Interactive Social Studies
Social studies has come alive on the PCMS sixth grade CoolCat team. Recently students set up their own stores to simulate a market economy. They compared a market economy to other types of economies around the world. They are learning about GDP and are comparing GDPs of various countries.
Sixth grade students have also been busy applying their map skills. Every Monday, teams utilize their map and chart reading skills to compete in Man vs. Social Studies challenges. Many teams, including The Flying Saucers, have won several times.
Some social studies classes will also be Skyping with a sixth grade class in Ontario, Canada. The CoolCats will have the opportunity to ask questions about Canada's government, culture, economy, geography, and history. This is a great example of how Plainfield uses advances in technology to hugely impact our students’ learning.