Research Issue: Lesson1-5
Over the next five lessons, students craft a specific problem statement for a personally meaningful issue that needs attention in their community
Lesson 1 45 minutes
Students generate their own ideas of problems they want to solve in their community/world.
OBJECTIVES: students will:
Reflect on issues you see in the world
Generate 1-5 post-its on issues and problems you see in the world
Crowd source ideas to a class poster board
Categorize ideas into similar threads.
What patterns emerge? What is this group of students concerned about?
Have students congregate with others who are interested in a similar topic.
Lesson 2 45 minutes
Students learn about the UN Global Goals
OBJECTIVES: students will:
Explore UN Global Goals
Lesson 3 20 minutes
Students who finish early should continue to research their problem.
Students see examples of others work
OBJECTIVES: students will:
Get inspired.
Watch slides and write out answers. (better for groups)
or
digitally answer questions. ( better for individual google classroom)
Lesson 4 45 minutes
Students map align their issue with UN Goal
OBJECTIVES: students will:
Align issue to a UN GOAL :
Refine issue to one specific topic:
Review Lesson1 poster, to remind students of initial ideas.
Students fill in "Map Issue" printout, to:
align their ideas with a UN GOAL,
research their issue at the global, national and community level.
write a specific problem statement which is a subset of their idea
Lesson 5 45 minutes
OBJECTIVES: students will:
Create a specific problem statement.
Craft a simple problem statement.
Form groups who are interested in the same topic.
Preview next week's MyCS Final Project Guide
If time permits complete project proposal (part of guide)
Standards
CSTA P1.2-: Evaluate the way computing impacts personal ethical social economic and cultural practices