In my 5th/6th grade social studies class the students are working through their Civil Rights Unit. Currently, the students are focusing on the social and economic impacts, effects, and the overall significance of nonviolent protests. The students have been put into groups to explore a type of nonviolent protest. There is a group studying boycotts, another group studying sit-ins, and the third group is focusing on marches.
The students are using explore boards to explore the different types of protests. In an explore board the students watch videos, listen to podcasts, read articles, analyze quotes, study polls and charts, follow maps, and much more. Before I let them dive into exploring, we discussed what our purpose for exploring was. The students compiled a list of thoughts and questions they had about the nonviolent protests. As they interact with their boards, they are to use these questions to guide their thinking and new learning.
Today, when they finish investigating the information in the explore boards, they are going to think about how they can sort their findings and new learning into categories. On Monday, the students will get into their groups to talk about their discoveries. They will work together to compile their information into a a tree map. The tree maps will help them in analyzing the impacts, advantages, and the overall effects of the different types of protests.
Explore Boards
Guiding Questions
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