The GT SusCast: Recent Episodes
Amanda Jones
The GT SusCast is a project of the fifth- and sixth-grade Gifted and Talented students of Manassas City Public Schools. Main logo by Malik, Grade 6.
Emma reads the conclusion to the story she started in Episode 7, and Ms. Jones adds a historical note at the end.
Grayson, Felix, and Leo (all 5th-graders) researched the three Reconstruction Amendments. Unfortunately Felix's part is read by Ms. Jones, due to technical problems. Thanks also to Jasmine, who tried to help by re-recording Felix's part, but technology failed us there too!
First, Jasmine (Grade 5) teaches us about the Black Codes, which were laws passed during Reconstruction to harm African-Americans. Next, we switch topics, and Nevin and Mark (Grade 6) teach us about cloning - its history, its present, and its possible future impacts.
Two sixth-graders, Jayden and Adrian, give a short overview of some things they know about how inheritance is related to dog breeds. And they do it on video! Thanks to our ITTS, Mrs. Dawhi, for her help.
Emma, a 5th-grader, reads a piece of fiction she wrote imagining the life of a recently freed young woman after the Civil War.
Sixth-grade student responses to writing prompts related to Reconstruction. Featuring: Kimora, Em, Luis, Dominick (read by Luis), Makayla (read by Luis), Max, Nevin, Yani, Nick (read by Kimora), and Gabriel (read by Erick).
In the central part of this episode, Erick reads Reconstruction pieces written by himself and Nicole.
Before that, Em and Kaitlyn give a quick summary of the Civil War. Then they come back at the end of the episode to define some Reconstruction-related terms. If you have an MCPS account, you can view their (and Kassandra's) website at https://sites.google.com/mcpsva.org/rebuilding-our-nation/home.
In this episode, Samuel and Daniel tell us what they learned when they did research about Down Syndrome for our unit on DNA and genetics.
Several sixth-graders read pieces imagining different scenarios taking place in the Reconstruction era. Featuring Abigale, Kassandra, Max, Joseph, Laney (read by Joseph), Darrell, and Jayden (doing the intro).
In this episode, Em and Kaitlyn introduce themselves and tell us about the website they've been making about Reconstruction in America. Please visit their website at https://sites.google.com/mcpsva.org/rebuilding-our-nation/home. (For now, website is only viewable if you're signed in to an MCPS account.)
The GT SusCast is a project of the fifth- and sixth-grade Gifted and Talented students of Manassas City Public Schools.