Then and Now
Rationale
We can use knowledge about what has changed and what has stayed the same to prepare for the future.
Big Question
How has life changed and stayed the same?
Guiding Question/s
- How can we show how life has changed and stayed the same?
Essential Questions
- What was school like in the past?
- What games and activities did children enjoy in the past?
- What foods did people eat in the past?
- How did people celebrate special events in the past?
Future Action
Students will use their knowledge of the lives of people in the past to participate in conversations with their parents and grandparents. They will pose interesting questions and think of follow-up questions when discussing experiences with others. Students will recognise the importance of sharing family and personal stories in communicating information about life in the past.
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 Phase
Research
Your students will conduct and record research and reflect on their effort at the end of each research session.
Your students will conduct and record research and reflect on their effort at the end of each research session.
Synthesis Phase
Findings
Your students will share what they have learnt with the rest of the class.
Your students will share 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 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.
Your students will share their product/s at the exhibition.
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.