More Rules, Less Bullies

For this problem based learning activity, we will be addressing standard "1.2.2 Define and give examples of rules and laws in the school and the community and explain the benefits of these rules and laws." In order to learn about this, we will be asking students to get into groups and each group of students will be a principal of a school. Their job is to explain how the rules of that school benefit each student and then further describe how they would deal with a bully. Finalizing their project by explaining how to help the student getting bullied. To introduce the activity, we will show this video of a real-life situation in which a student gets bullied. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rqtxSCV-E Then, the students will get into groups and determine what rules should be put into place, why those rules are important or useful, and how they can help prevent bullying. After the group discusses what they feel is right, each group will have to make a poster with the rules they come up with about bullying. The next step of the project is each group will construct a chatterpix as the principal giving a talk to the students on his or her expectations about the rules of the school, and then present to the class.