Collaborating and Managing, where they reflect using group and self assessment like 2 stars and a wish or something...?

experimenting with and managing a digital camera to capture still or moving images, for example, reviewing captured images, zooming in and out and deleting unwanted images

and  trialling the selection and arrangement of images, sounds and text to organise important features of an idea or story..

 

Ten week unit overview 

Investigating and designing 

Lesson 1 

·         Discus local councils plan to stop the home recycling program and possible implications for students and the community. 

·         Discuss/identify misconceptions about recycling and what products can be recycled. 

·         Research/construct a list of recyclable materials from around the school. 

·         Begin collecting materials from home. 

Lesson 2 

·         Discus reusing material as an alternative to recycling pros/cons. 

·         Watch the video “10 WONDERFUL RECYCLE DIY CRAFTS THAT WILL BRIGHTEN YOUR ROOM” (5-minute craft kids, 2018).  

·         Assign groups. 

·         Discus what sort of materials were used in the video and ask students to rank the ideas from most effective to least effective and why. 

·         Display results. 

Lesson 3 

·         Watch the video “Caine’s Arcade” (Mullick, 2012). 

·         Explain the summative task will involve students creating their own game for an arcade as a fundraiser. 

·         Students begin generating ideas for the task. 

·         Discuss/identify safety concerns that may present themselves throughout the unit. 

Generating and Discussing 

Lesson 4 

·         Discus and demonstrate safe use and storage of materials as well as hygiene expectations, including washing hands. 

·         Assign job roles and conflict resolution practices. 

Begin playing with materials to assess how different items may be suitable for design possibilities. 

Lesson 5 

·         Begin drawing sketches and annotations of their games design. 

·         Swap designs with other groups for constructive feedback. 

·         Make adjustments where necessary to the design. 

·         Compile resources required for construction. 

Implementing and Producing 

Lesson 6 

·         Reinstate and demonstrate safety aspects. 

·         Begin constructing prototypes. 

·         Make adaptations to design flaws as they appear. 

Lesson 7 

·         Complete construction of their prototypes. 

·         Swap/play with other peer groups for immediate feedback and potential adjustments. 

Evaluating and Reflecting 

Lesson 8 

·         Reflect on the design process. Does the design match the final prototype. Why/Why not? 

·         Were the choices of materials used appropriate to complete their design? Why/Why not? 

·         Is their prototype an effective response to recycling? Has reusing materials demonstrated an alternative to recycling? Why/Why not? 

Lesson 9 

·         Whole class presentation of games, explaining choices of materials and benefits to reusing recyclable materials. 

·         Groups award peer works with a rating out of 10 and justify their evaluations of other prototypes. 

Collaborating and Managing 

Lesson 10 

·         Completion of both peer and self-assessment. Using reflective strategies such as ‘two stars and a wish’ templates. 

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtQwAw6lIN0&t=5s(Qldaa, 2018). 

The local council has proposed an end to the home recycling program citing mounting costs and overseas contractors as the reason. The school has decided to use this decision to explore the benefits of decreasing the amount of rubbish being sent to land fills by investigating alternative ways recyclable materials may be reused. Inspired by the video “Caine’s Arcade” (Mullick, 2012) about a boy who transformed empty boxes and other materials at his fathers workshop into games, this Year 2 class aims to design and create their own games as a lunch time reward for their peers. Students will learn about recycling and reusable materials, design, test, and make judgements about the created games in a collaborative group environment. Games will be evaluated by peers on use of recyclable materials, functionality and enjoyment. 

            The collaborative nature of the task is an authentic vehicle to include Heath and Physical Education learning. Personal, social, and community health (ACARA, 2019b) achievements will be targeted as students interpret, acknowledge, and respond to others feelings inclusively during group work. The culminating lunch time reward event will also be advertised in a corresponding media arts project. A presentation made by students will be shown on parade, telling the story of reusing materials as a response to environmental concerns, and advertising the arcade games for play. 

Ten week unit overview 

Investigating and designing 

Lesson 1 

·         Discus local councils plan to stop the home recycling program and possible implications for students and the community. 

·         Discuss/identify misconceptions about recycling and what products can be recycled. 

·         Research/construct a list of recyclable materials from around the school. 

·         Begin collecting materials from home. 

Lesson 2 

·         Discus reusing material as an alternative to recycling pros/cons. 

·         Watch the video “10 WONDERFUL RECYCLE DIY CRAFTS THAT WILL BRIGHTEN YOUR ROOM” (5-minute craft kids, 2018).  

·         Assign groups. 

·         Discus what sort of materials were used and ask students to rank the ideas from most effective to least effective and why. 

·         Students are given a role playing task to demonstrate conflict resolution strategies (HPE). 

Generating and Discussing 

Lesson 3 

·         Watch the video “Caine’s Arcade” (Mullick, 2012). 

·         Explain the summative task will involve students creating their own game for an arcade as a fundraiser. 

·         Students begin generating ideas for the task. 

·         Students work together to assign roles and responsibilities of the task (HPE). 

·         Discuss/identify safety concerns that may present themselves throughout the unit. 

Lesson 4 

·         Continue with design possibilities by drawing sketches of their games on class iPads. 

·         Screenshots of these will be saved as formative assessment and for ongoing use throughout the unit. 

·         .Begin playing with materials to assess how different items may be suitable for design possibilities. 

·         Begin taking digital photos for corresponding Media Arts assessment. 

 

Lesson 5. 

·         Finish the design of their prototype for collection/submission. 

·         Swap designs with other groups for constructive feedback, remembering respectful social/emotional conditions (HPE). 

·         Make adjustments where necessary to the design. 

·         Compile resources required for construction. 

 

Implementing and Producing 

Lesson 6 

·         Reinstate and demonstrate safety aspects. 

·         Begin constructing prototypes. 

·         Make adaptations to design flaws as they appear. 

·         Continue taking images for Media Arts assessment (MA). 

Lesson 7 

·         Complete construction of their prototypes. 

·         Swap/play with other peer groups for immediate feedback and potential adjustments. 

·         Revisit positive social/emotional conditions for receiving feedback (HPE). 

·         Continue taking images for Media Arts assessment. 

Evaluating and Reflecting 

Lesson 8 

·         Reflect on the design process. Does the design match the final prototype. Why/Why not? 

·         Were the choices of materials used appropriate to complete their design? Why/Why not? 

·         Is their prototype an effective response to recycling? Has reusing materials demonstrated an alternative to recycling? Why/Why not? 

·         Was assigning roles and responsibilities effective? Why/Why not? 

Lesson 9 

·         Whole class presentation of games, explaining choices of materials and benefits to reusing recyclable materials. 

·         Groups award peer works with a rating out of 10 and justify their evaluations of other prototypes. 

·         Continue taking images for Media Arts assessment. 

Collaborating and Managing 

Lesson 10 

·         Presentation during lunch time rewards event. 

·         Completion of both peer and self-assessment. Using reflective strategies such as ‘two stars and a wish’ templates. 

With the Ipswich council removing the recycling program, exploring the impact recycling or not recycling can have on the environment and how we as a community can help has become increasingly more prevalent. As a class, it has been decided that students will create an ‘arcade’ game using recyclable and reusable materials. Students will explore which materials are recyclable and reusable, and how they can be reused to make other objects. They will work collaboratively to design and create a game that other members of the class and school can play during an ‘in break reward session’. The design process will teach the students to select materials that can be reused and recycled, and how to implement their design and collaborative skills to create their game.