The Play Pump
Assessment Package
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Levels 4 & 5
Investigating | Understanding Viewpoints | Social Decision-Making | Conceptual Understanding
The Play Pump is a fantastic invention to address water shortage problems in rural areas of southern Africa.
The Play Pump Assessment Package is a self-contained mini-unit that teachers can use to inspire students and have them think critically about a social sustainability issue. It is a positive and meaningful topic that will engage students and have them investigate an issue in an overseas setting.
Using a variety of supplied short articles and video clips students explore different viewpoints on the PlayPump, decide how sustainable it is, and whether the project should continue.
The tasks can be done with pen and paper as a teacher-led activity, or completed independently online. Students would typically complete the task over several class sessions.
The online resource pack includes the resources, teacher notes, full-colour task sheet, google docs version, and a suggested marking schedule. All documents are editable and customisable for your individual school needs.
CURRICULUM LINKS
This unit is structured to assess social studies skills and understanding:
Investigation & Research Skills
Understanding Viewpoints & Values
Decision Making & Social Action
Conceptual Understanding
The curriculum achievement objectives covered are:
Level 4: Understand how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges
Level 5: Understand how people’s management of resources impacts on environmental and social sustainability
The Play Pump
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You get online access to an exclusive member’s area where you can access or download all of the resources.
For printing copies of the task for students to write on. Students use the link provided in the booklet or the QR codes to access the resources that are hosted on our website.
For printing copies of the task for students to write on. Students use the link provided in the booklet or the QR codes to access the resources that are hosted on our website.
Teachers can copy and share this document to allow students to complete the activity online and/or through Google Classroom
We host the videos and articles on our website, so you will always have them.
A guide with options for marking the social studies skills and the understanding covered in the assignment. An editable version is also supplied so you can customise it for your school.
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The Play Pump assessment package was created in: August 2020
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