The Wireless School Debate - Teacher Notes
Theme: Discovery
Grade: 7-9
To the teacher
These short lesson units provided in the lesson index are focused on specific tasks and designed to take between 4-5 hours to complete. The lessons are structured in a WebQuest format.
This lesson was adapted from materials originally designed as a set of three projects in a theme for use in project-based learning mode (referred to below as the "original materials"). The projects in the original materials were designed to take between 5-6 hours each to complete. Links to the original project materials (localised, otherwise unadapted) are provided here for the teacher who wishes to adapt them and use them for a larger scale project.
The workflow of this WebQuest lesson:
Step |
Detail |
Grouping |
Location |
1 |
Teacher introduces the topic | Class | Classroom |
2 |
Teams meet to do identify roles, discuss and plan project | Team | Computer Room (scheduled) |
3 |
Research the issue | Individual | Flexible |
4 |
Discuss the issues from different perspectives | Team | Flexible |
5 |
Prepare the presentation | Team | Flexible |
6 |
Conclusion and exhibition of work | Class | Computer room (scheduled) |
Links to the original materials
Lasting Impressions
Teacher support
Learner support
- Challenge
- Roles and resources
- Newsletter/brochure assessment tool
- Letter assessment tool
- Website assessment tool
The Wireless School Debate
Teacher support
Learner support
Now Avaliable - the Future
Teacher support
Learner support
- Challenge
- Roles
- Research guide
- Storyboard
- Presentation assessment tool
- Flyer assessment tool
- Writing assessment tool
