November Update

Happy Thanksgiving all! Below is an update about Room 15 for the month of November. 

5th Grade

Over the last few weeks, the 5th Grade has finished their Amusement Park Projects, where they created rides and food stands based on states in the Northeast Region. They also started to explore the Southeast Region by studying the climate, landmarks, history, and natural resources. We also completed a puzzle map of the Southeast where they had to cut out states and glue them in the correct spot. Moving forward, we have our test on this region Wednesday, December 4. 

6th Grade

The 6th Grade finished their unit on Ancient Europe. Following the test, they completed a One-Pager on World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the European Union. Their projects turned out awesome, as the creativity was out of this world! Currently, we are learning about modern day Europe. We started by covering European geography and types of government. Yesterday, the 6th Grade was tasked with building a tower using straws and tape. Each student was put into a group based on a type of government. Each group had specific rules to match how each government runs. For example, in the democracy group, each group member had a say; whereas, in the dictatorship group only one person was in charge. We had so much fun seeing each group construct their towers!

7th Grade

The 7th Grade concluded their Colonization Unit. We studied each section of the 13 colonies. We have rotated taking notes, analyzing texts, and group work! After we studied the colonies, the 7th Grade created their own paper coin with a slogan and two pictures representing one of the colonies. The last activity we did in the chapter was on mercantilism, or the concept of restrictions on trade between the colonies and other countries. The 7th Grade was split into six groups. Three groups represented the colonies and three groups represented countries. The colonies and countries had the opportunity to trade goods with each other in exchange for "gold." By the end of the activity, England had the most money because of trade restrictions! Moving forward we are tackling the 7 Years War and taxes on the 13 colonies.