Lomond School
Exhibition
PYP Exhibition
Fourth Grade exhibition is the culminating activity in the IB Primary Years Programme. Students work collaboratively to select, study and take action about an issue within their community. Exhibition in an excellent opportunity for students to engage in the inquiry cycle while exhibiting the attributes, skills, and knowledge of IB learners.
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TUNING IN
Week of 3/29
Week of 4/5
Should Kids Solve the World's Problems?
Should kids solve the world's problems? What problems or issues are important to us? What action would you take the help solve them?
Today we watched the video "Should Kids Solve the World's Problems?" The video interviews kids just like us and presents research about the creative and collaborative power of children's brains. After watching this video, we brainstormed some of the issues important to us.
Topic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - Who We AreTopic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - How the World WorksTopic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - How We Organize OurselvesTopic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - How We Express OurselvesTopic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - Where We Are in Place and TimeTopic Ideas Exhibition 2021 - Sharing the PlanetChoosing Our Focus
Today, we reflected on the global problems we brainstormed and selected the problems we are most interested in researching.
Forming
This week we formed our research groups and collaboratively developed Essential Agreements applying Self-Management skills and Social Skills. Together, we tuned-in to how artists use their art to make change in their communities.
FINDING OUT
Week of 4/12
Week of 4/19
Questioning
Today we used creative questioning to make connections between our community and the global issues we're interested in taking action on. We
Conducting Research
This week we worked with our mentors to apply our research skills, using Shaker Library databases, to find articles and videos related to our big ideas. We are recording our sources, taking detailed notes, and identifying main ideas.
SORTING OUT
Week of 4/19
Week of 5/3
Crafting our Central Ideas and Lines of Inquiry
Today, we reflected on our research so far, discussed our how our interests have changed since beginning the Exhibition, and co-authored our Central Ideas and Lines of Inquiry. We also discussed the key concepts that are most closely related to our Exhibition.
Learning from Experts
We travelled virtually to the Cleveland Museum of Art to view, discuss, and evaluate artist's messages today! Our excellent docents shared and talked with us about artwork from visual artists who have advocated for change in their community.
Sorting Out Relevant Information
Today we organized our research based on our Lines of Inquiry. We were able to sort out the relevant parts of our research.
GOING FURTHER
Week of 5/3
Synthesizing Our Learning
This week, we organized and synthesized our research to craft expository essays that introduce our readers to our central idea and answer our lines of inquiry.
Planning
Students planned their essays in their writing journals.
Collaboration and Publishing
Students collaborated using Google Docs to publish their essays.
MAKING CONCLUSIONS
Week of 5/10
Artists Use Symbols
We considered the use of symbols in our everyday lives and the artwork we have been exploring during the Exhibition. We discussed that symbols can be a powerful tool for sharing ideas, that symbols can still be useful even if they're not realistic, and the importance of symbols in our artwork. At the end we played Symbolism Pictionary!
Choosing a Message and Planning Our Action
Today, we collaborated in our Exhibition groups to decide on a medium and message for Artists in Action Day. We began to sketch out our plans on paper.
TAKING ACTION
Week of 5/17
Artists in Action Day!
Today, we partnered with high school artists and dancers to take action! We created art that carries a message related to our Exhibition studies! Thank you to Christina Stouffer and Khadeja Sherrill for helping us coordinate this fantastic opportunity!
Click here to learn more about all of our Exhibition projects and see more photos from Artists in Action Day!
Photo Credit: The fantastic Halle Krohn (SHHS '22)