Introduction
The personal project is a chance for students to do what they want to do. Sound wonderful, doesn't it?
It is a product of their own initiative and should reflect their experience of the MYP. It provides an excellent opportunity to produce a truly creative piece of work of students' choice, to demonstrate the skills developed in approaches of learning and to show the understanding in areas of global context.
Aims
• engage in personal inquiry on issues that are relevant within a global context
• generate creative new insights and develop deeper understandings through in-depth investigation
• demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to complete a project over an extended period of time
• demonstrate responsible action through, or as a result of, learning
• reflect on the process of learning and take pride in one’s accomplishments.
Current Year 5 students are working hard identifying their topics, goals , global contexts and inquiry questions.
Please look at the last year, 2014 - 2015, projects for examples of students creativity and talent. Students created a variety of interesting products ranging from websites and videos to written products, books, paintings and gadgets.
Topic: Creating an
art piece: Acrylic painting
Goal: My goal is to share my
experiences in the different countries I've been to, through art.
Inquiry question: How to present 5 different countries by
blending landscapes, symbols, and objects in one painting?
Topic: Alternative energy sources
for automobiles.
Goal: To research alternative
energy sources and to invent a different energy source for cars. In order to
make driving cheaper taking into consideration environmental impacts.
Inquiry question(s): What does a 22nd century car look like, need or how will it be special for 22nd century?
Inquiry question(s): What does a 22nd century car look like, need or how will it be special for 22nd century?
Topic: Writing a "choose your own adventure" book
for young readers.
Goal: To write a "choose your own adventure" book
for young readers, to make the illustrations and to print it.
Inquiry question(s): How to organize a book, what makes it appealing to the reader, what are some characteristics to a children’s’ book.
Inquiry question(s): How to organize a book, what makes it appealing to the reader, what are some characteristics to a children’s’ book.
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| The book displayed in the library |
Topic: Workout plan for teens
Goal: To create a workout plan to
develop more muscular strength based on the results of the physical tests I'm
setting up for ISE students
Inquiry question(s): How physically active are the ISE students? Does my workout plan work? Would they like to use my workout plan?
Inquiry question(s): How physically active are the ISE students? Does my workout plan work? Would they like to use my workout plan?
Topic: Baltic States song
Goal: Create lyrics and melody for
a song that informs the listener about the Baltic countries. Learn to play the
song on the guitar.
Inquiry question(s): How to write a song with a catchy melody? How to include facts about the Baltic States in a song?
Inquiry question(s): How to write a song with a catchy melody? How to include facts about the Baltic States in a song?
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| Performing the song |
Topic: Human rights (Feminism)
Goal: To find out do men and women
have the same rights in different countries around the world; how women and men
are treated.
Inquiry question(s): Why, in the 21st century gender inequality still exists? How women and men are treated? What do people in Tallinn feel about gender inequality?
Inquiry question(s): Why, in the 21st century gender inequality still exists? How women and men are treated? What do people in Tallinn feel about gender inequality?
Topic: Operations with calculators
Goal: To explore and to demonstrate
the fundamental principles of today’s computers by building my own simple
adder.
Inquiry question: How does the simplest part of the computer, an adder, work?
Inquiry question: How does the simplest part of the computer, an adder, work?
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| A 4 bit full adder (calculator) which is based on the binary system. The adder shows the basic function of a today’s computer. |
Topic: Creating a website dedicated
for teaching Hebrew.
Goal: To learn how to code using
WordPress and how to teach a language, then design and create a website
dedicated to introducing basic Hebrew and useful phrases, and market the
website.
Inquiry question(s): How to teach a language, as well as how to code and create a website?
Inquiry question(s): How to teach a language, as well as how to code and create a website?
Topic: Exploration of my father's
side family tree and important Estonian people's historic events.
Goal: To study my father’s side family tree and Estonia's people's as
well as my families journey through important events in Estonian history, to
interview family members, write an essay and create a family tree map.
Inquiry question: What are relevant historical events and their effect on my peoples population/the population of my family?
Inquiry question: What are relevant historical events and their effect on my peoples population/the population of my family?
Topic: Human relationships and the
stereotype of Estonians in Tallinn
Goal: To research psychology in
order to learn about how to connect to people to interview/photograph them. Document
all of the interviews on Instagram and my blog. To produce a short film about
the process.
Inquiry question(s): How to connect to people in a short amount of time in order to interview them? Are Estonians as superficial and cold as thought in reality? How to take quality pictures with a cellphone?
Inquiry question(s): How to connect to people in a short amount of time in order to interview them? Are Estonians as superficial and cold as thought in reality? How to take quality pictures with a cellphone?
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