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How to get world peace

2D text outlines the task.
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The viewer can choose which story to follow
by clickingon the interactive links.
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Activity Background

View Project		Teacher and School

	Click here to go to the project		Rachelle Meuse, Caulfield Junior College, Victoria, Australia.
View Kahootz Xpression		View Kahootz Movie

	Author : Ryan Download Kahootz Xpression To download and view a Kahootz Xpression, you must have Kahootz Software or Demo Version.		Quicktime Movie (431 KB) A section taken from the featured Xpression.
Key Learning Areas		Theme

	Society and Environment, ICT		Civics and Citizenship / Peace Keeping
Year Level		Student Age

	Year 5/6		10-12 years
Ability Level		Class Size

	Mixed		21 students
Computer Access		Duration

	ICT room of 8 computers, students working in pairs. Also 1 hour weekly in computer lab.		3 weeks, 2 - 45 minute sessions each week

Rationale

After discussing Peace Education in class along with world leaders/UN, the students were given the theme of world peace and to create an expression that chose 1 leader and how they could deal with the issue.

While Kahootz is used to create the Xpression, many class discussions occurred as well as other class activities.

Student Tasks

An activity sheet was provided with the following criteria:

Choose a world leader.

Choose an appropriate 'world'.

Create a situation which shows how that leader decided to achieve world peace.

Animate and swatch the objects included to fit in with your situation.

Get imaginative with the objects to create what you need.

Include speech through notepad.

Discover the result of your actions.
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Aan overhead view of the scene,
using the 3D arrow as a link back to the start.
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Involvement for Xpression Participant

	Compare how other students are creating new objects by swatching and sizing the original objects.

	Compare different solutions in achieving world peace.

Learning Outcomes for Student Creator

	Experimentation with animation, swatching and notepad in Kahootz.
	Knowledge of world leaders and political situations.
	Thinking skills for solving global issues.

Collaborative Potential

	Students can share their solutions when all complete.
	Teacher can upload the class Xpression to a Kahootz Project Space and have students and teachers see the work completed..