Join the Club

Rationale

Participation in clubs in our communities helps us to feel connected and be active citizens.

Big Question

What makes a school club inviting?

Guiding Question/s

  • How can we inspire others to join our club?
  • How can we persuade others to join our club?

Essential Questions

  • What are some examples of clubs that operate in schools?
  • What are the benefits of clubs in schools?
  • What kinds of clubs are students in our school interested in?
  • How can we ensure people feel welcome and included?
  • How can we make decisions as a group?
  • How do we establish fair rules? 

Future Action

Students will have developed leadership skills that they can use in future endeavours in their communities. They will have a better understanding of ways to include and support others and to make decisions democratically when working as part of a group.

Immersion Phase (1 tasks)
Immersion
Your students will participate in immersion experience/s and record their ideas and questions.
 
Launch Phase (1 tasks)
Questions
Your students will develop questions to add to the classroom Wonder Wall.
 
Research Phase (1 tasks)
Research
Your students will conduct and record research and reflect on their effort at the end of each research session.
 
Synthesis Phase (2 tasks)
Findings
Your students will share and summarise their research findings and present what they have learnt with the rest of the class.
 
Assessment
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.
 
Collaboration Phase (2 tasks)
Product Plan
Your students will select product/s to create in response to the guiding question of this investigation.
 
Product Creation
Your students will work in their Investigation Group to create their product/s and reflect on their role during this session.
 
Exhibition Phase (2 tasks)
Exhibition Preparation
Your students will prepare their product/s for the exhibition.
 
Exhibition
Your students will share their product/s at the exhibition.
 
Evaluation Phase (2 tasks)
Feedback
Your students will analyse feedback they received from the attendees of the exhibition, conduct self-assessment using rubrics, and reflect on social skills.
 
Future Action
Your students will reflect on what they have learnt during this investigation, consider the Habits they have practised, and revisit questions on the Wonder Wall.