TERM 1 2015
Working Together - Collaboration & Cooperation
Welcome to Term 1 2015. We are learning how to Work Together at a local, state, national and global level this unit of work has a literacy, numeracy and HSIE focus and includes cross-curriculum priorities and general capabilities such as Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander histories and culture, Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia as well as Critical and Creative thinking, Ethical understanding, Intercultural, Personal/social capability and ICT (Digital Citizenship and Cyber Safety focus). This unit of work is a work in progress across the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. I will be sharing some of the activities during the term and the final program at the end of Term 1.
TERM 3 2014
MY PLACE - A CHANGING SOCIETY
This term we are focusing on the new NSW Syllabuses for the Australian Curriculum. We have been reading My Place by Nadia Wheatley and watching the ABC3 TV series.
Stage 2 are engaging in project based learning (PBL) around the concepts of place and society.
Big Question: WileyPark is not meeting the needs of the local community. How can we change Wiley Park to meet community needs?
Learning Intention: We are learning to collaboratively design and present a redevelopment proposal for
Wiley Park.
Success Criteria:
· Form a collaborative design team of 2-4.
· Work cooperatively in your teams eg. Decide on a plan and assign roles.
· Create a survey for and collect data from the local community.
· Design a redevelopment proposal for a new built environment at Wiley Park.
· Your redevelopment proposal must include:
1. Informative letter/email advertising your redevelopment proposal to the local community.
2. Persuasive letter/email to the council about your redevelopment proposal.
3. A graph showing the results of your survey.
4. A map of the current Wiley Park design.
5. A map of your Wiley Park design.
6. An “artist’s impression” of your design.
7. A 3D model (your team may decide to make a model or use technology to represent your plan)
of your redevelopment proposal.
· Your project needs to show you have thought about sustainability
(taking care of our environment) and the needs of ALL community members eg. families, sporting groups, young people, the elderly, people with disabilities, religious groups etc.
· Choose an engaging and creative way to present your project to the class.
Big Question: WileyPark is not meeting the needs of the local community. How can we change Wiley Park to meet community needs?
Learning Intention: We are learning to collaboratively design and present a redevelopment proposal for
Wiley Park.
Success Criteria:
· Form a collaborative design team of 2-4.
· Work cooperatively in your teams eg. Decide on a plan and assign roles.
· Create a survey for and collect data from the local community.
· Design a redevelopment proposal for a new built environment at Wiley Park.
· Your redevelopment proposal must include:
1. Informative letter/email advertising your redevelopment proposal to the local community.
2. Persuasive letter/email to the council about your redevelopment proposal.
3. A graph showing the results of your survey.
4. A map of the current Wiley Park design.
5. A map of your Wiley Park design.
6. An “artist’s impression” of your design.
7. A 3D model (your team may decide to make a model or use technology to represent your plan)
of your redevelopment proposal.
· Your project needs to show you have thought about sustainability
(taking care of our environment) and the needs of ALL community members eg. families, sporting groups, young people, the elderly, people with disabilities, religious groups etc.
· Choose an engaging and creative way to present your project to the class.
Please note this project is the intellectual property of Alexis Johnson and Lakemba Public School Stage 2 team. While we are happy to share our work please have the courtesy to cite/acknowledge your use of our documents. Thank you :-)
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