Inquiry:Plastic, not so fantastic

Questioning: thinking about how we ask questions

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack was sent to the market by his mother to sell their last and only possession, a cow. But, along the way, Jack met a stranger who offered to trade it for five “magic beans’. Thrilled at the prospect of owning magic beans, Jack made the deal without hesitation. But his mother was not pleased with the trade and throws the ‘worthless’ beans out of the window.

Overnight, however, the seeds grew into a gigantic beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and ends up at the home of a giant.

Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread.

Saved by the giant’s wife, he escapes taking with him some golden coins. When the money runs out, he climbs the beanstalk again looking for the hen that lays the golden eggs. Jack climbs the beanstalk a third time to steal the magic harp, but the harp calls out to the giant. The giant chases Jack down the beanstalk, as soon as Jack gets to the ground, he chops down the beanstalk.

Your task: Write a list of 10 questions that you can think of after hearing this story.

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1. Why did mother throw the beans out of the window?
2. Why did the wife save Jack?
3. Why did Jack trade the cow for the beans?
4. Why did Jack climb the beanstalk?
5. Why did he steal the harp?
6. Is the story over?
7. How did he know the gold was up there?
8. How does the giants house balance on the beanstalk?
9. Does the giant survive?
10. How did the stranger get the magic beans?

Divergent questioning model

1. Quantity: Involves asking for lists and numbers
2. Change: Think about what could change
3. Predict: Alternatives and consequences of things being different
4. Point of view: Look at a topic in someone else’s shoes
5. Personal involvement: Put yourself in the situation
6. Comparative: Make comparisons between the topic and something else
7. Value: These questions ask for your own judgement or opinion

adjective: divergent

tending to be different or develop in different directions.

"divergent interpretations"

synonyms: differing, varying, different, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, disparate, contrasting,

Divergent questioning model

• Quantity: Involves asking for lists and numbers [your question]
• Change: Think about what could change [your question]
• Predict: Alternatives and consequences of things being different [your question]
• Point of view: Look at a topic in someone else’s shoes [your question]
• Personal involvement: Put yourself in the situation [your question]
• Comparative: Make comparisons between the topic and something else [your question]
• Value: These questions ask for your own judgement or opinion [your question]

Reflection: How did your questions improve?

Write a few sentences to justify or explain the difference in the questions after listening Jack in the Beanstalk, and from listening to One Plastic Bag.

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Move the icons to where you feel your question was for Jack in the Beanstalk and where they are for the divergent questions

How can we make a difference?

Whale population reducing across the world

Less than 1% of international waters are protected. Governments needs to be part of the solution, coming together to protect the oceans

Fishing lines in the ocean could wrap twice around the world. Nets and lines trap fish and sharks, 10s of millions each year

The Whale Sharks breed in a specific place called Darwin Island?

Marine reserves need international cooperation

Questions/thoughts/further learning/what do we needs to educate others about this:

Main point: eg. Whale population reducing across the world

Information- main points

Our Wearable Art piece

Main issue we are showing:

Wearable Art: write words in the circles that will describe the look you want to create and the things you want people to learn about from your art piece

Single-Use Plastics

Think about all the things you will need to do to get your wearable art piece on the catwalk...

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• Design
• Collect materials
• Wash materials
• Cut out…
• Work out what is the best way to attach them
• Write what the piece is about- this will be read out as your model walks down the catwalk
• Write a poem about the issue you are showing as a piece of art

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