CONTENT STATEMENT
- Multiple tier timelines can be used to show relationships among events and places.
CONTENT ELABORATION
Sixth grade is building on skills learned in grade five, including the conventions of B.C. (Before Christ), A.D. (Anno Domini), B.C.E. (Before the Common Era), and C.E. (Common Era) to place dates in chronological order.
At this level students use multiple-tier timelines consisting of two or more rows of events, with each row representing a different topic or perspective related to a specific time period.
Multiple-tier timelines can be used to help students analyze cause and effect relationships or patterns and themes among events in a specific period of time. These analytical skills build upon earlier skills related to chronological thinking and temporal order.
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Analyze multiple-tier timelines to identify cause and effects relationships, patterns, or themes among events.