Posted 18 Sep
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A visit to MOD. can connect students with numerous areas of the curriculum, creating an engaging launchpad into new topics or providing alternative perspectives on ideas from the classroom. Below are just a few of our exhibits from BEGINNINGS and their links to learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities.
In every shopping aisle is a tug-a-war between values, marketing and business, highlighting how every day choices can accumulate into large-scale impact. In The Convenient Store exhibit visitors explore this concept by selecting products on display using their ethics and the prompts from researchers on display. Each product type asks visitors to inspect different areas involved in a product such as supply chains, environmental impacts made during production and working conditions, before choosing their product. Delve deeper with students by discussing what information they think they need to make choices, and whether more choices lead to better decisions.
How do environmental, social and economic systems impact our transforming energy system? The Beast invites visitors to tackle this very question by getting hands on. They must find a way to balance renewable and non-renewable energy inputs, trading off between growth, social expectation and availability. The Beast is a condensed version of our own energy system and transformation journey, posing more questions than answers.
Visitors are encouraged to get to know the Beast more at the listening station, where they can hear from researchers, industry professionals and a futurist. Each audio recording delves into different areas of our energy transition: the complexities involved, the storytelling shaping decision making and future potential energy sources.
With our music-making exhibit identify and move through the Design Thinking Process. Students will need to be experimental to discover how they can use each module to create music that responds to the prompt of their choosing. At the end of their music-making time, they will have the opportunity to reflect on their creation – how it fits with the conventions of music and expresses the original prompt. Encourage your students to go deeper by asking them how this creative process could be applied to solve other problems.
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Explore more of the BEGINNINGS exhibition and how it can inspire your students with our Teacher’s Guide.
If you’re ready to plan your visit to MOD. see our schools page for all the details you’ll need.