Roberts Elementary IBPYP 5Th Grade Exhibition

Roberts Elementary IBPYP 5th Grade Exhibition

Description of 2012 Exhibition

As a culmination of their experience at Roberts, our 5th graders embark on the extended inquiry of Exhibition during the fall semester. This is a chance for our students to dive deeply into a real-life global issue and then take action locally.

We began the unit with a field trip to the Houston Food Bank, where we took local action on a global problem as a class service project. Following our experience, each class discussed what it means to Share the Planet, the Transdisciplinary theme. This led the students to the development of their central idea, “Inequalities can be solved through tolerance and conflict resolution.” The issues the students chose to inquire about ranged from bullying to racism to deforestation (see attached topic list). Each project was as individual as the children themselves.

Throughout the process the students worked individually, or in small groups, to plan, research, take action, and create a presentation based on their inquiry. Their final presentations included written work and a variety of visual presentations, including student-made movies, PowerPoint presentations, tri-fold boards, art pieces, and theatrical performances. The students presented their work to the members of the school learning community and beyond during an evening and school day presentations.

This year, we were excited to once again have University of Houston College of Education students volunteering to mentor our students. Mentors met with each group 45 minutes twice weekly over 6 weeks. During these meetings, mentors helped to motivate the students, provide them with a “sounding board” for ideas, locate additional resources, revise and edit the students’ notes, and support the students as they applied their new knowledge to their own presentations.

Throughout the Exhibition process, each student and mentor recorded the process and their learning in a journal. Student journals contained planning calendars, expectations, essential agreements, brainstorming, and action plans. Progress checks, rubrics, assessments, and reflections were also an important part of the journal.

Structures in Place to Ensure Coordination of the Exhibition

Each year the 5th grade team, along with the IBPYP Coordinator, meets in early September to finalize plans for the year’s Exhibition. During this meeting the calendar of Exhibition activities is revised along with making any updates to the student Exhibition journal. During the 12 weeks students spend on Exhibition, the Coordinator works very closely with the 5th grade team, meeting weekly to discuss student progress and problem solve any issues. The Coordinator also creates and distributes all promotional information about the Exhibition, including invitations and schedules, to parents and the school community.

Description of How Students and Mentors are Briefed

To kickoff the unit, the IBPYP Coordinator meets with all of the students to share the previous class’ Exhibition video and describe the journey they are about to undertake. At this meeting, the coordinator and teachers explain expectations and answer all questions. As students work on their projects, their classroom teacher acts as a facilitator, providing reminders and guidance. Throughout the semester, the IBPYP Coordinator also informally meets with student groups to check on progress.

In conjunction with the College of Education, the Coordinator secures and schedules needed mentors for the semester. During their first visit, the coordinator meets with the mentors, giving them a tour of the campus, explaining the expectations and roles during Exhibition. The calendar of activities and documentation forms are also reviewed.

Process for Assessment

At predetermined times throughout the project, formative assessments are completed to determine student progress. After collecting the majority of their research, students complete a written progress check, sharing information about their topic and their three big questions. Along the way, students are provided checklists and rubrics for evaluating their notefacts and sources. Upon completing their research, students compose 10 Frequently Asked Questions with answers to share the knowledge they have gained. Once they have determined how they will take action on their issue, students complete a written Exhibition Action Update, describing significant facts about their issue and why they chose to take this action. Before beginning each portion of the process, students are provided rubrics on how their presentations and action will be assessed. Following the completion of their final presentation, students complete reflections and self-assessments about their work during Exhibition. Exhibition Timeline 2012

