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My PYP Exhibition Journal

Issues and SolutionsOur actions can lead to

positive change.Issues, problems, issues! There are big and little issues and problems that concern a lot of people. Some problems and issues have obvious solutions while some issues and problems seem to have no solution.

In your Exhibition process you will get a chance to apply your skills as an action taker to some of these issues and problems. You will be choosing a real problem(either local or global) and carefully working through to a solution and take some action to help this issue or problem.

Working through this Exhibition journal will help you organize your time and resources to discover the best solution to your chosen issue or problem.

Good luck!

Our actions can lead to positive change.Expectations and

Assessment

By the end of this Exhibition we will have collected evidence of your learning in many different ways. This evidence will include:

Completed PP Student Exhibition Journal. Individual contribution to the group

springnotes. Peer evaluations for co-operative learning

completed in week 3 and 6. Ongoing individual reflections/evaluations. Persuasive writing piece. Final project/presentation, action and

reflection.

Inner Journey

Expanding your interestsSelect one of the interests you brainstormed in you journal and discover the different paths that could be explored. Use the model demonstrated in class to help you.

Environment

Littering

Pollution

Too many

trees are

getting cut

down.

Save paper and

recycle paper.

Animals losing their

homes.

Too many people throw

their cigarettes, chewing gum

etc, on the floor.

• Brainstorm real life issues or problems that you think need a solution. Look around you and think about the problems that exist in your school, your neighborhood, Zurich, Switzerland, or elsewhere in the world.

State the Issue or Problem

Inner Journey

Our actions can lead to positive change.


natural disastersenvironmentglobal warminglitteringPollution

natural disastersenvironmentglobal warminglitteringPollution

PoliticsLibyaEgyptDictatorsBullingCyber bullingOil

PoliticsLibyaEgyptDictatorsBullingCyber bullingOil

Food ExerciseChemicalsWaterDrugsSmoking

Food ExerciseChemicalsWaterDrugsSmoking

Poor familiesStealingSlaves

Poor familiesStealingSlaves

Why is this a problem/issue?

• You have chosen this problem for a reason.• How does it affect your life or those around you?• How does it affect your feelings or emotions?• Why do you think it is important?

Why do you feel a responsibility for this problem/issue?

Inner Journey


Natural Disasters

How does it affect your feelings or emotions?

It affects my feelings because I feel a sad for people that lose their home and their families because there was a natural disaster. I wonder how the people feel and is there a special time of year where lots of natural disasters happen how do they happen. I feel poor for the people in Japan.

How does it affect your life or those around you?

If there is a natural disaster it affects the whole country. People have a hard time.

Why do you think this is important?I think it is important because nature has rights to do what it wants to do. But it is also important that people are safe. The good thing is people can sometimes forecast if something bad is going to happen and warn the people.

REFLECTION1Our actions can lead to

positive change.You have chosen a topic. •Has it changed from your first thoughts? How and why? •Are you happy with this development? •You have been put in a group. Who is in the group? •Why are they in your group? •Do you think the group can work co-operatively and effectively? How and why?•What did you think about your first week of collaboration?

My topic has changed. It is now rainforest destruction. It changed because I did not fit into the nature disaster group. My group formed because we all did not fit into the our old groups. I am glad that is working so well. We all had different topics first but then we compromised to rain forest destruction. My group is working good and fast. We already have a lot of information. I am amazed that we already have so much information. We are a good team ( Giulia, Noor, Tatiana and me.)

Developing Lines of Inquiry

You have defined your problem/issue in relation to Form, Function, Causation andResponsibility.Look at the remaining two Concepts to clarify your lines of inquiry

Connection How is it connected to other issues/problems?

It is connected to global warming because burning forests causes global warming. It is also connects to endangered animals. It is connected because animals get endangered when there home gets destroyed.

Perspective What are other points of view?Some people say our action will do not make it but I believe in it.

Searching and Collecting


Our Process – Searching and Collecting

People to whom we spoke:

Name: A representative of WWF

We sent a e-mail to a person from WWF. We are hoping for a reply.

We got a reply!!!!!!!!!!!

Surveys we created and distributed

The group surveyed:Number of people surveyed: 41 people answered our survey.

Important conclusion we can make from the results: We did a survey because we wanted to know what the 5th graders know about the rainforest. We wanted to know if they where aware what was happening in the rainforest.

Important information from our advisor:We talked about our main idea.

Process Reflection

These are things I thought about our topic before BUT now I think differently

I first thought that my topic was not so interesting and there is not so much things to research. But know I know I have found the right topic it is what I am

interested in.

The are ideas I had about our problem/issue before AND I still have now

We still have the wondering if the rainforest will ever be saved.Could the rainforest vanish from our planet?

These are things about our problem/issue that still challenge us and we still wonder about

I do not have any wonderings now that exhibition is finished.

We would like our audience to leave our presentation with these “BIG UNDERSTANDINGS”

I want them to now that the rainforest has the right to live and be respected.

Synthesizing and Connecting



Think of Solutions.ACTION

Brainstorm a wide range of ideas that could help solve this oproblem/issue

Here is your chance to be creative. Write down all possible answers. Do not discard any yet because this is your chance to start thinking outside the box to find a creative solution. Be creative, unusual, fanciful, practical and obvious. S T R E T C H your imagination!

Teaching the 2 graders about the rainforest. We thought that we are going to do 2 grade because they have the unit Habitat. We already did a animoto slide show for them. We are going to explain them what deforestation is.

Hand out flyers and put posters around the school.


CHOOSING ACTIONIs your action S.M.A.R.T.?

Specific yes

Measureable yes

Attainable Hope so but yes.

Relevant yes

Time-bound Yes.

Specific •Is your action clear•Does everyone understand about how your action will happen?•Have you covered 5 “W”s and the “H”?Measurable•How will you know your action has worked?Attainable•Will you be successful taking this action?Relevant•Does this action actually relate to your problem?Time-bound•Will you have enough time to implement your action?

We can make a

difference

Make your Action PlanPart 1

How will your action affect your problem?

We will hope that the children will tell there parents and learn something new.

Who needs to be convinced?

The 2 graders and their parents.

What objections might you come up against?

That they wont believe it.

How can you overcome those objections?

We will explain the facts good and find reasons that it is true.

What resources will you need?

We will need a smart board.

Who can help you?

We will help charities because the parents may pay a charity.

Where should you begin?

Explaining what is happening in the rainforest.

What will be your next step?

Wait and hope.

Who will do what to achieve your action?

The 2 graders will tell there parents.


Exhibition night reflection

Our actions can lead to positive change.I am so proud that I did it so amazing. I think our

group did such good group work. We are an amazing group. I am proud that we did the whole progress good. PYP is a very good project I learned a lot and I got new friends. I also had a cool teacher that helped us. That is miss M-Kindly. I also had a great Advisor miss Rush.

REFLECTIONActing and Sharing

I think our action went very good. The seconded graders listened carefully and enjoyed the skit they had to do. They

probably told there parents. And the parents may have spend to a charity to help the rainforest. Or when they are

bigger they will maybe spend to a charity.

I think our action went very good. The seconded graders listened carefully and enjoyed the skit they had to do. They

probably told there parents. And the parents may have spend to a charity to help the rainforest. Or when they are

bigger they will maybe spend to a charity.

We can make a difference

My final message is….My final message is….My final message is….My final message is….

The rainforest has The rainforest has the right to be the right to be

respected!respected!

The rainforest has The rainforest has the right to be the right to be

respected!respected!