Challenge 20/20: Twenty Global Problems
I am very much interested to sign up for the 20/20 Challenge and would like to work on integrating the global problem on "Maritime Safety and Pollution". This is perfect for our Sharing the Planet: Waste Not, Want Not unit in 4th grade. Its transdisciplinary theme is an inquiry into the rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution. The goal is for students to understand that communities have the responsibility to manage finite resources to positively impact our quality of life. We will be learning about how we pollute our planet and how much this has affected other living things causing too much damage to the planet and extinction to some animal species. Considering that this prevailing problem doesn't only happen in Mexico, it will be a great learning experience to hear from students and teachers from other countries what pollution has done to their country as well and come up with a solution together.
I am very much interested to sign up for the 20/20 Challenge and would like to work on integrating the global problem on "Maritime Safety and Pollution". This is perfect for our Sharing the Planet: Waste Not, Want Not unit in 4th grade. Its transdisciplinary theme is an inquiry into the rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution. The goal is for students to understand that communities have the responsibility to manage finite resources to positively impact our quality of life. We will be learning about how we pollute our planet and how much this has affected other living things causing too much damage to the planet and extinction to some animal species. Considering that this prevailing problem doesn't only happen in Mexico, it will be a great learning experience to hear from students and teachers from other countries what pollution has done to their country as well and come up with a solution together.
Collaborating with other students will develop higher level thinking skills as each group will learn from each other. It will also develop oral communication and positive social interaction as they learn to work well together. It will also promote good relationships between races and openness to diversity as both teams come up with alternative problem solutions, resembling a real life social or even employment situations.
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