IB PYP INQUIRY HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES THROUGH MEDIA

IB PYP How We Express Ourselves - As our children are inundated with media advertising from every conceivable source, this complete IB PYP unit of inquiry gives them an incredible insight, through the central idea, of how the media impacts our thinking and decision making.

This 90+ page packet is filled with trans-disciplinary, interactive, hands on activities that engage and promote questioning within the children. My 5th graders were thoroughly involved throughout this inquiry. It can of course be adapted for 3rd- 6th grades too. The interactive notebook activities maintain the children's’ attention as they inquire into the central idea through the key concepts of form, perspective and causation.

The lines of inquiry are:

• Form & function of media
• How does the media influence us?
• Influence is an important part of marketing

You will find:

• Prepared posters with a selection of media advertising
• Methods of advertising, including hype, endorsement, call to action etc.
• Interactive notebook activities for literacy
• Geometry lessons integrated with product design and promotion
• Reading and writing activities
• Hands on experiments to demonstrate the design process
• A summative assessment that requires the children to create their own physical product, market it and promote it to a target audience.
• And much more

If you like this complete IB PYP unit of inquiry, you may also be interested in my others which cover each IB theme

• Human Rights & Responsibilities
• Human Migration -Where We Are in Place & Time
• Revolutions Across Time
• The Earth's Structure & Landforms
• Exploring Explorers
• Adaptations of Living Things
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Enjoy!

~ Susan Powers

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