THE BIG IDEA

What is it?

Our planning centres around the 'Big Idea' -  

A Big Idea is: 

An idea that is continuously unpacked

Has a real world context

Allows students to explore concepts more deeply and think critically about the world around them

Promotes higher order thinking

Promotes curiosity

Enables students to apply their skills and demonstrate their understandings in a variety of ways

Is interdisciplinary, incorporating all areas of the curriculum

Our Big Idea for this term is:

We live in a country where all citizens are part of a democratic society

and have a responsibility to contribute to its prosperity

It explores Civics and Citizenship and Personal and Social Capability

within The Victorian Curriculum.

The Driving Questions that will start our investigation into this statement are:

1. What is democracy and how is Australia a democratic country? (Government, laws, rights)

2. How and why are decisions made in a community?

3. How can I contribute positively to my community? (responsibilities, cultures, communities, awareness, relationships)

We have begun to unpack the statement through having conversations about its meaning.

Wonderings that students have will also 'drive' our learning in order to develop deeper understandings of concepts.

As part of this unit, we will explore a range of literature that support the Big Idea.