Inquiry+-+Term+4

=__** ﻿ **__=  - Tm1 2011@M.I.S  || 1) To understand how people participate and contribute to make the world a better place  2) To understand each person has a responsibility to contribute to the well being of society locally and globally  || 1) Individuals and groups can make a positive difference in the world  2) Students can explain and use at least one decision making model 3) Students can identify some of their own values and beliefs and accept they can be different to others ||
 * I Am a Citizen of the World
 * Key Concepts: I am a citizen of the world ||
 * Purpose:
 * Specific Learning Outcome:

Inquiry Groups:

Discovering Stage:
People who have made a difference in the world: Who have we learnt about so far???? Martin Luther King Jr Ruby Seeto Anne Frank Iqbal Masih Omar Yusaf

Values - What are values??? KWL chart in our topic books - What do I know? What do I want to find out? What have I learnt? Values - What do we value? What beliefs do we have?

Questioning Stage
QUESTION 1. How can room 3 at Matamata Intermediate help people in Christchurch? QUESTION 2. What types of groups are helping the Christchurch community after the devastating earthquake on February 22nd 2011?

Gathering Stage
- As a class gather ideas about what we can do to help people in Christichurch. What sorts of things can we do to fundraise money to give to the red cross? This fundraising activity will be done on Tuesday March 29th (same day we have the mufti day for Christchurch)

- Gathering information about different groups that are helping in Christchurch - First few weeks – Rescue teams, police, firefighters etc. Aftermath – Plumbers, Builders, surveyors etc. Use the Note Taking Grid to do this:

Applying Stage
- Fundraising activity - Tuesday 29th March - APPLYING FOR QUESTION 1 CAKE WALK We will distribute jobs on Wednesday 23rd March, class meeting on Friday 25th to discuss everything and make sure everyone is organised. Miss Neilson will upload the organisation after we have distributed the jobs.

- Presenting the information you have found - Poster format - A3 size - APPLYING FOR QUESTION 2 Poster Criteria - Must have: - Title (this will be the big question) //How have ___ helped the Christchurch community after the devastating earthquake on February 22nd 2011?// - Photo's or pictures x2 (at least) - Information about what this group has done to help in Christchurch - specific and answering the big question (at least 200-300 words. Click here for some examples of how you can set out your poster:

CAKE WALK: WELL DONE TO EVERYONE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER FOR CHRISTCHURCH!!! WE RAISED $207.10. YOU SHOULD ALL VERY FEEL PROUD OF THE EFFORT YOU HAVE MADE!!! WELL DONE ROOM 3!!!

Reflecting Stage
Reflection – Did we answer our questions? How do we know this? What have we learnt?