There wasn’t much dirt involved in the 6th grade archaeology unit this year (the actual dig is postponed until next year), but the bright exchange of ideas continued despite distance.

As part of their cross-disciplinary collaboration, Kate and Jennifer integrated the website Padlet to provide students with an interactive forum for presenting their work, sharing ideas, and giving feedback in a variety of formats – photos, notes, comments, and video.

This year 6th graders created elaborate pop-up books to consolidate their research about the Coast Salish people and introduce cultural universals and artifacts of their invented civilizations. Through collage, spinners, pull tabs, essays, and illustrations, students artfully presented their research and imagined cultures. When students upload their work to Padlet, they also upload pride, enthusiasm for each other’s work, and triumph in completing a big project.