CLASS-VI

SOCIAL SCIENCE
CIVICS
1. UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY
KEY CONCEPTS:

Meaning of Diversity, Types of diversity, Contribution of diversity in our lives, Diversity in India, Diversity in two far places of India i.e.- Ladakh & Kerala, Meaning of Unity in
Diversity.

TLO’S:

1.Understand the meaning of Diversity.

2.Can explain different types of diversity.

3.Significant role of diversity in our lives.

4. Can explain the various forms of diversity found in India.

5. understand of the phrase ‘Unity in diversity’.

Values embedded in the chapter:

1. Can appreciate the diversity.

2. Motivated to learn diverse culture.

3. Motivated to explore more and more diversity in India and to learn new culture and practices.
 METHODOLOGY
Gist of the lesson Specific Instructional Teacher’s Activity ICT Additional Suggested Projects/Student’s Activity
Objective Resources
1.Meaning of 1. Explain the 1. Explains the Power point Videos on 1. Presentation of a skit based on ‘Diversity in
diversity. meaning of meaning of presentation different India’.
2. Different forms Diversity. on- cultural 2. Present the song in assembly programme
of diversity. the diversity 1.Meaning of activities
2. Can tell the with the help which shown in the class. (Link is given the
3. Contribution of diversity. across India.
diversity in our different types of 2.Different Traditional ICT column)
of an activity
lives. diversity found in forms of dresses on 3. Make a poster on ‘Unity in Diversity’.
based on
4. Diversity in India. her surroundings. diversity. India:
5. Diversity diversity in our 3.Difference https://www.y
3. Can explain the
between Ladakh importance of classroom. in Ladakh outube.com/
and Kerala. diversity in lives. 2. Gives several and Kerala. watch?v=U40v
5. Role of examples of Video Link: CgRm-mQ
4. Explain the
Independence https://www Dances of
movement in various form of diversity with .youtube.co India:
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diversity’. India. Samir Ek and 5NlfFxjdtLA& outube.com/
5. Can tell the Samir Do. t=66s watch?v=dflU
differences aiRcv88
3. Explain the https://www monuments
between Ladakh
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living in a m/watch?v= https://www.y
6. Can explain the ZBdmBygd8C outube.com/
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meaning of ‘Unity g watch?v=9Cxq
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4. Glorify the
beauty of
diversity.
5. Explain the
differences
between
culture of
 Ladakh and
Kerala.
6. Discuss the
role of
freedom
fighters from
different
religion, caste.

B. Assessment:

Text Book based Exam Oriented Questions from LAT Questions Difficult Areas of Asssesment
questions /LSRW Question Bank Blue Print
based Question
Bank
https://kv1devlalili (i) Samir Do thought Samir Ek did not Question 1. What do you think living in India with
Exercise Questions https://www.learnc brary.files.wordpre
and Try These from bse.in/ncert- ss.com/2017/04/sa know…………… its rich heritage of diversity adds to your life?
NCERT Text Book solutions-for-class- mple-question- (a) English (b) Hindi
Chapter 1 6th-social-science- paper-social- (c) Punjabi (d) Urdu. Question 2. Do you think the term “unity in
Understanding civics-chapter-1- science-class-vi-
Diversity understanding- 2017.pdf (ii) Samir Do’s family lived in………... diversity” is an appropriate term to describe India?
diversity/ a) Delhi (b) Meerut What do you think Nehru is trying to say about
https://www.veda (c) Bihar (d) Jaipur. Indian unity in the sentence quoted above from his
http://www.cbsegu ntu.com/sample-
ess.com/cbse- papers/cbse- book “The Discovery of India”?
guide/cbse-guide- sample-papers-for- (iii) Which of these not an example of
class-6/civics- class-6-social- Question 3. India’s diversity has always been
inequality? recognised as a source of its strength. Explain.
cbse/diversity3.php science-mock-
paper-1 (a)casting the vote for electing
https://www.topper government
learning.com/study/
(b)belonging to a different religion
cbse/class-
6/civics/text-book- 1. (c)speaking one language and not
solutions/ncert- 2. another
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life-
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diversity/609/b101c diversify?
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(a)history of a region
(b)habitat of a person

(v) Ladakh is a desert in the state

of…………….
(a)Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jammu andKashmir
(d) Rajasthan

2-DIVERSITY AND DISCRIMINATION

KEY CONCEPTS:

Difference and Prejudice, creating stereotype, Inequality and Discrimination, On Being discriminated, Striving for equality

TLO’S:

1.Identify the Differences all around and respect to all.