Week 1  Field trip to Food Bank October 1-5  Introduction to Exhibition  Review transdiciplinary theme for this year’s Exhibition  Develop central idea and lines of inquiry as a group  Brainstorm and select issues for Exhibition  Establish groups  Read, discuss, and sign Exhibition contract  Train mentors Week 2  Review Exhibition guidelines October 8-12  Announce issues  Create essential agreements  Select focus for learner profile, attitudes, transdisciplinary skills, key concepts  Begin Research phase  Set research goals  Complete concept map  Develop inquiry questions  Assign mentors  Meet with mentors for 1st time Week 3  Conduct Research October 15-19  Meet with mentors Week 4  Conduct Research October 22-26  Meet with mentors Week 5  Wrap up Research phase October 29-  Categorize notefacts November 2  Additional research, as needed  Meet with mentors Week 6  Evaluate research goals November 5-9  Categorize notefacts  Additional research, if needed  Exhibition Progress Check  Introduce Action  Meet with mentors Week 7  Begin working on visual presentation phase November 12-16  Meet with mentors Week 8  Continue working on visual presentation November 19-20 Week 9  Continue working on Visual presentation November 26-30  Wrap up Action phase  Exhibition Action Update  Begin oral presentation phase Week 10  Complete presentation phase December 3-7 Week 11  Present in classrooms for feedback December 10-14  Fine tune presentations Week 12  Dress rehearsals December 17-21  Exhibition evening – December 18  Exhibition day – December 19 Exhibition Week  Reflections and evaluations Working with Your Mentor

Visit 1 M/W Oct 8/10: Announce topics and groups/goal setting  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Get to know your mentor-what do they know about your topic?  Concept map  Write questions in the key concept categories.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 2 Th/F Oct 11/12: Research  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them  Explain how to take notefacts/What is a notefact?  Show your mentor your Exhibition goals (how many notefacts, glossary entries, etc.)  Show your mentor the Exhibition calendar.  Explain plagiarism and help students avoid it.  Review/add to concept map  Review/add to questions (these are to guide your research).  Focus only on researching, not on the product, presentation, or action.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 3 M/W Oct 15/17: Research  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?)  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting  Use laptops/ipads for research. Link the websites you like to your wiki/Google docs account. All printing must be approved by your teacher.  Help students continue in their research. If they feel stuck because they continue finding the same information, use their questions list (page 15) to search new directions.  Continue keeping an eye out for plagiarism  Focus only on researching, not on the product, presentation, or action  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 4 Th/F Oct 18/19 (19th is half day): Research  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Use laptops/ipads for research. Link the websites you like to your wiki/Google docs account. All printing must be approved by your teacher.  Help students continue in their research. If they feel stuck because they continue finding the same information, use their questions list (page 15) to search new directions.  Continue keeping an eye out for plagiarism.  Focus only on researching, not on the product, presentation, or action.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 5 M/W Oct 22/24 (24th is half day): Research  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Use laptops/ipads for research. Link the websites you like to your wiki/Google docs account. All printing must be approved by your teacher.  Help students continue in their research. If they feel stuck because they continue finding the same information, use their questions list (page 15) to search new directions.  Continue keeping an eye out for plagiarism.  Focus only on researching, not on the product, presentation, or action.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 6 Th/F Oct 25/26: Research  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Use laptops/ipads for research. Link the websites you like to your wiki/Google docs account. All printing must be approved by your teacher.  