LODGERS Magazine Issue 1

INQUIRY: WORLD EXPO
Around the world in 80
minutes…
The senior school students held
their very own World Expo day
on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.
LODGERS MAGAZINE was on the
scene to talk to the students
about their inquiry learning
projects…
Lowan from 6P has been
working on a project about
America. “I chose America as a
country to learn about because
my Dad is American. I have
learnt about the currency,
different sports and the
different foods they eat.”
The students spent weeks
learning about many different
countries of the world. Some
students produced posters while
other students produced digital
media presentations (such as
Powerpoint and Scratch
projects) and some even
created their own interactive
games!
Holly R from 6M has been
working on a project about
Russia. “I learnt that a typical
Russian drink is ‘baked milk’.”
Abbey from Grade 5W said, “In
Spain, basketball is a popular
sport.”
The expo provides the students
with an opportunity to display
and present their work to the
school community.
Taran from Grade 5C said, “We
are doing the expo so we can
learn about different counties
in our world. I am learning
about Austria. They play icehockey
and the currency is
Euros.”,m
The expo ran from 2.00pm to
3.20pm and was held in the
Grade 5 and 6 classrooms. For
80 minutes, the rooms were
packed with interested
students, parents and teachers
wanting to visit the expo from
across the school.
Alex from Grade 6C spent time
learning about Denmark. “I
learnt that in Denmark they
speak a language called Danish.
In Denmark, the people enjoy
playing soccer and handball.”
As an inquiry learning unit, the
World Expo gave our LODGERS
an open-ended opportunity to
explore and learn.
Tevin from Grade 6M said, “I
didn’t know that Lego was
created in Denmark until I
started learning about their
country.”
Alisha from Grade 6P said, “I
am learning about Mexico. I
learnt that they eat tacos
(which actually means 'small
snack'), nachos and burritos.”
Sophia from Grade 5K said, “I
am learning about Belgium. Did
you know that they actually
created French Fries! I didn’t!
In Belgium they speak French,
German and Dutch.”
Lauchie from Grade 5W said, “I
am learning about Austria! Did
you know they created the
croissant?”
Well done to everyone involved!
For more photos and videos of
the World Expo, check out the
Grade 5 and 6 classroom blogs
on the school website.