Spend and Save
Rationale
By understanding the influences on how we spend our money, we can make better financial choices for ourselves.
Big Question
What influences our decisions about what we buy?
Guiding Question/s
- How can we inspire others to be financially responsible?
- How can we persuade others to be financially responsible?
Essential Questions
- How do we balance our needs and wants when making decisions about how to spend money?
- How can we save money?
- How are needs and wants different for different people?
- How does advertising influence decisions about what we buy?
- How do our peers influence decisions about what we buy?
Future Action
Students will be able to make more considered and informed financial choices now and in the future. They will be more informed about the ways in which products are marketed through different forms of advertising and notice the techniques advertisers use. Students will be more aware of the ways in which social media and the influence of their peers can impact their decision making.
Immersion Phase
Immersion
Your students will participate in immersion experience/s and record their ideas and questions.
Your students will participate in immersion experience/s and record their ideas and questions.
Launch Phase
Questions
Your students will develop questions to add to the classroom Wonder Wall.
Your students will develop questions to add to the classroom Wonder Wall.
Research Plan
Your students will form into their Investigation groups, select questions, and develop a plan for their research.
Your students will form into their Investigation groups, select questions, and develop a plan for their research.
Research Phase
Research
Your students will set research goals, conduct and record their research, and reflect at the end of the session.
Your students will set research goals, conduct and record their research, and reflect at the end of the session.
Synthesis Phase
Findings
Your students will share and summarise their research findings and present what they have learnt with the rest of the class.
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.
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.
Collaboration Phase
Product Plan
Your students will select product/s to create in response to the guiding question of this investigation.
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.
Your students will work in their Investigation Group to create their product/s and reflect on their role during this session.
Exhibition Phase
Exhibition Preparation
Your students will prepare their product/s for the exhibition.
Your students will prepare their product/s for the exhibition.
Exhibition
Your students will share their product/s at the exhibition and collect feedback from exhibition attendees.
Your students will share their product/s at the exhibition and collect feedback from exhibition attendees.
Evaluation Phase
Feedback
Your students will analyse feedback they received from the attendees of the exhibition, conduct self-assessment using rubrics, and reflect on social skills.
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.
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.