Destination Imagination - It's All News to Me

Date: February 18, 2010
Teacher: Mr. Schali
Ms. Scarborough
Subject: Destination Imagination
6th – It’s All News to Me

Standards:
Apply critical thinking skills to analyze information1. Use the problem-solving process to refine understanding by:
a. analyzing problems and solutions within various texts and situations;
b. utilizing the problem-solving process within various contexts and situations; and
c. constructing essays and presentations that respond to a given problem by proposing a solution that includes relevant details

What we will learn (objectives):
Students will demonstrate problem solving skills by presenting a relevant solution to a given problem.

What we will read or study (content):
Team Copy Destination Imagination: It’s All News to Me

How we will study it (process):
Check in with students about field trip on Saturday.

Students will be put in teams based on who is going to field trip.

Students will build a tower with the supplies provided. The tower must stand on its own, and then be flipped over and be able to stand for at least 5 seconds. The team must come up with a story regarding why the tower should be flipped.

Students will then self-select teams and work on “It’s All News to Me.” Students will have 4 minutes to plan 5 false news stories and 2 minutes to perform..

How we will know we learned something (product):
Towers and Performances

Who will score/grade what?:
Both GATE teachers will score the performance, using the scoring guide on the Team Copy. This will also be written on the board.

How will we differentiate content/process/product (if applicable):
Content: Destination Imagination Instant Challenges

Process: Team work, following the instant challenge requirements

Product: Tower and Performance



What will we do at our next meeting? Due to time, one team did not get to perform.