This year in sixth grade, students spent the year learning about and exploring the Mississippi River. They studied the river’s geological origins, Bdote’s sacred importance to the Dakota people, how the river caused a flour milling boom in Minneapolis, and more. In the spring, students chose a specific topic about the river to dive deep into, conducting research, organizing their notes into logical categories, and writing a script for a ‘mini documentary’.
This page holds the documentaries for the 2024 6th graders who chose to make documentaries about pollution in the Mississippi River and the dead zone. We hope you enjoy and learn something about the river that is so important to our state.
2024 River Documentaries: Part 1: Animals · Part 2: Flooding · Part 3: Dead Zone and Pollution · Part 4: Miscellaneous
Anna & Xio Dead Zone Documentary
Bennett Pollution documentary
Charlotte and Zelda Pollution Documentary
Elliot Pollution Documentary
Ethan and Otis Pollution Documentary
Fuji and Isabelle T Pollution Documentary
Htoo Mississippi River Pollution Documentary
Isabel Gulf of Mexico Documentary
Jack S Dead Zone Documentary
Jacoby’s Dead Zone Documentary
Rosalie Pollution in the Mississippi River Documentary
Sarisella Pollution Documentary
Theo and Oliver Pollution Documentary
Vivien Pollution Documentary
Wolf and Dan Pollution Documentary
Xavier and Felix Dead Zone Documentary