Examples of Global Contexts seen through Personal Project

The following examples are from various Year 5 students from around the world.

Fairness and Development Products

What are the consequences of our common humanity?

MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHP6CxXugjk

Learn to Swim Awareness: Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99tOG3JTSY

Personal Project: HIV/AIDS in Cambodia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFzTjPwDQkY

Raising Awareness on the street kids of Kuala Lumpur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4clREh9J20

My Personal Project: Changing Lives with Dresses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx4BqHKMrk

MYP Personal Project: A Spark of Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw8JYGypP1U

Fairness and Development

What are the consequences of our common humanity?

Explore rights and responsibilities; the relationship betweencommunities; sharing finite resources with other people and with other living things; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflictresolution.

Possible explorations:

· Democracy, politics, government and civil society

· Inequality, difference and inclusion

· Human capability and development; social entrepreneurs

· Rights, law, civic responsibility and the public sphere

· Justice, peace and conflict management

· Power and privilege

· Authority, security and freedom

· Imagining a hopeful future

Additional explorations:

• Land Management, resource allocation and access
• Ecology and impact
• Fairness in games of chance, datad-driven decisions
• Mathematical indices of development and human capabilities

Examples of personal projects:

· Supporting fair trade: Cocoa trade in Ghana; an awareness campaign for our school restaurant/cafeteria to promote fair trade

· Open-market economies and their role in fair trade; a talk for students

· Exploring the intersections of race and inequality; a radio broadcast

· Asylum seekers and their right to live like us; a painting

· Explore two different locations through the eyes of teenagers; a short film

Orientation in Space and Time Products

Where? When?

Time-Lapses and Light Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRDTwiu_e6A

Small Talk- A Personal Project Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgznqNrXfuA

The Values of a Nature Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGFPX70esQ4

MYP Personal Project: Ho Chi Minh City in Teenagers Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LdpkcjoEs

Ancient Greece: MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYq8mXHIXuk

Personal Project: A Tale of Two Cities- Hong Kong and Shenzhenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4HwstJk-w&spfreload=10

Orientation in Space and Time

What is the meaning of “where” and “when”?

Explore personal histories; homes and journeys; turning points inhumankind; discoveries; explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between, and the interconnectedness of, individualsand civilizations, from personal, local and global perspectives.

Possible Explorations:

· Civilizations and social histories, heritage, pilgrimage, migration, displacement and exchange

· Epochs, eras, turning points and “big history”

· Scale, duration, frequency and variability

· Peoples, boundaries, exchange and interaction

· Natural and human landscapes and resources

· Evolution, constraints and adaptation

Additional explorations:

• Indigenous understanding- astronomy, biodiversity, erosion
• Gratvity maps, mensuration and standardization
• the geometry of "unbuilt" cities, crowd-sourced cartography, the role/reliability of simulations

Examples of personal projects:

· The Euclidean space perspective of the universe; a 3D model

· Explorers in search of a new world; immigration over the ages through visual texts

· The Mayflower and the dream of religious freedom; a personal family history

· Charting a family history through archives and a representational statue

· Explore the development of rap as a style of music across continents

· Investigate how, in history, different cultures have made use of energy for different needs

Globalization and Sustainability Products

How is everything connected?

MYP Personal Project Eco Friendly House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_osvCPris

MYP Personal Project- a basic soccer skills development program-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOMoETYYOE

The Great Escape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5GeqW-4VjM

Personal Project: Global Warming Animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAqcgM5duvk

Recycle- MYP Personal Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ7RBEkODY

Small Talk- A Personal Project Short Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgznqNrXfuA

Globalization and Sustainability

How is everything connected?

Explore the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the relationship between local and global processes;how local experiences mediate the global; the opportunities and tensions provided by world interconnectedness; the impact ofdecision-making on humankind and the environment.

Possible Explorations:

· Markets, commodities and commercialization

· Human impact on the environment

· Commonality, diversity and interconnection

· Consumption, conservation, natural resources and publicgoods

· Population and demography

· Urban planning, strategy and infrastructure

Additional explorations:

• Design and scale
• Food- ethics, acess, printing, security, synthetics and counterfeiting
• Scarcity of resources (rare earth metals, helium, resource scares) and green technology

Examples of personal projects:

· The struggle for water in developing countries; an awareness campaign

· The impact of the financial crises of Europe and the European Economic Community on the United States; a visual presentation

· Education as the tool to change the future of Peru; a workshop for adults

· The role of the developing countries in protecting the tropical rain forest; a collection of slides

· Debate Herve Kempf’s ideas about “how the rich are destroying the earth?”; record it

Identities and Relationships Products

Who am I? Who are we?

The Other Side: Life In WWII Germany, an Interview | MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRREheMhr70

My Personal Project: Impression Taiwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7snj7SdQ0

Personal Project: Flashmob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHfZ_AOkqs

How to Heal Faster- My Personal Project Presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8lBpVb2h1s

MYP Personal Project: Kitesurfing Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6HMGTvr5Q

Personal Project 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ0Arqwg9sw

ISB Personal Project- Little Paper Message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WcWqy_cno

MYP IB Personal Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkBKUz86vCI

MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTgklJIybzM

Identities and Relationships

Who am I? Who are we?

