6TH GRADE LESSON PLANS

Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

LANGUAGE ARTS

Editing and Map Making
By: Katie Nelson

  • Students will correctly edit a document for proper sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization using ClarisWorks.
  • Students will use the ClarisWorks drawing function or pencil and paper to complete a map of the course using the description in the diagram.
  • Students will use ClarisWorks to create an original script for a skit using the Olympics theme.
  • Students will use and manipulate ClarisWorks program. (if the computer is used)
  • Students will explore the personal experiences of Olympic competition through reading a document written from the perspective of an Olympic skier.

 

MATH

Graphing Test Data From Field Trip
By: Katie Nelson

  • Students will analyze data gathered on the JASON Project field study.
  • Students will compare the ways in which the measurements gathered vary throughout the day and between different field sites.
  • Students will use graphs and spreadsheets to define the trends and relationships between data and to explore why the data are different.

SCIENCE

Space Travel

By: Jennifer Holbrook, Nicole Kurz, Mary Kate du Laney, Sherrie Geyer

1.    With an assigned partner using planet links provided in web quest, students will record  the following information on a designated planet: temperature, size, relative location to Sun, relative location to two closest planets, terrain, weather, rotation period, period oF revolution, history (discovery), history (exploration), and special attributes.

2.    Using a provided template, student groups will produce a creative travel brochure about their planet using the recorded information, at least three different pictures, and correct spelling and grammar.

3.    Dividing material equally between students, groups will persuasively present their travel brochure to the rest of the class in a clear and concise manner.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Bombay, India

By Kara Pincoffs

  • A student inquiry lesson using PowerPoint and the Internet to research questions and give perceptions about life in India.
  • Virginia Social Studies SOL 6.10 - The student will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to: recognize and explain how different points of view have been influenced by nationalism, race, religion, and ethnicity.

 

Prohibition Inquiry Lesson

By: April Bahen

  • Students will focus on discovering information about the Prohibition of the early 1900's. Students will use the Internet to perform their inquiry after an introductory discussion on whether or not the government should make laws affecting our personal choice, and after viewing a printed material packet from the Prohibition era with cartoons, an ad, a song, and a flier.
  • Virginia Social Studies SOL 6.4
    • The student will describe the ideas and events of the 1920's and 1930's with emphasis on literature, music, dance, and entertainment; prohibition, speakeasies, and bootlegging

 

World War II Propaganda

By: Michele Reed

  • This lesson allows students to research some of the American propaganda posters from World War II using PowerPoint and the Internet. Given informational PowerPoint, websites about World War II Propaganda, and resource books, students will record observations and retrieve and record researched information about the role of women in World War II.
  • Virginia SOLS
    • 6.10 The student will develop skills for historical analysis
    • 6.7 The student will describe the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States since World War II, with emphasis on The changing role of women in America
    • C/T8.4 The student will process, store, retrieve, and transmit electronic information.

Editing and Map Making
By: Katie Nelson

  • Students will correctly edit a document for proper sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization using ClarisWorks.
  • Students will use the ClarisWorks drawing function or pencil and paper to complete a map of the course using the description in the diagram.
  • Students will use ClarisWorks to create an original script for a skit using the Olympics theme.
  • Students will use and manipulate ClarisWorks program. (if the computer is used)
  • Students will explore the personal experiences of Olympic competition through reading a document written from the perspective of an Olympic skier.

Oregon Trail

If the lesson plan is properly completed, students will play and complete a game of The Oregon Trail and afterwards will, using information acquired from the game and other sources (e.g., WWW), create a "helpful guide to the Oregon Trail for new travelers."  This guide will include factual information about the trail and stops along it, hints for making the journey easier and anecdotal information about the students' own "trips" along the Trail.

 

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