Whats the best field trip you've ever been on? Learning is most fun when we see how it connects to the world beyond school. How cool would it be if YOU had a say in where our class went on a field trip?
Phase I: PREPARE
1. Choose Groups: Carefully choose your group to work with. All groups must have 2 or 3 students. Before you begin the project, view the Leadership Self-Assessment and share which quality you find the most challenging. Brainstorm ways you can hold each other accountable to be great group members. At the end of this project, you will complete an individual Leadership Self-Assessment about your personal contributions to the group.
2. Create Shared Folder: Have one person create a folder in your Google Drive that is titled "Gr6 Unit1 PBL - your names". Share the folder with everyone in your group and have them add the folder to their drive. Also share this folder with Ms. Townsend: [email protected]. All documents you create for your project should be saved in this folder!
2. Create Shared Folder: Have one person create a folder in your Google Drive that is titled "Gr6 Unit1 PBL - your names". Share the folder with everyone in your group and have them add the folder to their drive. Also share this folder with Ms. Townsend: [email protected]. All documents you create for your project should be saved in this folder!
Phase II: PLAN
3. Plan and Design: "Make a Copy" of this Planning Sheet to keep in your Gr6 Unit 1 PBL folder on Google Drive. Carefully plan your field trip by following the instructions on the planning sheet.
4. Teacher Conferences: Throughout the planning sheet, you will notice the phrase "Teacher Initials", which is a STOPPING POINT for you to check in with Ms. Townsend. Do not interrupt a small group, but you can check in with Ms. Townsend any other time during Math Workshop. If Ms. Townsend is working with a small group when you are ready to conference, take a break from the PBL to work on something else until she is available. Do not move on to the next part until you have met with Ms. Townsend.
4. Teacher Conferences: Throughout the planning sheet, you will notice the phrase "Teacher Initials", which is a STOPPING POINT for you to check in with Ms. Townsend. Do not interrupt a small group, but you can check in with Ms. Townsend any other time during Math Workshop. If Ms. Townsend is working with a small group when you are ready to conference, take a break from the PBL to work on something else until she is available. Do not move on to the next part until you have met with Ms. Townsend.
Phase III: CREATE
5. Create Field Trip Proposal: Create a presentation that sells your field trip idea to the fifth grade teachers. You can choose the presentation tool (Google Slides, Video, etc.) but make sure it meets the following criteria:
6. Wow Factor: After completing all requirements, what else can you do for your WOW factor?
Ideas (NOT REQUIREMENTS):
- Show your PASSION and EXCITEMENT for the possibility of going on your field trip!
- Explain how this field trip meets at least one science or social studies standard. What will we learn about on the trip?
- Present the expense report for the trip. Explain which math concepts helped you figure out the cost of each item. Be specific with math examples, talk about challenges or mistakes you made along the way, and explain what math concepts you learned.
- Show the itinerary for this trip. How did you decide the amount of time we need for each part of the trip?
- Be persuasive! Why should we go on the field trip you planned?
6. Wow Factor: After completing all requirements, what else can you do for your WOW factor?
Ideas (NOT REQUIREMENTS):
- Interview other fifth graders who would like to go on your field trip. Add quotes of what they say to your presentation (with their permission).
- Look at the 5th or 6th grade ELA or MATH standards (Ms. Townsend can provide you with these). How can your field trip meet other standards? Add it to your presentation.
- Create a tutorial teaching other students how to add, subtract, multiply, or divide decimals.
- What ELSE can you do to go above and beyond?
Phase IV: REFLECT
7. Group Project Self-Assessment: The Group Project Self-Assessment is at the end of your Planning Sheet. You and your group members will fill this out TOGETHER. Please use complete sentences to evaluate your work. Be specific about your work. Show how many points you deserve for each category, then calculate the score you think you deserve.
8. Leadership Self-Assessment: "Make a Copy" of this Leadership Self-Assessment for each member of your group and save them in your PBL folder for this unit. It will be completed INDEPENDENTLY. Please be honest and provide quality self-reflection. The purpose of this is self-improvement.
8. Leadership Self-Assessment: "Make a Copy" of this Leadership Self-Assessment for each member of your group and save them in your PBL folder for this unit. It will be completed INDEPENDENTLY. Please be honest and provide quality self-reflection. The purpose of this is self-improvement.