Explore


 * This phase of the 5 E's provides students with a common base of experiences. They identify and develop concepts, processes, and skills. During this phase, students actively explore their environment or manipulate materials. **

Specific to Level 4, during this phase the teacher will:


 * introduce new perspectives
 * challenge misconceptions
 * encourage students to use the right tools and strategies to document their information
 * teach students to evaluate the quality of the information they find

For more information relating to the 5 E's model see Enhancing Education and for a deeper understanding of the Explore phase see the [|DEECD] website.

__**Learning Objectives: **__ Students will be able to create new perspectives related to reduce, reuse and recycle through investigation and collaborating their information. Students will also document and reflect on their research by creating an interactive poster.

This lesson meets the requirements of Victorian Essential Learning Standards, particularly Interpersonal Development. "At Level 4, students work effectively in different teams... Students accept responsibility for their role and tasks... They provide feedback to others and evaluate their own and the other team's performance." To view the link to VELS Level 4 (Grade 5 & 6) please click here......

__**Lesson: **__ During this lesson students will work together to research and create new perspectives related to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Students will start the lesson by researching in 3 different groups to build understanding about areas of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle before coming together at the end to share what each group has discovered. During their sharing each team will be require to reflect individually on their performance and then as a team, the effectiveness of their ability to accept responsibility when working as a team.

Each group will be given a focus and a Primarypad wall to collaborate onto. The topics and the wall are linked below:

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** How much can we reuse within our houses? **

** How are things recycled? ** **Primarypad** is a great resource that allows students to contribute what they are finding while they research onto a group wall in real world time. Together they can edit what they are finding and collaborate by talking about what they are finding. This whole process encourages creativity in research and the motivation to continue with what they can learn. Possible websites for students to visit: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">There are many more websites out there, you just need to look. Remember to think outside the square if your looking for intersting facts. Think of items that can be reduced, reused or recycled and find facts about that process or material.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Following the class discussion about each groups Primarypad students will be given the opportunity to create a poster using Glogster. Here students will be able to document their learning by creating their own posters showcasing the information they found.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Glogster** is a resource where students can produce a poster that can come to life. Students can start with a basic poster; text and pictures and then enhance their poster by adding audio and videos.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Once students have gathered their information they need to organise it onto a Glogster poster. The poster needs to contain (refer to example):
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Title //
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Students own definition of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle //
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3 interesting facts voice recorded //
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A picture that represents Reduce, Reuse, Recycle //
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Video that supports students understanding //
 * //<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A graphic that compliments design //

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