6th Grade Explorers 2
Theme: Investigation
Unit of Study: Flight
New Atlantis
This year, the 6th grade students' scope, or big idea, is investigation. The
first unit the students will focus on is Flight. In this unit, the students will investigate the creation of flight travel, how it has evolved, create flight paths, respond to weather patterns, enhance basic map skills, and more. This unit ties in several content areas through in-depth exploration. The second unit the students will study is called Students dive into an ocean of information as members of FISH (Federation for
Inner Space Habitats) working on the New Atlantis project. They work in jigsaw
groups to solve undersea survival problems and design two-or three-dimensional
workstations that illustrate their solutions. Each team member focuses on a
specific mission for the federation such as cleaning up ocean pollution or
exploring hydrothermal vents. CLAM, a radical mining group, is hot to stop the project, but students can decipher clues to fend them off. By successfully beating CLAM, weathering Fate Cards and sharing their problem-solving essays,
teams declare mission accomplished in their oral presentations.. Additionally, each time we meet, the 6th grade students will
enhance their critical thinking and creative thinking skills through numerous activities. The students will also participate in teacher
guided/student guided literature circles and enhance their research skills as they create the TMS News Show.
first unit the students will focus on is Flight. In this unit, the students will investigate the creation of flight travel, how it has evolved, create flight paths, respond to weather patterns, enhance basic map skills, and more. This unit ties in several content areas through in-depth exploration. The second unit the students will study is called Students dive into an ocean of information as members of FISH (Federation for
Inner Space Habitats) working on the New Atlantis project. They work in jigsaw
groups to solve undersea survival problems and design two-or three-dimensional
workstations that illustrate their solutions. Each team member focuses on a
specific mission for the federation such as cleaning up ocean pollution or
exploring hydrothermal vents. CLAM, a radical mining group, is hot to stop the project, but students can decipher clues to fend them off. By successfully beating CLAM, weathering Fate Cards and sharing their problem-solving essays,
teams declare mission accomplished in their oral presentations.. Additionally, each time we meet, the 6th grade students will
enhance their critical thinking and creative thinking skills through numerous activities. The students will also participate in teacher
guided/student guided literature circles and enhance their research skills as they create the TMS News Show.