Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Grade: 6
Goals/Objectives/Standards:
Social Studies Standards
Content Standard 1: By the end of 8th grade, Students access, synthesize, and evaluate information to
communicate and apply social studies knowledge to real world situations.
Language Arts Standards
Anchor Standards for Reading
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Anchor Standards for Writing
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and
collaborate with others.
Montana Technology Standards
Technology Content Standard 1: The student will use digital tools and resources for problem-solving
and decision-making.
o Related Benchmark: (By the end of Grade 8, a proficient student will:
1.2 collect relevant data and information on a subject from a variety of digital resources.
Technology Content Standard 2: The student will collaborate and communicate globally in a digital
environment.
o Related Benchmark: (By the end of Grade 8, a proficient student will:
2.3 communicate the results of research and learning with others using digital tools.
NETS
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and
processes using technology.
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a
distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Learning Objectives:
Students will make inferences about Plains Indian cultures by analyzing the objects of those cultures, and
citing evidence from their observations to support their claims.
Students will document their learning process collaboratively.
Students will evaluate and select items from Plains Indian cultures for inclusion in a virtual exhibit.
Timeline/structure of lesson:
Time
Opening/Framing the Lesson/Introduction/Early
Assessment
10 mins
Monitor/Feedback
15 mins
20
minutes
10 mins.
45
minutes
15 mins.
60 mins.
Closing/Assessment
Student groups present their KWLH presentations and virtual
exhibits on the interactive whiteboard and each student talks
about their favorite object from the collection. Each group of
students will:
1. Open go through their slides, highlighting key
learnings using the object analysis process.
2. Open the link their virtual collection on the
interactive white board their last slide.
3. Show the objects they selected and briefly explain
why those objects were selected.
4. Explain to the class what they now know about the
object and why they chose it for inclusion in the
virtual exhibit. Students in audience may ask
questions about the object.
Assessment of final product and presentation will be based
on completeness of slides, collaborative selection and
justification of virtual exhibit objects, and the use of
evidence to support claims.
Homework
Optional: Share your virtual collection with your family at
home.
Write a thank you note to our guest speaker. Tell the speaker
what you learned from him/her and what you liked about
the Skype discussion. Email your draft to the teacher. We will
compile the letters and send them to the docent.
Self Evaluation of the Lesson
The class will participate in a group discussion of what went well and what was challenging after final
presentation.
Resources/Materials
Interactive whiteboard with teacher laptop hooked up (for initial video, skype, and student
presentations).
Chromebook lab (will need 1 chrome book per 3 students) students will use Google slides and a
Online timer
Online Random name picker
Skype equipment (camera and required equipment needed to allow our docent to see us, we will use
the interactive whiteboard to see the docent on our white board).
Email for teacher to send thank you notes.