We've shuffled the order of our Units of Inquiry this year to accommodate for a change in Exhibition theme, so the transdisciplinary theme of Who We Are is up first. This is one of my favourite units of inquiry in Grade 7 because of the abundance of opportunities for learners to apply their acquired knowledge to real-life contexts. (For unit details, click here) We have not one, but TWO! provocations for Who We Are, and both get the learners super jazzed to dive into this inquiry. Provocation one is a field trip downtown to look at food trucks. We take the Seabus over to downtown Vancouver and walk up to the Vancouver Art Gallery, where food trucks populate most street corners. Students have 3 tasks:
Provocation two helps learners begin to unpack our Central Idea, "Personal and cultural values influence consumption choices". Each student is asked to contribute to our community breakfast by bringing a shareable food item. The item can be a traditional breakfast food from their culture of origin, or something they enjoy eating for personal reasons. Students are encourage to be open-minded and risk-takers by trying new foods! At the end of the feast, students are invited to share why they brought the item they brought, and the stories that emerge are insightful glimpses into the factors that influence what we eat. Each year this provocation gets larger and more fascinating as the array of food contributed expands, and other adults in the building pop in to experience our multicultural feast. The sense of community it strengthens makes it one of the highlights of the year.
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