Interdisciplinary planning approach Scotland’s heroes: This is your story

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HWB: PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Activity and Sport

Research sports people who have been influential in their sporting area.

Analyse and discuss elements of this person’s skill that could impact on their performance.

Explore how their sport’s person has impacted on sport in cultural heritage.

Create presentations to contribute t o the ‘This is your Life’ final presentation

Related experiences and outcomes HWB 3-24a,

HWB 4-26a

TECHNOLOGIES

Extend understanding of technological development in the past by considering modern developments in either the mobile phone or

Television such as LCD, satellite, car/ electric cars etc.

Consider and predict what technology will be like and how it will impact on their lives by 2020.

Decide on suitable criteria for defin ing ‘important’ inventors or entrepreneurs.

Create presentations to contribute to the ‘This is your Life’ final presentations.

Related experiences and outcomes TCH 3-01a

Interdisciplinary planning approach

Scotland’s heroes: This is your story

Third and fourth level

EXPRESSIVE ARTS: MUSIC

Explore the work of a famous musician(s) from history.

Decide on the criteria for defining what makes this musician ‘important’.

Develop a ‘This is your Life’ presentation on their favourite music artists/groups.

Related experiences and outcomes EXA 3-19a

This interdisciplinary approach shows some possible learning opportunities which link to the experience and outcome codes shown. These are ideas for starting points , though, and could be amended with other links depending on your context.

In this example we have highlighted a lead curriculum area, however, to suit needs and interests a different curriculum area could easily be used.

LEAD CURRIULUM AREA - SOCIAL STUDIES LITERACY (ACROSS THE CURRICULUM)

People, Past Events and Societies

Decide on the criteria for defining what makes a figure from the past ‘important’.

Select ideas and relevant information from a variety of sources, textbooks, newspapers, websites etc.

Explain why their heroes have been important to the development Organise their information into notes that of the Scottish Nation through discussion and by creating a storyboard. support the shared criteria.

Develop a ‘This is your story’ presentation

Explore some historical figures from the past and gather evidence about why they are important by using a variety of sources, textbooks, newspapers, websites etc. about their chosen figure ensuring they consider their audience.

Analyse notes and present their finding in a relevant form to share at the ‘This is your Life’ final presentation.

Related experiences and outcomes SOC 3- 01a/4-06a, SOC 3-02a

Share their ideas with their peers and comment on others work relating it to the shared criteria.

Related experiences and outcomes LIT 3-

06a/4-06a

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