Day ???: Working Padlets - Collaboration at work

This year, students will present their work on Padlet as an interactive online Exhibit. Groups have also decided to use Padlet to organise their group and record their research and ideas electronically.

Here is a sample of how the organisation and preparation is looking...

Day ???: The Basic Working Plan for the next 2 Weeks

Here is the basic working plan for the next couple weeks. Different groups and individuals will be bouncing between these three areas as they head towards piecing together their Online Exhibits.

Day ???: Gavin from Gawler's Volunteer Graffiti Removal Team

Another guest speaker today. Gavin, a well known face around our school, came in and shared his role as a volunteer graffiti removalist. 

It’s great to know that Gawler is one of only three SA councils that have a Graffiti Removal Team. Plenty of interesting information shared. Hopefully, it was a good eye opener for the students but also useful information for the Exhibition group looking at the issue of graffiti.

Day ???: Making and sending out surveys

The Year 6 students are completing group inquiries on issues in our world. They are looking for people's opinions on different topics. If you have a spare minute or two, could you please complete some of their surveys below. Your help will be appreciated. Also, if you could pass some or all of these on through your circles of associates or social media outlets, that would be great.

The effects of graffiti on the community - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VGZRYZX

The impacts of fruit fly - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3RTLWL

Your thoughts on palm oil - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NBFPRLZ

Implications of pandemics on mental health - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N3LQ9LD

Day 16 Bonus: Guest speaker from the Big Issue

Two groups this year are looking into the issue of homelessness. To assist them, we were able to book an e-classroom session with a guest speaker from The Big Issue. 

During this session, the facilitator explained what marginalisation means and how it is to be homeless. She also discussed the needs of people and how missing aspects of those needs can lead to homelessness. We were also re-educated on stereotypes. This was an important lesson as it turns out that in Australia, 1 in 7 homeless people are primary school aged. 

We were also given the opportunity to listen to Marcus. Marcus lives in Sydney and he shared his story of being homeless, how he got there and what (as a homeless man) he appreciated from people. 

For more information about The Big Issue, hit this link https://www.thebigissue.org.au/

Day 16 Extra: Where is the Mathematics in the Issue?

The International Baccalaureate encourages us to be trans disciplinary in our learning. That is, to not just focus subject to subject separately from each other. 

Through the Exhibition period and during our me that is lessons, we will be trying to answer:

‘What maths can there be in researching/presenting our issue?’

There are mathematical skills that are really easy to engage in this process. We encourage students to engage those skills but also to challenge themselves with some creative mathematical applications. 

We look forward to seeing what they can present.

Day 16: Refocusing in on the Issues

After a holiday break, it’s important that we spent a few moments refocusing on the task that is Exhibition and the individual issues we are looking into.

We did this by coming up with a ‘mud map’ plan of the next four and a half weeks...

After this discussion, we also spoke about the need to concentrate and delegate researching so that at least 95% of it is completed during week 3. This will allow plenty of time to worry about the presentation side of their exhibit.

We also had the students sit into their groups and discuss the following:

• Share what you have 
• Discuss where you are heading
• Delegate what research/questions need answering
• Is there anything or anyone else you need to contact (we need primary source information)
• Get researching