2.Can explain the meaning of Prejudice.

3.Can identify and criticize the stereotype we have all around us.

4. Can criticize some practices based caste which prevailed in past.

5. Knowledge about life of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

 6. Understanding about fight for equality and provisions of equality in our constitution.

Values embedded in the chapter:

1. Students should not be stereotype.

2. They will be able appreciate the effort of various leaders to bring equality

3. Motivated to advocate for equality in daily life.

METHODOLOGY

Gist of the lesson Specific Instructional Teacher’s Activity ICT Additional Suggested Projects/Student’s Activity
Objective Resources
7. Difference 1.Identify the Differences 7. Explain the Power point Life of Dr. B
and all around and respect to meaning of presentation R Ambedkar 4. List out five stereotypes about Boys and
Prejudice all. Prejudice with on- https://www Girls.
2.Can explain the meaning 1.Meaning of .youtube.co 5. Make a poster on Life of Dr. B R Ambedkar.
8. creating the help of daily
of Prejudice. Difference. m/watch?v=
stereotype 3.Can identify and criticize life examples. 2. Meaning of 2CB_6zNHgb
9. Inequality the stereotype we have all 8. Give examples Prejudice. s
and around us. ofStereotype 3. Meaning of
Discriminat 4. Can criticize some for clear Stereotype.
ion practicesbased on caste understanding. Video Link:
10. On Being which prevailed in past. https://www.y
9. Explain the
5. Knowledge about life of outube.com/w
discriminat various
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. atch?v=Rc67S
ed 6. Understanding about practices which Mxi0sk
11. Striving for fight for equality and were based on
equality provisions of equality in caste system in https://www.y
our constitution. India. outube.com/w
atch?v=ti36JA
10. Discuss the
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story of Dr. B R
Ambedkar. https://www.y
11. Explain the outube.com/w
constitutional atch?v=903t9x
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 provisions for
equality.

B. Assessment:

Text Book based Exam Oriented Questions from LAT Questions Difficult Areas of Asssesment
questions /LSRW Question Bank Blue Print
based Question
Bank
https://kv1devlalili (i) The number of major religions in the Question 1. What does the Constitution say with
Exercise Questions https://www.topper brary.files.wordpre world is …………………
and Try These from learning.com/study/ ss.com/2017/04/sa (a)six regard to equality? Why do you think it is important
NCERT Text Book cbse/class- mple-question- (b) seven for all people to be equal?
Chapter 1 6/civics/text-book- paper-social- (c) eight (d) nine.
Understanding solutions/ncert- science-class-vi- (ii) An important reason why Muslim
Diversity social-and-political- 2017.pdf girls do not attend school or drop out Question 2. How can the stereotype that girls are a
life-vi/262/diversity- from burden on their parents affects the life of a
and- https://www.veda school after a few years is …………. daughter? Imagine this situation and list at least
discrimination/610/ ntu.com/sample- (a) poverty (b)
b101c5s22e9 papers/cbse- superstition Jive different effects that this stereotype can have
sample-papers-for- (c)lack of willingness to go to school on the way daughters get treated in the house.
https://schools.agla class-6-social- (d)None of the above.
sem.com/65300 science-mock- (iii)……… community was treated as Question 3. What are the Constitutional provisions
paper-1 untouchables in the Bombay Presidency. for establishing equality in Indian society? Do you
https://www.learnc (a) think these are enough?
bse.in/ncert- Koli (b) Maha
solutions-for-class- r
6th-social-science- 3. (c)
civics-chapter-2- 4. Nayar (d) Mund
diversity-and- a.
discrimination/ (iv)……… is known as the leader of the
Dalits.
(a) Dr. Rajendra
Prasad (b) Guru Teg
Bahadur
(c) Dr. Bhim Rao
Ambedkar (d) Sardar
Ballabh Bhai Patel
(v) India is a secular country—It means
………………
(a)People of different religions have the
freedom to practise their religion with
any discrimination.
(b)People of single religion, i.e.
Hinduism are allowed to live in the
country.
(c)People of India have the freedom to
live in any part of the country.
(d)All Indians are equal on the basis of
caste and creed.
 3-WHAT IS GOVERNMENT?

KEY CONCEPTS:-

1. What is Government?
2. Laws and the government.
3. The need for government.
4. Participation and accountability.
5. Various forms and levels of government.

