Hi Pascale, 

I'm Jordan from NLP, and while we wait for advice from other educators here, I do have a few things to add: 

• IMO, the lessons you've identified are absolutely perfect for sixth graders. I would suggest starting with InfoZones, then What is News? and then Introduction to Algorithms. Checkology has exercises to reinforce concepts from InfoZones and What is News? that you can insert into your course sequence. 
• We're always adding preset courses to Checkology. These can be a good starting place for designing multi-year experiences.
• In case you haven't seen them yet, here are our comprehensive lesson guides for each of the 14 lessons on Checkology. You can use these to learn about each lesson's difficulty level, estimated time on platform, background, essential questions, and more. Also, you'll have access to a full text version of each lesson ("Full lesson guide") with assessment questions, in case you would rather read a teacher-facing version of the lesson than preview the live version on Checkology.

Looking forward to hearing advice from other Grade 6 educators here! 

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Hi Pascale.  I'm using the Checkology 101 preset course with 7th graders at the moment. Other than the module on the 1st Amendment and the module on conspiratorial thinking, I don't think my 6th graders would have any trouble with attention span and/or content.  I definitely suggest completing the modules yourself before having the students try it... that would be a great chance for you to see if there is content or learning goals that might be outside the norm for your 6th grade community. Needless to say, it's a good idea to follow up any module with some class convo so students can share new knowledge, and ask questions about anything they were confused by, or things they don't agree with.