Grade 6
Grade 6
Unit 5: Brainstorms
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Child of the Owl
by Lawrence Yep
 
Leveled Books  
Hobbies  
Leveled Books
From the Student Web Page
Coin Collecting
Connect to this link:
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/


  1. Click Camp Coin. Then click Inspector Collector's Coin Course.
  2. Scroll down and click Get a Clue About Collecting.
  3. Click Case 1: The Collection Inspection.
  4. Can you solve the mysteries?
  5. At the bottom of the page click Click here for some ideas.
  6. What kind of coins would you like to collect?
About the Site

The United States Mint sponsors this fun-filled site. The many links from this page offer information to kids who are coin collectors and encourage those who aren't to consider coin collecting as a hobby. You may want to preview the site to help direct student research.

What to Do

  1. From the Coin Clubhouse have students scroll down and click Time Machine.

  2. Have students select an era and follow the directions.

  3. Discuss the ways that coins were used during different periods of U.S. history.
From the Student Web Page
Juggling Information Service
Connect to this link:
http://www.juggling.org/


  1. Click Juggling Help. Then click How to Juggle.
  2. First look at an online animation. Click Introduction to Juggling.
  3. Click one ball ; then click next until you see three balls.
  4. Go back to How to Juggle. Then click Learn2 Juggle (3 Balls).
  5. Follow the steps.
About the Site

Juggling Information Service (JIS) is a site for juggling hobbyists maintained by Barry Bakalor, a former member of the Indiana University Juggling Club. The site has links to juggling instruction, juggling clubs, juggling festivals, and almost anything else that a juggling hobbyist might need. Invite students to learn about this potential hobby by viewing step-by-step instructions, hints, animations, and illustrations.

What to Do

  1. Help students navigate through the pages if necessary.

  2. After students view the animations and step-by-step instructions, you may want to bring them back to the main Juggling Information Service page.

  3. Have them click Club Meetings and then scroll down and click United States Juggling Clubs.

  4. Ask them to look for a juggling club nearby.