Grade 6 Standard Course of Study Goals for Students

• The students will access statistical data from South American countries for the purpose of comparison. (SS 1.01, SS 1.02, SS 1.03, SS 6.01, SS 9.02, SS 11.01, SS 11.03)
• The statistics will be put into a spreadsheet. (IS 4.07, IS 4.09)
• The students will brainstorm a plan to create a podcast (CTS 1.03, CTS 2.06)
• The students will use video and audio recording equipment to create a podcast. Editing skills will be employed to make the podcast concise and effective. Students will adhere to copyright laws. (IS 4.09, CTS 1.02, CTS 1.11, CTS 1.15)
• Graphs will be created with the spreadsheet data. Student-generated written explanations will accompany the graphs (SS 1.01, SS 1.02, SS 1.03, IS 4.09, CTS 1.10, CTS 2.03, CTS 3.06, CTS 3.07, CTS 3.08)
• Students will peer review the podcasts in the class (SS 1.01, SS 1.02, SS 1.03, IS 4.10, CTS 3.11, CTS 3.13)

CTS = Computer/Technology Skills
IS = Information Skills
SS = Social Studies