Explore identity; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental,socialand spiritual health; human relationships including families,friends, communities and cultures; what it means to be human

Possible Explorations:

· Competition and cooperation; teams, affiliation and leadership

· Identity formation; self-esteem; status; roles and role models

· Personal efficacy and agency; attitudes, motivation, independence; happiness and the goodlife

· Physical, psychological and social development;transitions; health and well- being; lifestyle choices

· Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and ethical judgment; consciousness and mind

Additional explorations:

• Anthropometry
• Financial Litreacy
• Data managemant, what "big data" tells us about ourselves
• Relationships- causation and correlation (including spurious correlations)
• Mathematical identities, modelling versus reality, equations and variations, the mathematics of epidemics on social media

Examples of personal projects:

· Two sides of social networking; an awareness campaign about digital citizenship and cyber bullying

· How online identities impact offline relationships; a research essay

· Keeping culinary traditions; a video series following family recipes with historical relevance

· The effect of mass media on teenage identity; a short film

· Working with trained dogs for a special needs group; a documentary of the process to train & socialize the dogs

· Why does rap speak to me?; explore the emotional connection to rap

Personal and Cultural Expression Products

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression?

MYP Personal Project Dresser Build- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBctfUlsIDE

Dreaming in Color: MYP Personal Project (Art Therapy- an overview)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYsIw27MFbQ

GJS Wall Art | MYP Project | By Febe Tobing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADeGOOTHIns

Piano Composition- The Jordanian Pendulum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhu9V7uAAFU

Cooking With Chris Choi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgFTbnKPNHw

My Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IFn6ey8Jag

Guitar: MYP Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsSwgDAONbo

Personal Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjshle963BA

Personal Project Short Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZdRBDJm0QM

Personal Project Dance Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wac0yzJlH-A

[MYP] Lindy Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N947_Nj8pRA

Kirsten Miccoli Behind the Scenes Personal Project 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g4ikBFFQ1s

Personal and Cultural expression

What is the nature and purpose of creative expression?

Explore the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on,extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.

Possible Explorations:

· Artistry, craft, creation, beauty

· Products, systems and institutions

· Social constructions of reality; philosophies and ways oflife; belief systems; ritual and play

· Critical literacy, languages and linguistic systems;histories of ideas, fields and disciplines; analysis andargument

· Metacognition and abstract thinking

· Entrepreneurship, practice and competency

Additional explorations:

• Science in national communities; science and communities of faith and personal beliefs
• The historic development of the periodic table
• Calendars and timekeeping

Examples of personal projects:

· The art of Manga in Japanese culture; a Japanese anime and a survey of the understanding of my peers

· Video games as a form of cultural expression; a short film with five video games showing how they are an expression of our culture

· Culture and self-expression through dance at the local community arts centre; a performance

· Perform a rap song for peers and have a question and answer session

Scientific and Technical Innovation Products

How do we understand the world in which we live?

| Video Technology in Football | MYP Personal Project | Dominic Harding |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSte1ILuFE

PROJECT COMPUTER BUILD: My Personal PC- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8-3U52S4KI

[TMS SCHOOL] MYP Personal Project - Video Game Programming- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roo0EpWskas

My MYP Personal Project: Making a Raspberry Pi Security Camera-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dio9cbGhUZI

My Personal Project: Energy Efficient House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ms6P4pZYw

My Personal Project: Earth-quake Resistant House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsu8WnhG7s

MYP Personal Project: Nuclear Power Plant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuut3YVvCdY

MYP Personal Project: How Does Music Affect Visual Imagery?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNWZVa8zBqk

Personal Project- Dominating Diabetes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5KdYIOe38

A Series- Internet Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQW_pkVG1c&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZHh8l2SUlqx8r

Social Media www.youtube.com/watch?v=b33xhI_RkSI&index=4&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZHh8l2SUlqx8r

Online Shopping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFJTLr7UZY&index=3&list=PLjkUmHGdOdQyMq_K52xgZHh8l2SUlqx8r

Scientific and Technical innovation

How do we understand the world in which we live?

Explore the natural world and its laws; the interaction between people and the natural world; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technologicaladvances on communities and environments; the impact ofenvironments on human activity; how humans adapt environments to their needs.

Possible Explorations:

· Systems, models, methods; products, processes andsolutions

· Adaptation, ingenuity and progress

· Opportunity, risk, consequences and responsibility

· Modernization, industrialization and engineering

· Digital life, virtual environments and the Information Age

· The biological revolution

· Mathematical puzzles, principles and discoveries

Additional explorations:

• Rapid prototyping and 3D printing
• Genetic mutation and modification
• Human microbiomes and personalized medicine
• Citizen-science and crowd-source data

Examples of personal projects:

· Nano fibres build stronger bikes; a prototype bike with nano fibres

· What’s the matter with the anti-matter?; an informational talk

· Why are genetics and genomics important to my health?; a media presentation

· Can stem cells replace organ transplants?; an investigative report

· Design a 3D model of a solar device with instructions for construction

Source: https://cms.springbranchisd.com/wais/IB-Programme/Middle-Years-Programme/Personal-Project/Global-Contexts

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