Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Students decide on a plan of protest to change something that is unfair in their society.
Objective: Students will gain an appreciation of the skills necessary to plan any major event requiring the coordination of large numbers of people.
Activity: Teacher will ask class to share ideas to improve their home-town. Teacher will let class vote on the most viable changes they wish to see brought to fruition. Teacher will tell the students that the local government will not support their desired changes and instruct students to plan a protest. Class will be divided into groups to work out the logistics of their action. Plan should include route(s), transportation, time and instructions for participants.