TLO’S:-

1. Understand why we need the government.

2. Understanding the level of government and types of government.
3. Recognize the need for universal adult franchise.
4. Appreciate why people much take decision together.
5. A Democratic government
6. Working of the government

Values embedded in the chapter:

To get knowledge about various types of government such as monarchy or dictatorship, democratic.
To understand them the idea of universal adult franchise
 METHODOLOGY
Gist of the Specific instructional Teacher’s activity ICT Additional Suggested projects/ students activity
lesson objective resources
1.What is 1.Explain- “What is 1.explain the chapters 1.PowerPoint 1.Videos on 1. Election procedure-teacher will
government? the government?” with the help of local presentation of “what “What is the divide the class into 2 groups Group A
2.Level of 2.Explain about the examples and also is government”. government” will nominate their leader and Group
government. various types of current election. 2.Videos of following 2.Apart from B elect their leader.
3.Type of government such as 2. Discussion among the links may be used to the textbook 2. Get visited them any government
government. monarchy or students. enrich the teaching. use of office.
4.Work of dictatorship, 3. Sample LAT’s and 3.https://youtu.be/H3 question 3. Play a skit show in the function of
government. democratic. worksheet at the end of DtiH-Pz7A banks/ morchical and democratic
3.Explaining about the lesson keeping in 4.Use mobile videos government.
the role and need of mind both high and low applications such as: available on
democratic achievers. MyCBSEGuide, different
government. 4.Role play in which the 5.https://youtu.be/Yb websites.
4.To understand teacher would divide the B6B_ecs20
them the idea of class in different roles. 6. more PPT from the
universal adult 5.Teacher will show slideshare
franchise videos related to
1. 5.Make them parliamentary system of
understand levels of government, election etc.
government.
B. ASSESSMENT

TEXT BOOK BASED EXAM ORIENTED QUESTION QUESTIONS FROM BLUE LAT QUESTIONS DIFFICULT AREAS OF
QUESTIONS/ BANK PRINT ASSESSMENT
LSRW based
question bank
1.Use mobile applications such as: 1.www.kvbirbhum.org. 1.what type of 1. list 5 ways in which do you
MyCBSEGuide In/kvbhirbhum/images government is in India? think the government affects
1.Exercise questions /SAMPLE PAPERS FOR A- dictatorship your daily life?
and try these from 2.www.studyadda.com SESSION ENDING EXAM B- monarchy
NCERT textbooks. 2018.pdf C- democratic 2.Why do you think the
3.www.learncbse.in/ncert- 2.Who is the head of government needs to make rules
solutions-for-class-6-social-and- nation in the monarchical for everyone in the form of law.
political-life- 2.www.studyrankers.com form of government?
thewhatisthegovernment/ A- people 3.Name two essential features of
3. www.meritnation.com B-the king or the queen a democratic government.
4.www.studiestoday.com C- military
5. www.vedantu.com 3.In which type of
government people have
the power to elect their
leader?
A-Monarchy
B-Military
C-Democracy

4. Which type of
government is not
answerable to citizen?
A-Democracy
B-Monarchy
C-Military

5. What do government
do for their people
A-Provides
entertainment
B-construction of roads
C-solve personal issue

6.what is an important
part of government
A-public school
B-private company
C-Parliament

7.At which level does the

government work
A-internal and external
B-small and big
C-local state and central
 4-KEY ELEMENTS OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT

KEY CONCEPTS:

1. Understanding the government, the levels of government, and types of Government.

2. Articulates on the working of the Govt.
3. Shows interest in finding the problem faced by people.

TLO’S:

1. Understand that voting is a right one has as a citizen of a country.

2. Learn that voting is one of the key forms of participation in the process of government.
3. Understand why voting is important.
4. Understand the role of the government in ensuring free and fair elections.
5. Learn about the other ways to engage with the government.
6. Understand the need for them to exercise their vote once they are 18 years of age.
7. Understand how as citizens they can work with their government for an effective democracy.

Values embedded in the chapter:

1. The people play an important role in the proper functioning of a democratic government, which includes elections as well as the working and decision-making
responsibility of the government.

2. In a democracy, people cast their vote to elect their representatives, who take decisions on behalf of the people.

3. People express their views in many ways like dhammas, strikes, rallies and signature campaigns etc.

4. The democratic character of the government of a country would be stronger if the minority people (Dalits, Adivasis, Women) participate in the process of the
government.

