(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of the year. You can see the entire list of them here)
I’ve previously published posts about, and a student example of, the Explain It To Me Like I’m Five projects that I have students in my IB Theory of Knowledge class produce. I recently had students do them as their semester final, and received permission to share a few more here.
Here was the assignment:
Many scientists, teachers and philosophers suggest that we don’t truly understand anything unless we’re able to explain it to a child. You will choose three things you have learned so far this year in TOK and create three short slideshows explaining the topic in a way a five-year-old can understand them.
You first have to search online to get an idea of a five-year-old’s vocabulary (you can stretch it to a seven-year-old), and you have to use accessible words in both their slides and in their oral presentation. You also have to create slides that they think would look interesting to a child.
You can do this alone, or work with one other person.
You will have ninety minutes during your Final to work on this, and then present your slideshows (using words a five year old would understand) during speed-dating.
Though ninety minutes should give you plenty of time to complete this final, you will also be able to get started on Monday.
If you get done early, you may create more slideshows on additional topics for extra credit.
Here are some more student examples:
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.
Here’s a downloadable PowerPoint of the above presentation.