Help students continue in their research. If they feel stuck because they continue finding the same information, use their questions list (page 15) to search new directions.  Continue keeping an eye out for plagiarism.  Focus only on researching, not on the product, presentation, or action.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 7 M/W Oct 29/Nov 1: Research/Organize/fill in research gaps  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Organize notefacts: Look through the notefacts and questions on p. 15 to name categories that your notefacts can be sorted into.  Categories must be approved by Mrs. Audi before students begin sorting notefacts.  Help students to cut out their notefacts and sort them into the named categories. Each GROUP will have one set of notefacts cut up and organized. The other students in the group may keep their notefacts in their spiral journal.  Use colored envelopes to help you sort notefacts. You will glue them to construction paper later.  If time permits, help students decide what categories of their research need more notefacts. All notefacts and categories are due Wednesday, November 7.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 8 W/F Oct 31/Nov 2 (31st is field day): Research complete/Organize/fill in research gaps  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Organize notefacts: Look through the notefacts and questions on p. 15 to name categories that your notefacts can be sorted into.  Categories must be approved by Mrs. Audi before students begin sorting notefacts.  Help students to cut out their notefacts and sort them into the named categories. Each GROUP will have one set of notefacts cut up and organized. The other students in the group may keep their notefacts in their spiral journal.  Use colored envelopes to help you sort notefacts. You will glue them to construction paper later.  If time permits, help students decide what categories of their research need more notefacts. All notefacts and categories are due Wednesday, November 7.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 9 M/W Nov 5/7: Organize/fill in research gaps  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Tell your mentor how many notefacts, glossary entries, and resources you have (how close are you to your goal?).  Show your mentor the new notefacts and resources you have since your last meeting.  Organize notefacts: Look through the notefacts and questions on p. 15 to name categories that your notefacts can be sorted into.  Categories must be approved by Mrs. Audi before students begin sorting notefacts.  Help students to cut out their notefacts and sort them into the named categories. Each GROUP will have one set of notefacts cut up and organized. The other students in the group may keep their notefacts in their spiral journal.  Use colored envelopes to help you sort notefacts. You will glue them to construction paper later.  If time permits, help students decide what categories of their research need more notefacts. All notefacts and categories are due Wednesday, November 7.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 10 Th/F Nov 8/9: Goal Evaluation/fill in research gaps  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Show your mentors your graded notefacts, glossary entries, and bibliography pages.  Step 5 (of IIM): Evaluate your Research Goals. Complete “My Future IIM Goals.” Write about what you could do better if you did Exhibition again.  Make any needed changes to the graded work.  Look over the Action pages from Ms. Walton. Use these to help your group plan their action.  If time permits, start planning your product. Products must be approved by your teacher before you start planning.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 11 M/W Nov 12/14 (14th is half day): Visual  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Review the guidelines for products and choices for products.  Complete the product planning page in your spiral.  Draw a diagram of what your visual will look like. Your teacher needs to approve this before you begin work on your product.  Begin working on your visual.  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section.

