Sixth graders in Media classes did a big research project this year. They got to pick any topic they were interested in, as long as they were able to find reliable sources on the topic online. There were eight major steps in this research project
Because students are always working at their own pace, students had access to this document on Google Classroom, so they always know exactly what they are supposed to be doing at each step if they needed to move on ahead of other students. I did mini lessons on citations and note-taking as needed, but the first time they were exposed to these topics in class was through videos. I used https://www.playposit.com/ to create a blended learning opportunity. Students would watch a video mini lesson of me teaching them note-taking skills, and then I inserted different questions they had to answer on playposit before they could move on to the next part of the video. It was an awesome tool that worked perfectly. Students then created a digital poster on Google Slides. Citations were posted on their second slide. Here are examples of some of the posters! After the digital poster was turned in, students had to use our makerspace to create something related to their topic. We had recently purchased a button maker at the start of the project, so many sixth graders chose to create a button; however, there were kids who used legos, created collages, and made blackout poetry, all relating to their research topic. Students loved being able to choose what they researched. They also loved being able to create at the end in the makerspace. I will absolutely do this unit again!
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