PROJECT OVERVIEW page 1



| Project DESIGN: OVERVIEW page 1 |

|Name of Project: #MyBillion |Duration: 1 month |

|Subject/Course: STEAM Daily Enrichment Class |Teacher(s): Mrs. Jones |Grade Level: 3 |

|Other subject areas to be included, if any: Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Engineering, Art |

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|Significant Content |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3 |

|(CCSS and/or others) |Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to |

| |time, sequence, and cause/effect. |

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| |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5 |

| |Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. |

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| |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7 |

| |Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key |

| |events occur). |

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| |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.10 |

| |By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text |

| |complexity band independently and proficiently. |

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| |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1 |

| |Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. |

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| |CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4 |

| |Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace. |

|21st Century Competencies |Collaboration |X |Creativity and Innovation |X |

|(to be taught and assessed) | | | | |

| |Communication |X |Other: | |

| |Critical Thinking |X | | |

|Project Summary |Students are to choose a global challenge they are passionate about and imagine themselves as a super hero figure with the power to resolve the issue. They will create |

|(include student role, issue, problem |an representational model of their superhero. They will research obstacles to solving the problem, as well as people who are currently leading the effort to solve it. |

|or challenge, action taken, and |Students will write a letter to this change-maker, asking advice for skills, resources, and knowledge they should gain in order to become part of the solution to this |

|purpose/beneficiary) |problem. |

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|Driving Question |How can I improve the lives of a billion people? |

|Entry Event |Read the book The Boy Who Changed the World by Andy Andrews - I would cut this book apart and tell the story with a Narrative Input Chart (GLAD Strategy). This way I |

| |could emphasize different parts of the story, and draw more parallels between the different characters through the chart. |

|Products |Individual: representational model of superhero. Students may choose to represent |Specific content and competencies to be assessed: students will create a rubric to |

| |their superhero in any of the following ways: |assess the creativity and critical thinking skills used to develop their |

| |Action Figure |representational models. |

| |Mask | |

| |“Two-Face” – ½ photograph, ½ drawing of self as superhero (kind of like this | |

| |example) | |

| |Team: letter to “change-maker” – someone in the world who is already making a |Specific content and competencies to be assessed: students will create a rubric to |

| |difference in the global challenge each group is studying |assess their research in preparation for writing, as well as the team’s overall |

| | |communication and collaboration. |

| Project DESIGN: OVERVIEW page 2 |

|Public Audience |Students will send their letters to expert “change-makers”, seeking advice for skills, knowledge and resources the students should seek out in order to develop themselves so |

|(Experts, audiences, or product |they can also help to solve this global challenge and improve the lives of a billion people. |

|users students will engage with | |

|during/at end of project) | |

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|Resources Needed |On-site people, facilities: Mrs. Jones’ classroom, library |

| |Equipment: iPads, printer, Chrome Books |

| |Materials: all kinds of crafting and making supplies |

| |Community Resources: Public Library |

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|Reflection Methods |Journal/Learning Log – individual journal for recording research notes |X |Focus Group – all students who are working on same challenge will work together|X |

|(Individual, Team, and/or Whole | | |to research and write letter | |

|Class) | | | | |

| |Whole-Class Discussion – rubric creation, global challenges discussion |X |Fishbowl Discussion | |

| |Survey | |Other: | |

|Notes: |

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|Project Design: student Learning Guide |

|Project: #MyBillion |

|Driving Question: How can I improve the lives of one billion people? |

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|Final Product(s) |Learning Outcomes/Targets |Checkpoints/Formative Assessments |Instructional Strategies for All Learners |

|Presentations, Performances,|content & 21st century competencies |to check for learning and ensure |provided by teacher, other staff, experts; includes |

|Products and/or Services |needed by students to successfully |students are on track |scaffolds, materials, lessons aligned to learning outcomes |

| |complete products | |and formative assessments |

|Individual: Action Figure |Students will use the design process to create a |Graphic Organizer: (see last page of this document) students|Introduction Lesson: Introduce concept of global impact with|

| |representational model of their superhero. |use this to plan their thinking for their superhero and |story The Kid Who Changed the World |

| | |challenge | |

| |Specific requirements will be determined by students in | |Scaffold: Graphic Organizer, work through as a class, one |

| |class-created rubric. |Sketch: on the back of the graphic organizer students sketch|section at a time, teacher model as boy in story would have |

| | |their design plan. Must be colored and include dimensions. |completed the organizer |

| | |Approval required before starting to build. | |

| | | |In previous units, students have learned about design |

| | | |process, materials available, trade-offs in design, safe use|

| | | |of tools, clean up procedures, etc. |

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| | | |Daily observation and conferencing with individual students |

| | | |for support, as needed |

|Team: Letter to Expert |Students will write a letter to an expert in the field they |Daily Research Notes: students will collect notes daily in |In previous units, students have learned about how to |

|“Change-Maker” |are studying, asking for advice on skills, resources and |their journals about the research they have learned. |research on iPads and Chrome Books. |

| |knowledge they should gain to be prepared to make an impact | | |

| |in the world in that way. |Letter Outline: The team will use this graphic organizer to |Scaffolds: Graphic Organizer, peer and teacher feedback on |

| | |organize their plan for writing. |writing process |

| |Specific requirements will be determined by students in | | |

| |class-created rubric. – Students will use CCSS Grade 3 ELA |Letter Drafts: |Daily observation and conferencing with teams for support, |

| |Writing Standards listed above to guide their decisions |Handwritten first draft |as needed |

| |about the rubric. |Revisionary feedback from another peer group and teacher | |

| | |Typed 2nd draft | |

| | |Grammatical feedback from another peer group and teacher | |

| | |Typed, signed final draft in addressed envelope | |

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