5. The key idea of a democratic government is its commitment to equality and justice.
 A. METHODOLOGY

Gist of the Specific Instructional Teacher’s Activity ICT Additional Suggested Projects/Student’s Activity
lesson Objective Resources
1.Role of the 1.Explain In South Africa, we 1. Write a short note on Power point 1.Videos on 1. Letters to the Editor/ Raising issues through TV,
People can find people of several ‘The African National presentation working Radio and Newspapers
2. Election races — black native people, Congress’. on- KEY procedure of One way to influence decision making is to get
3. Social whites and Indians. ELEMENTS OF in side of earh. more public support for your cause. People often
Movements 2. Write a short note on A
2.Apart from use the media – newspapers, radio and TV to talk
3. Recognition Dr. Ambedkar and DEMOCRATIC
to Minority 2. Explaining Equality and equality and justice GOVERNMENT the text-books about issues and generate support. Some even
4. Role of the justice are key elements of 3.Animations/ use of write letters to editors with their opinions. In the
Government democracy.The practice of videos on Question case of newspapers, these are often published. In
5. Equality and untouchability is now banned following links Banks/Videos the case of TV/ radio, they are often read out loud.
Justice by law in order to bring may be use to available in
equality and justice in enrich the different 2.Signature Campaign
society. teaching Websites. Citizens in a democracy often make their voices
heard through signature campaigns. This is a
Videos on Dr. peaceful way to demonstrate support for a cause
BR and make an appeal to the government. A large
3. Explaining
Representative: The person Ambedkar’s number of people come together, draft a common
elected through people’s ‘tireless demand and add signatures to show support.
voting right to take part in efforts’ Examples include signature campaigns by people,
the system of governance. towards including school students, for reducing the usage
equality, social of plastics and banning firecrackers to reduce
Participation: People’s
justice made pollution
involvement in the process of him a pioneer:
government. UN official
https://www
.youtube.co
4. Explaining Differences
m/watch?v=
between people of various
castes, cultures or creed. The 3RNYVr9PR0
conflict may arise in the 4
name of region, religion,
language, etc.
 B. ASSESSMENT:-

Text Book Exam Oriented Question Questions from Blue Print LAT Questions Difficult Areas of Asssesment
based Bank
questions
/LSRW
based
Question
Bank
http://www.kvmati.org/admin/d Q1When South Africa became a 1. What are apartheid laws?
Exercise ownloads/2089037720download Ans. South Africa was earlier governed by
https://educationwithfun.com/ democratic country?
Questions _file.pdf apartheid laws. South African people were
And Try These Ans. In 1994 South Africa divided into white, black, Indian and coloured
from NCERT mod/resource/view.php?id=64 https://mycbseguide.com/downl became a democratic country. races. According to apartheid laws, these races
Text Book oads/cbse-class-06-social- were not allowed to mingle with each other, to
Chapter-4 science/1544/cbse-last-year- live near each other or even to use common
1 papers/3/ Q 2. List the various races that facilities.
live in South Africa.
Ans. There are black people who 2. What happened to Hector and his
https://www.learncbse.in/ncer
belong to South Africa, whites classmates? Why did it happen?
t-solutions-for-class-6th-social-
who came there to settle, and Ans: Hector and his classmates, because they
science-civics-chapter-4-key-
Indians who came as labourers were non-whites luring in one black township
elements-of-a-democratic-
and traders. named Soweto, were being forced to learn the
government/
language of whites i.e. Afrikaans. But they
wanted to learn their own language, zulu and
Q 3. Which party fought against
joined the protest against learning the
the system of apartheid in South Afrikaans language in school. The South
Africa? African police beat up the protestors ruthlessly
and shot at the crowd. One of their bullets
Ans. The African National
killed Hector.
Congress was the party who
fought against the system of
apartheid in South Africa. 3. Write a short note on ‘The African National
Congress’.
Ans: The African National Congress, a group of
Q 4. What Hector and other people who led the struggle against the system
of apartheid. Dr. Nelson Mandela was their
school students were forced to
leader. The struggle got intensified under his
do? leadership. He fought the apartheid system for
Ans. Hector and other school several years. Finally, the system was
students were being forced to abolished in 1994 and South Africa became a
learn Afrikaans language but democratic country in which people of all
they wanted to learn their own races were considered equal.
language, Zulu.
4. How does the power of the government
got limited?
Q 5. What is the key idea of a Ans: The power of the government gets
democratic government? limited by regular elections. Elections are
usually held once in five years. Once elected,
Ans. One of the key ideas of a
governments can stay in power only for that
democratic government is its
period. If they want to continue to be in power
commitment to equality and
then they have to re-elected by the people.
justice. Equality and justice are
This is a moment when people can sense their
inseparable.
power in a democracy.

