Miss Pellegrino's Inquiry Based Learning Project
Inquiry Based Problem By Katie Soyka, Kate Pellegrino, and Annie Bruggenschmidt
UNIT: Immigration in an American Community
Persistent Question: Why is immigration such an important issue in our society?
Central Question: How does immigration affect a community?
Introduction: Immigration is an important issue today because it affects many aspects of a community. Both presidential candidates are very focused on this issue because they know how big of an impact it has on the population.
Grabber:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/us/immigration-overview/index.html
(Immigration in 75 seconds, CNN)
Culminating Activity:
Students will be placed into groups of three, and given a poster board, markers, glue, and any other materials they could possibly need to get their point across most effectively. Each group will be an aspect that makes up a community and is somehow affected by immigration. The students will then use the online resources provided through the school’s database in order to research the area of concentration, and analyze their results. They will then come to a conclusion on whether or not immigration has a positive effect on their aspect, and finally, present what they learned to the class.
Possible Aspects of a Community to Research:
Economy
Social Classes
Diversity within community
Learning environment within a classroom
Jobs/Wages
Housing
Communication/Language Barriers
Religious Affiliations
Transportation
Rubric:
Presentation | Point Value |
Poster Quality/Appearance | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
3-5 mins | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Each group member must present | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Eye contact and clear speaking | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Content | |
Accuracy/Quality of information | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Relevance to aspect | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Final conclusion consistent with evidence | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Works Cited | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Total Points Earned: | /80 |