Overview+of+Projects

6th Grade Social Studies Renaissance Project
Students will be broken up in to groups of two and given one Renaissance leader from list provided, then have to choose an additional leader from same list for a total of two. Students will research each leader and create one of the following for each of their Renaissance figures: a blog, an [|edmodo] page, a [|twitter] account. They must use their research to create accurate representations of their figure. Project will last 3 days in Media Center.

**Information Skill**: Technology Application - uses content-specific tools, software, and simulations, including web-based tools, to support learning and basic information research.

Geography and History of the World Renaissance Project
Students will be given list of 16 Renaissance leaders. Students will do research on all 16 leaders and then use knowledge to create a NCAA type [|bracket] to determine who they believe the person who made the greatest impact to be. Students must provide 2 - 3 paragraph summaries of why they choose one leader over another in their bracket. Students will have 4 days in the Media Center.

Research and Reporting Techniques - can conduct extensive searches through various search engines to compare and contrast electronic documents.
 * Information Skill: **