Supporting 6th Grade Students with the TPA Writing Strategy
Sixth grade students often struggle with knowing when to dash off a quick response and when to slow down for a longer project. Many students find themselves overwhelmed by the difference between a simple response and a complex, multi-day assignment. This confusion... read more
Keeping Information Secure for 6th grade computer science
Cybersecurity is often treated as a vague concept, but it starts with simple, concrete habits in the classroom.In this 6th grade computer science lesson, students move past the idea that a single password is the only line of defense. The Keeping Information Secure... read more
Sixth Grade Science Lessons for Understanding the Fossil Record
When we look at the standard for 6th grade science, we are asking students to “Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under... read more
Evidence for Plate Tectonics in 6th Grade Science
Teaching middle schoolers about geology often feels like we are asking them to imagine things that happen too slowly to see. This lesson, Evidence for Plate Tectonics, does not attempt to explain the entire history of the universe. Instead, it sticks to a specific,... read more