Q 6. What are the effects of 5. When do conflicts occur? What happens

conflict in the society? afterwards?
Ans: Conflicts occur when people of different
Ans. People may use violent cultures, religions, regions or economic
means to settle their differences. background do not get along with each other,
This leads to fear and tension or when some among them feel they are being
among others living in an area. discriminated against. This leads to fear and
tension among others living in an area.
Q 7. How did South African
police treat the protesters?
Ans. The South African police
beat up the protestors
mercilessly and shot at the
crowd. One of their bullets killed
Hector. This was on 30th of April,
1976.
 Q 8. How does our society value
the girl or the boy child?
Ans. Society does not value the
girl and boy child equally. In our
society there is a general
tendency to value and care for
the boy child more than the girl
child.

5. PANCHAYATI RAJ
KEY CONCEPTS:-

1. Decentralization of power-primary unit of governance

2. Gram Sabha Gram panchayat
3. Work of PanchayatSamiti

TLO’S:-

1. Understanding the gram Sabha and gram panchayat

2. Understanding the three levels of Panchayat.
3. Articulates on working of PanchayatSamiti.
4. Show interest in finding the problem faced by the people at Panchayat level.

Values embedded in the chapter:

• To understand them the idea of primary unit of governance.

• Three level of Panchayat-district level, block level, village level.
 METHODOLOGY
Gist of the Specific instructional Teacher’s activity ICT Additional Suggested projects/ students activity
lesson objective resources
1.What is Gram 1.Explain- “What is 1.explain the chapters 1.PowerPoint 1.Videos on 1. Get visited them any
Sabha? Panchayati raj?” with the help of local presentation of “Panchayati PanchayatBhawan.
2.What is Gram 2.Explain about the examples and also local “Panchayati raj”. raj” 3. Play a skit based on the function of
panchayat. three levels of election. 2.Videos of following 2.Apart from Gram Sabha.
3. Three level of panchayat- 2. Discussion among the links may be used to the textbook 3. Use chart based activity.
Panchayat- district,block,village. students. enrich the teaching. use of
district level, 3.Explaining about 3. Sample LAT’s and 3. question
block level, the role and need of worksheet at the end of https://www.youtube. banks/
village level Gram Sabha. the lesson keeping in com/watch?v=tkbKSa videos
4.Work and 4.To understand mind both high and low ZU6_8 available on
development them the idea of achievers. 4.Use mobile different
plans of primary unit of 4.teacher can make a applications such as: websites.
Panchayat. governance. chart based on MyCBSEGuide,
5. 5.Make them Panchayat work. 5.
understand the https://www.youtube.
develop plans of com/watch?v=OtihrP
panchayat. UxvnE
6. more PPT from the
slideshare
B. ASSESSMENT

TEXT BOOK BASED EXAM ORIENTED QUESTION BANK QUESTIONS FROM BLUE PRINT LAT QUESTIONS DIFFICULT
QUESTIONS/ LSRW AREAS OF
based question bank ASSESSMENT
1.Use mobile applications such as: 1. 1.Who is the head of Gram Panchayat 1. Discuss the
MyCBSEGuide https://www.topperlearning.com/study A- Gram Sarpanch work of Gram
1.Exercise questions and /cbse/class-6/civics/text-book- B- DM Panchayat.
try these from NCERT 2.www.studyadda.com solutions/ncert-social-and-political-life- C- SP
textbooks. vi/262/panchayati-raj/613/b101c5s22e9 D- chief minister 2.Explain the
3.www.studiestoday.com 2.name the primary unit of governance significance of
4. www.vedantu.com A- District Panchayati raj
https://www.studyrankers.com/2016/ 2.www.studyrankers.com B-Block system in
02/panchayati-raj-class-6th-ncert- C- Village India.
solutions.html 3. www.meritnation.com D-State
3. The village panchayat is elected for the
period of
A-1 year
B-2year
C-5 year
D-10 year

4. Percantage of seats are reserved for

women in Panchayati raj
A-15%
B-33%
C-50%
D-75%