Visit 12 Th/F Nov 15/16: Visual  Read items on this week’s agenda and check them off as you complete them.  Review the guidelines for products and choices for products.  Work on your visual.  Reflect on how your mentor helped you.  Thank them for their hard work.  Get their email address, and invite them to Exhibition (Evening presentation: Tuesday, December 18; Day presentation: Wednesday, December 19).  Mentors should complete the “Mentor and Team Meeting Notes” sheet. Pay special attention to the goals/steps to complete before the next meeting section. Table Topic Action Learning 1 Animal Poaching We created two pledges. One was for We learned that poaching was defined as the Roberts’ students to sign saying that they illegal killing of animals which means that it is would never poach and the other was for happening in the United States of America and hunters to sign reaffirming that they would not just in Africa like we originally thought! We not poach by hunting out of season. We thought this was a unique topic to focus on for also informed people that poaching is the exhibition because we do not think many people illegal killing of animals and not just killing realize that hunting out of season, deaths that animals in Africa to collect the ivory, bones, result from dog fighting, or deaths that result from fur, etc. animal abuse are really considered poaching. 2 Hunger and Homelessness We mailed a letter to President Obama We think that we really learned how to be telling him how homelessness affects organized and set up things. Also, I think this hunger and that we think there should be a really is the first time the Independent national donation day. Investigation Method (IIM) was enforced for our group. 3 Slavery/Human trafficking I sent emails to the Governors of California I have learned that you need to use your time and Texas to inform them about human wisely. You can't fool around because you trafficking and asked them to help stop it probably don't realize how little time you have. from happening. 4 Kidnapping Our action plan was an Information Fair. We We learned that you have to use cooperation to informed and educated three classes about get your work done and that it takes a lot of time, "How To Stay Safe At Home." effort, and teamwork. 5 Child Soldiers We created red handprints out of paint with We learned how cruel and unfair it is that our kindergarten buddies. We also asked innocent children are being abducted from their the other 5th grade classes to do the same homes and schools and are forced to do many and sent home a flyer in the Tuesday Folder terrible things. We are very fortunate that our informing parents about the Red Hand government does not allow child soldiers. Campaign. We took part in the Red Hand Campaign by first making the red handprints. Once they dried, each person wrote a letter in their own handprint explaining why they thought only adults should be in armies. Once this was finished, we collected all the handprints and mailed them to the UN Representative from Nigeria who resides in NYC to ask him to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 6 Bullying We created an anti-bullying pledge. We We learned a lot about bullying, victims, and went to classrooms to have students sign it. upstanders. We also learned how to work as a team. 7 Demands for Oil We sent a presentation to High School We have learned that with the right actions and Teachers in hope that the 15 &16 years olds the right choices anyone can make a difference will learn to conserve oil and drive less. We received responses from 5 teachers. 8 Slavery We sent a letter to the President asking him We have learned a lot about slavery and how to to convince others to stop slavery in other cooperate with each other. countries. We performed a skit for 3 classes about slavery. Table Topic Action Learning 9 Animal Abuse We looked on the SPCA website to see We really need to pay attention to deadlines and what types of items they needed for the plan accordingly, otherwise it is hard to finish animals. We then held a supply drive at everything on time! Roberts asking for those items. We collected the items and brought them to the local SPCA. Over all we were able to donate food, toys, newspapers, and other animal supplies. 10 Pollution We had a recycling drive at the cafeteria. We learned about... There were sections of things, such as Preventing pollution: Don't use disposable things. things you didn't eat/touch, compost, trash, Turn off lights at all times except when needed, and other. We put them all in the schools recycle instead of throwing stuff away. recycling dumpster. Different types of pollution: Air, Land, Water, and Nuclear Pollution. How many people die and how bad it is: About 200,000 to 500,000 die each year. 11 Unemployment & the We created a video about jobs and We've learned that big problems can be solved Economy unemployment to send to high schools. We by just 2 regular people like us. We now know did it because we know that teenagers who that if we can spread the word and convince are juniors and seniors are going to try to people to do what we did, everybody can make a find a job to help with college tuition. big difference. 12 Secondhand Smoke We made a video game about Secondhand We learned that kids don't have a choice to Smoke to get our message about breathe the air they breathe when their parents Secondhand Smoke out to the world starting smoke. with Roberts. Our game is posted at nosmoking.pbworks.com. 13 Unemployment We are going to send a letter to President We enjoy trying to help people. Obama to ask him to offer incentives for businesses to hire more workers. 