6th+Grade

==After viewing the final presentation from the seventh graders, students will develop a deep connection with Joan as they learn more about her school and her classmates in the introduction to the unit. This standards-rich unit offers students the opportunity to research a country of their choice and compare it to the geography, civics, and economics of the United States. As a final project, students will meet financial literacy standards by developing a fundraising proposal to help Joan and her classmates and make a true difference in the global community.== ||= ===Timeline === ||= ===Lesson === ||= ===Links/Resources === ||= ===Ways to Connect === ||= ===Assessment === || [|Google Maps] || Can you send projects to Joan or students in other countries to make new connections? || Use this rubric to assess student understanding during the presentation. || || Ask the school and community to help assist in the fundraiser to make a big difference while making community connections. || Use this rubric to assess student understanding of financial literacy. ||
 * = ===Standards ===
 * ===Introduction === || This lesson will take two forty-five minute sessions and will require a projector and computer lab time. || [[file:Introdcuation Lesson 6th Grade 1.pdf]] || [[file:EFAC Reading guide 6th grade .pdf]][[file:Question Template 6th Grade .pdf]][[file:Possible Blog Topics 6th Grade.pdf]] || [|EFAC] ||  || Connect with Joan on the [|EFAC Blog.] || Observe and assess student understanding of living in an interconnected world. Help clarify misconceptions throughout lesson. ||
 * ===Geography, Civics and Economics === || This lesson will take up to 13 forty-five minute sessions and will require computer lab time. || [[file:Group Project 6th Grade 1.pdf]] || [[file:Question Grid 6th Grade .pdf]][[file:presentation Menu 6th Grade .pdf]] || [|Millennium Goals]
 * ===Final Project === || This lesson will take up to 7 forty-five minute sessions and will require computer lab time. || [[file:Final Project 6th Grade .pdf]] || [[file:Proposal Guidlines 6th Grade.pdf]]