Bizarre Bazaar
Impact of Creativity
Rationale
Thinking creatively helps when we are planning, designing, building, and improving.
Investigation Into
- Market research
- Advertising
- The production process
Essential Questions
- Why is market research important?
- What makes a good advertisement and why?
- How do I overcome the challenges of producing more than one of the same item?
Future Action
Students will be able to analyse the ways that things they consume and use have been mass produced. They will be more discerning about ways in which products are marketed. They will apply creative thinking to anything they design and/or produce.
Pretesting and Familiarisation
The Concept of Creativity
Your students will practise thinking creatively as they develop questions that might have led to the invention of different products.
Your students will practise thinking creatively as they develop questions that might have led to the invention of different products.
Pretest
Your students will complete a pretest to determine what they know about designing, building, and advertising a product.
Your students will complete a pretest to determine what they know about designing, building, and advertising a product.
Immersion
Your students will be immersed into the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Your students will be immersed into the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Introducing the Unit
Your students will learn what they are going to do during this learning sequence.
Your students will learn what they are going to do during this learning sequence.
Habit of Mind: Creating, Imagining and Innovating
Your students will learn about the Habit of Mind 'Creating, Imagining and Innovating' by drawing a box.
Your students will learn about the Habit of Mind 'Creating, Imagining and Innovating' by drawing a box.
Habit of Mind: Striving for Accuracy and Precision
Your students will consider how the creators of products need to practice the Habit of Mind 'Striving for Accuracy and Precision'.
Your students will consider how the creators of products need to practice the Habit of Mind 'Striving for Accuracy and Precision'.
Glossary of Creativity
Your students will unscramble letters as they learn the glossary of this learning sequence.
Your students will unscramble letters as they learn the glossary of this learning sequence.
Learning Opportunities
Social Skills Snowballs
Your students will consider the importance of social skills.
Your students will consider the importance of social skills.
Performing Product Research
Your students will go on an excursion to a shopping centre to research how products are marketed.
Your students will go on an excursion to a shopping centre to research how products are marketed.
Developing Product Ideas
Your students will brainstorm products they could make using different materials.
Your students will brainstorm products they could make using different materials.
Preparing Market Research
Your students will write a survey about their product idea.
Your students will write a survey about their product idea.
Conducting Market Research
Your students will perform market research about their product idea.
Your students will perform market research about their product idea.
Analysing Market Research
Your students will collate the results and record their findings from their survey.
Your students will collate the results and record their findings from their survey.
Practising Using a Cashbook
Your students will practise using a cashbook.
Your students will practise using a cashbook.
Designing a Product
Your students will work in their Bizarre Bazaar group to design a product.
Your students will work in their Bizarre Bazaar group to design a product.
Practising Joining Safely
Your students will consider how to be safe while practising different joining techniques.
Your students will consider how to be safe while practising different joining techniques.
Prototyping a Product
Your students will use materials to build a prototype of their product.
Your students will use materials to build a prototype of their product.
Practising Using The Improvement Sequence
Your students will practise using the Improvement Sequence by considering how they can improve their classroom.
Your students will practise using the Improvement Sequence by considering how they can improve their classroom.
Practising Using SCAMPER
Your students will practise using SCAMPER as they improve an object in the classroom.
Your students will practise using SCAMPER as they improve an object in the classroom.
Improving a Product
Your students will use the Improvement Sequence or SCAMPER to improve their product.
Your students will use the Improvement Sequence or SCAMPER to improve their product.
Planning to Produce a Product
Your students will work in groups to plan the production of their product.
Your students will work in groups to plan the production of their product.
Building Products
Your students will use materials to build their products.
Your students will use materials to build their products.
Analysing Advertising
Your students will analyse advertising strategies.
Your students will analyse advertising strategies.
Developing Advertising
Your students will produce an advertisement for their product.
Your students will produce an advertisement for their product.
Demonstration of Understanding
Bizarre Bazaar at the Creativity Expo
Your students will sell their products at the Bizarre Bazaar.
Your students will sell their products at the Bizarre Bazaar.
Presenting a Digital Portfolio
Your students will produce a slideshow to showcase the work that they have done during this unit.
Your students will produce a slideshow to showcase the work that they have done during this unit.
Future Action and Independent Inquiry
Future Action
Your students will write a letter to their charity explaining work they did and how much money they raised.
Your students will write a letter to their charity explaining work they did and how much money they raised.
Planning an Independent Inquiry
Your students will plan an independent inquiry.
Your students will plan an independent inquiry.
Conducting an Independent Inquiry
Your students will practise the skills of questioning, research and working independently as they conduct an inquiry into a topic that they have learnt about during this unit.
Your students will practise the skills of questioning, research and working independently as they conduct an inquiry into a topic that they have learnt about during this unit.