14 Kidnapping Our action was showing a video that we What we have experienced is that you should created to different classes. We did this to always work as a team and that in order to do teach kids what to do in a situation when that we should always cooperate with each other. you are about to be kidnapped. 15 Kidnapping Our action was to have everyone in the We learned that to succeed in Exhibition, you school make a family safety code. We need to cooperate with your team members. You spread the word by sending a flyer home in also need to be respectful to your teammates so the Tuesday Folder and by teaching Mrs. they want to work. Whitehouse's 4th grade class and Mrs. Dao's 2nd grade class. 16 Animal Poaching We put on a slideshow at lunch and we We learned tons about our topic and we had a lot presented to Mrs. O'Reilly's class. We went of fun, even though it was very hard! door to door with a flyer around our neighborhood, informed people about poaching and asked them to sign a pledge saying they would try to avoid buying items from a poached animal. 17 Educational Inequality We made a video to raise awareness about Working together is a lot of fun and being part of our topic and showed it to 3rd, 4th, and 5th a group is about cooperation and collaboration. graders at Roberts. We also thought that learning about our topic was interesting. Table Topic Action Learning 18 Cancer We made Get Well Cards for children with We learned that you have to know what to do in Cancer and made announcements asking order to get it done. the other classes at Roberts to make them too. We made and collected over 100 cards and delivered the cards to the Texas Children's Cancer Hospital. 19 Lung Cancer Our Action was to pass out flyers to our We learned that we can change some of the neighborhood and we have passed out 100 problems. flyers so far. Most of the people said they're going to give the flyer to their son or their father. 20 Bullying On December 7, our group handed out I learned that more than one thousand kids are pledges to classes for them to sign. We had bullied a day.-Kristen Tangsriwong 9 classes make pledges not to bully. I learned that bullying was not always used as a bad term. It used to be used as a good term.- Josh Salinas 21 War Refugees We contacted the YMCA International and While America has the least war refugees, it is a set up a clothing drive. We had two country that many refugees come to for safe locations so that we could collect a lot of haven. clothes- Roberts and a church. We arranged for the YMCA International to pick the clothes up from Erich's house and they will then distribute the clothing to war refugees in Houston. 22 Education Inequality We tutored 3 first graders from Mrs. Allison's We have learned useful research skills and class. We did this after school from3:15 cooperation skills. But most of all we have -4:15 on the last week of November. We learned about being enthusiastic and helped them with their math, spelling, and cooperative. Through our action we noticed that reading homework. some teachers completely supported us while others were negative about it. We learned to act enthusiastically and to be supportive to each other and to others when they have ideas which helped us collaborate and become a better group. 23 Bullying We held a bullying awareness day that we We learned that 25% of bullies have a criminal called "Bullying Makes Me Blue". We made record by the age of 30. We also learned that announcements asking everyone to wear partners need to help each other out, no matter blue on December 7th to show support and what. They have to talk to each other and tell help raise awareness. Our goal was to them what they need. show bullies how many people would wear blue so that we could block out bullying! Over 75% of the entire school wore blue- 569 kids total! 24 Deforestation We wrote and produced a puppet show We have learned to cooperate and stay on task. about deforestation. We performed our show for Ms. Dao's and Mrs.Servos' classes. Table Topic Action Learning 25 Civil Rights We went to Lamar High to teach them about I learned that it's nice to work in a group and, modern day civil rights issues. We chose to really, it's not that hard to cooperate with anyone. go talk to high school seniors because our research shows that affirmative action today usually happens in college and we wanted to help prepare them for issues that they might face when applying to college or trying to get scholarships. 26 Animal Poaching We went to Hermann Park and set up a I realized how bad poaching is, and how it's booth to educate passersby about animal faster to do things with a partner, instead of by poaching and to get 96 people to sign our yourself. petition to raise poaching fines by about -William Hassett 20% that we are going to send to the U.S. government (all people who signed the I realized that exhibition is really fun, and I really document were 18 or older). We made sure enjoyed it. that all questions were answered about -Andrew Brooks poaching, and made sure they had a firm knowledge about poaching. 27 Pollution We went to Hermann Park to pick up trash We learned that when people pollute it affects the on December 8th and sent out a flyer in the earth and causes global warming which causes Tuesday folder beforehand to ask others to the earth to warm up. join us! 28 Child Soldiers In America, we have soldiers who protect We had fun learning about child soldiers as a us, so children do not have to. We wanted to committed team; our work helped us make new do something to thank our soldiers for friends. fighting for us. Many soldiers will not be back for Christmas, so we decided to make the soldiers Christmas cards. We made announcements and asked everybody to make cards. We collected about 50 cards and are going to send them to the soldiers through the Red Cross. 