"Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society." ― I. M. Pei
Program overview
Program inquiry question:
What features have stayed the same and changed in my community?
In this stimulating full day incursion, students explore images, video and the surrounding area to find evidence of change that has occurred to a specific aspect of their local environment. The day is tailored to the unique context of your suburb in order that the students can access content in a way that is meaningful to them.
We begin the day by exploring the area's local history and looking at the way in which it has changed since the time before European settlement. Students are introduced to the concepts of continuity and change and consider the effects of this change on their local area and the people who live or have lived there.
Video and images are examined to look at ways in which the city and their local area have stayed the same or changed over time, before we head out to look for specific examples of change in the area around school (e.g. housing, roads). iPads are used to take photos of these for use in their later multimodal presentation.
Students then participate in a highly scaffolded writing activity where colour coded cards are physically manipulated to create complex sentences that compare the old with the new. Once students are confident with the sentence structure, they write a script independently using the cards as their word bank.
The day concludes with students working in pairs to produce a digital presentation of their script. These are provided to teachers for later celebration of the day and to inform assessment of the unit.
Curriculum links
Risk Assessment - Year 3 - the times they are a changing
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