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6.38 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Worksheet

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This Grade 6 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 6.38 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions — Explain how individuals, groups, and institutions shape behavior and decision-making. Alignment: 6.38.

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Social Studies

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

In a classroom, students are graded partly on “participation.” Some students speak often, while others contribute by listening and writing notes. The teacher notices the grading system may favor certain personalities and cultures.

Which analysis best explains why the participation rule might be biased?

AParticipation grades are always perfectly fair in every classroom.

BListening and note-taking are not real forms of participation anywhere.

CBias can only exist in government, not in schools.

DA single definition of participation can reflect particular norms, shaping behavior and advantage for students who fit those norms.

Solution & Explanation:Trace how rules, incentives, resources, and participation barriers interact across groups. D best explains the outcome by linking institutional design to behavior: A single definition of participation can reflect particular norms, shaping behavior and advantage for students who fit those norms.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A city contracts a private company to run its parking meters. The company is paid based on ticket revenue. Soon, tickets increase sharply, including for confusing sign areas. Public trust drops.

Which analysis best explains the institutional incentive problem?

APrivate companies never respond to payment structures.

BPaying based on tickets can reward aggressive enforcement, even when it harms fairness and legitimacy.

CTickets increase because drivers stopped parking legally everywhere.

DTrust drops only because people dislike walking.

Solution & Explanation:Trace how rules, incentives, resources, and participation barriers interact across groups. B best explains the outcome by linking institutional design to behavior: Paying based on tickets can reward aggressive enforcement, even when it harms fairness and legitimacy.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A school forms a “gifted” track with harder classes. Students in the track get more experienced teachers. Over time, the track becomes mostly students from families with more time for tutoring and applications.

Which analysis best explains how the institution can reproduce inequality?

AHarder classes always eliminate inequality because they are challenging.

BTeacher experience cannot affect student outcomes.

CTracking can combine selection rules and resource differences, concentrating advantages and shaping future opportunities.

DFamily resources never influence school placement.

Solution & Explanation:Trace how rules, incentives, resources, and participation barriers interact across groups. C best explains the outcome by linking institutional design to behavior: Tracking can combine selection rules and resource differences, concentrating advantages and shaping future opportunities.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 6 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard 6.38 (Explain how individuals, groups, and institutions shape behavior and decision-making.).