29 Homelessness We had a blanket drive and collected Being homeless is a harder experience to have blankets at Roberts to send to a local than we really think. People think you can just go homeless shelter. We did this so the shelter to a homeless shelter for protection, but really, could give the blankets out as Christmas you might be on the waiting list for over a year presents. and still not get into a homeless shelter. 30 Effects of Secondhand Smoke We interviewed two adults who smoked and It is interesting learning about the facts and on Kids who quit smoking. We asked questions like, history of smoking because we both have family "How did you start smoking?" We are using members that smoke or that quit smoking. Since this information to help educate others about learning about it, we could tell them about the smoking. effects of smoking and secondhand smoke before it could be too late. 31 Animal Poaching: For our action we made a pledge asking We learned the process of research, or the IIM The Ivory Trade people to say that they will not buy ivory research system. We are now more familiar with products or become an ivory poacher. So far teamwork and have learned that if we work we have gotten 83 signatures, but we are together we can get things done. hoping for at least 90 signatures. 32 Hunger We had a canned food drive at Roberts. We You should eat whatever your parents give you. collected 2 large boxes of food to take to the Some people don’t have enough food. You don’t Houston Food Bank. want to waste food. Table Topic Action Learning 33 Secondhand Smoke We first went to Kroger to ask people to sign Some projects can be long and hard, but you can our pledge that says that they will not start always do it if you try, cooperate, and have fun. smoking and if they do that they will not We also learned that we had to be flexible in smoke in front of kids. However, the order to work with our group members and be manager at Kroger changed his mind and flexible when obstacles out of our control arise. said we could not be out in front of their store so we went to Rice instead. We even ran with some people around the track so that they did not have to stop their exercise to sign our pledge! We also had a pledge for students and teachers at Roberts to sign stating the same thing. 34 Deforestation We had a seed drive from the 26th to the When you start exhibition, remember that this is 30th of November. We asked students to your last big project at Roberts Elementary so donate seeds. Then we went to classes to make the best of it. talk about our drive and deforestation. We We would like to thank Mrs. Audi for guiding us also made announcements to remind through exhibition, Mrs. Anderson for teaching us students to donate seeds. On December how to use the computer in a knowledgeable 1st we planted 327 tree seeds at Roberts way, and Mrs. Walton for putting exhibition Elementary. together. 35 Child Soldiers We asked our book buddies and our class to We learned that child soldiers is a huge problem press red paint on a sheet of paper and in Africa. draw a soldier in it and at the bottom of the page write a passage about child soldiers and how it is bad. We did this to take part in the Red Hand Campaign and will be sending the red handprints to the UN Representative for Nigeria to ask him to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 36 Animal Abuse We held a supply drive at Roberts asking for Most importantly no one should abuse animals. items for animals at the SPCA. We were We liked learning about animals and how to able to donate food, toys, newspapers, and prevent their abuse. other animal supplies. 37 Child Abuse We did a stuffed animal drive for abused Exhibition is really fun and teaches you to be children. We chose to do this so that every confident too. It's not about doing everything abused child who is taken away from their perfectly; it's about having fun and learning!! family will receive a new stuffed animal. We put the boxes in the main hallway at Roberts and raised awareness of our drive by doing announcements and sending a letter home in the Tuesday folder. We also spoke with two 4th grade classes about child abuse and told them about our stuffed animal drive. We delivered the stuffed animals to the Children's Assessment Center. 38 Animal Abuse We had a guest speaker tell us how We learned that we could help animals by doing important it is to take care of pets. She even this project. We also learned that people should brought her two pet Chihuahuas. The guest treat animals with respect, just like humans. speaker works at an animal shelter. Table Topic Action Learning 39 Homelessness We held a toy drive to give homeless kids We learned that if you dedicate your time, you who live at the Star of Hope Mission toys for can really make a difference in the world. We Christmas. We collected and are delivering also learned so much about our topic through 3 full boxes of toys! research, and we learned that we need to work together in order to make a great project. 40 Hunger We had a canned food drive at Roberts. We We learned that hunger is a very serious are taking the food to the Houston Food problem. There are 925,000,000 hungry people Bank. in the world.