investigating a global issue and respondingNL-SS-6.6 — Investigate a global issue that affects people and their culture and propose a response through social activism.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- NL-SS-6.6
Investigate global issues that affect people and their culture
Unit 5Anthropology - 5. Culture and DiversityOfficial strand · Strand 5
Recognizing the role of culture in people's lives, the common elements of culture, how traditions and beliefs influence culture, cross-cultural understanding, and Indigenous cultures within Canada and the world.
The Role of Culture
- The role and types of cultureNL-SS-6.7 — Recognize the role of culture in people's lives, the types of culture people belong to, and its material and non-material aspects.
- Reflecting on my own culture and belongingNL-SS-6.7 — Reflect on the aspects of culture that are part of one's own life and how a person can belong to and express different cultures.
The Common Elements of Culture
- The common elements of cultureNL-SS-6.8 — Investigate the common elements of culture and compare the elements of Canadian culture with those of another country.
- Comparing Canadian culture to another countryNL-SS-6.8 — Conduct an inquiry comparing the elements of Canadian culture with those of another country of one's choice.
Traditions and Beliefs
- How beliefs, values, and traditions are expressedNL-SS-6.9 — Investigate how cultural beliefs, values, and traditions are expressed through customs, language, sports, and the arts.
Cross-Cultural Understanding
- The importance of cross-cultural understandingNL-SS-6.10 — Explain the importance of cross-cultural understanding and how it enables collaboration and positive interactions.
Indigenous Cultures in Canada and the World
- Indigenous cultures within Canada and the worldNL-SS-6.11 — Explore Indigenous cultures within Canada and the world - First Nations and Inuit in NL, Cree and Anishinaabe in Canada, Maori and Sami globally - and the truthful history of how governmental decisions not informed by cross-cultural understanding negatively influenced them.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- NL-SS-6.7
Recognize the role of culture in people's lives
- NL-SS-6.8
Demonstrate an understanding of the common elements of culture
- NL-SS-6.9
Investigate how traditions and beliefs influence culture
- NL-SS-6.10
Explain the importance of cross-cultural understanding
- NL-SS-6.11
Explore Indigenous cultures within Canada and the world
Unit 6Anthropology - 6. InterdependenceOfficial strand · Strand 6
Explaining factors that contribute to a global culture - globalization, technology, and migration.
The Rise of Global Culture
- Factors that create global cultureNL-SS-6.12 — Explain the factors - globalization, technology, and migration - that contribute to a global culture and its influence on Canadians.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- NL-SS-6.12
Explain factors that contribute to a global culture
Unit 7Anthropology - 7. People, Place, and EnvironmentOfficial strand · Strand 7
Explaining the concept of a cultural region and investigating how environments influence culture.
Cultural Regions
- The concept of a cultural regionNL-SS-6.13 — Explain the concept of a cultural region and the criteria used to identify cultural regions in Canada and the world.
How Environment Influences Culture
- How environments and resources influence cultureNL-SS-6.14 — Investigate how environments and natural resources influence culture, including ecozones and sustainable interaction with the environment.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- NL-SS-6.13
Explain the concept of a cultural region
- NL-SS-6.14
Investigate how environments influence culture
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Studies, Grade 6 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 6?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 17 skills in Newfoundland and Labrador'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 Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Newfoundland and Labrador'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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Where can I see the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 6?
The official source is linked on this page — Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum. 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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