Week 17

 

 

Math 

In math this week, grade 5 students continued to complete long division processes, both with and without remainders, in order to solve problems.  Grade 6 students expanded their understanding of factors and multiples through the identification of prime and composite numbers.  Using their understanding, and strategies for determining, students created a number chart and identified all the prime and composite numbers under 100. Grade 6 students were also introduced to integers this week, and had an opportunity to both compare and order them. 

 

  

Social Studies 

This week in social studies, we looked at strategies for being a responsible citizen by actively and critically seeking out information from a variety of sources, and comparing perspectives on issues of importance. By reviewing online posts, students looked at two different perspectives of the same issue and experienced how their viewpoint could be shifted by online content.  

 Learning outcomes for our lessons included: 

• analyze how news and information can influence our opinion on people, events and issues; 

• describe how algorithms personalize the information they see online; 

• evaluate the pros and cons of receiving information through online platforms; 
• describe strategies for being responsible consumers of information. 

  

At the completion of activities, students shared their learnings and their expanded understanding of the information they view online.  

1. Why is it important to think critically about online information? 

O.N. – “It might not be true.” 

M.M. – “Because when you are online you can see things that people say or have done and it changes your opinion of them.” 

P.P. – “They may not be telling both sides of the story.” 

L.S. – “Many application creators are greedy so be careful.” 

R.L – “Not everybody is correct and they may say their opinion and make it sound like fact. A lot of people will make-up fake news to make it interesting so that you spend a lot of time on that app.” 

2. What are the pros and cons of getting information through online platforms? 

Pro

Con

D.M – “ You can go on shopping websites and coupons to save you money and you can buy stuff online.”  CS. – “You can be entertained by videos on Youtube.”  P.P. – “You can talk to friends.”  S.B. – “You can get stuff on the internet to protect yourself.”  H.I. – “You can meet new people.”  Owen – “You can learn new things.”  R.L. – “If you are experiencing a stressful time, you can listen to music or watch something that can help you calm down.”

R.D. –“People can steal your information.”  C.S. – “There can be cyber bullying, trolls and ‘haters.’  J.H. – “Scammers target older people who don’t know about technology.”  S.B. – “Sell ‘fake things’ to get money and don’t deliver.”  H.I. – “You can receive messages from people who are pretending to be someone else.”

3. How can we make sure we are informed citizens and consider different views? 

R.L – “You can find different people with different views. Watch the news or look up online using a reliable source.” 

S.B. – “Search up the other side of the issue.” 

P.P. – “You can ask people what their ideas are.” 

D.M. – “Look at reliable sites, but also a variety of difference sources to give you more information.”