October 21-25 Problem Solving in Society

After getting a sense of what society is, students delved deeper to figure out positive ways to discuss and find solutions to social problems. Students had several different opportunities this week to work in groups to talk about important issues and current events.

UoI:

Students created a mock United Nations as a format for discussing important issues and troubleshooting problems. Groups of two were selected to represent a country of their choice and each country's delegates had their opportunity to present their data to the committee. After everyone had a chance to say their opinions, the class voted and made appropriate compromises. Some topics of discussion were pasta vs pizza, cell phones in the classroom, and should nuclear weapons be legal. Students researched their topics and presented an educated argument for or against the issue.

English:

In order to better understand what is going on in the world, students selected an article from Kids News to share with the class. Each group read, researched, and highlighted the important information in poster form. They also presented their information to the class as a news report.