Learning Goals
Students will be able to formulate a researchable question about how local housing, food access, school support, or youth services affect daily life and refine it into a focused inquiry.
Students will be able to evaluate and select credible sources on a local social issue by comparing origin, purpose, perspective, and reliability.
Students will be able to gather and organize original data from interviews, notes, or practice conversations about a community issue.
Students will be able to analyze patterns and cause-and-effect relationships between social and political forces and individual experiences.
Students will be able to synthesize evidence from multiple sources into a warranted claim about whose voices are heard and whose are missing in community decision-making.
Students will be able to communicate an evidence-based explanation for a public audience using a research board, discussion, and a recorded audio piece.
Students will be able to give, receive, and apply feedback to revise their inquiry products and presentation choices.
Students will be able to advocate for themselves and others by identifying the impacts of a local issue and proposing a meaningful message for community awareness.
Products
Student Investigation Notebook with Audio Reflection
Students create a research notebook that documents their question, source evaluations, interview notes or practice conversation data, and analysis of how one local issue affects everyday life. The notebook includes a QR-linked 60-second audio reflection that explains the student’s claim, key evidence, and what they learned about whose voices are heard or missing.
Community Issue Gallery Walk Exhibit and Recorded Briefing
Student teams produce a formal gallery-walk exhibit that combines each member’s evidence into a shared claim about how one local social or political force shapes individual experiences. The exhibit includes visuals or charts, a short recorded briefing, and a clear note of conflicting or surprising findings, plus a rationale for the team’s method and conclusion.
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