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=**Teacher information**=

Start unit off with image of Olympic flag waving in background, Olympic theme song playing and cut to highlights of Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (co-teach this phase) Recall memories of Olympics, students' personal highlights, images, discussion about sense of being Canadian or what Eddie felt it was like as a Korean living in Canada when he watched with pride the Korean team enter the stadium and later the Korean success at speed skating. What it was like to have our province host the games and the world talking about Canada, BC and Vancouver.
 * Day One - 55 min**

Goal of this section is to subtly let them know that not all countries would meet these goals (at this stage its a gentle nudge toward why or why not) Brainstorm what the Olympic ideals are (what they think), show IOC website and discuss the goals of the Olympics from the IOC POV. Talk about IOC and what they do (briefly) Look at the Olympic Motto for Vancouver 2010, Olympic anthem (play) Did Vancouver 2010 accomplish these goals Why or why not?

Connect to any other Olympics they might be familiar with Beijing 2008 perhaps Michael Phelps or another sport or event (??) this may be too distant a connection so we will likely focus on the Vancouver 2010 as we are comfortable that every student can experience First Space with it.

Move into discussion about where they think the Olympics should be held. Show map of past Olympics. Brief discussion or comments. Have each student jot down on a sticky note where the Olympics should be and why (similar to front page of wiki done by other students in our district). Tools - large maps of the world - 5 available can work in groups to find country names and locations globes - 3 traditional globes and one smart globe available List of all countries that have their own National Olympic committee - site shown on Smart Board for students to refer to []

Sticky notes are then to be put on chart paper with students name and reviewed at the end of the unit. Does your opinion change, does your //why// change?

Review some of the sticky notes, encourage students thinking as to why it should be held there.

Introduce handout - read as class, finish with video of parts of Rio de Janerio Olympic bid. [] While watching - discuss importance of transportation, local, where events will be held (proximity), security, highlight country (city) This will also give students an idea towards the end product (the presentation) and the content within the presentation. Leave with a question. What cities would you like to explore as possible Olympic hosts. Encourage students to discuss with friends and parents. Encourage them to mull over some ideas for next class.

=**Inquiry skills to be explicitly taught and assessed include:**= - locate and collect resources from a variety of areas including books in the library (Dewey and webcat), other libraries (field trip to Vancouver Island Public library), websites, databases, blogs and wikis - through role playing and modeling show the value of artifacts and what they bring to a presentation and to the learning - cover the importance of using people within our community as resources (this will be covered and taught but will not necessarily be assessed - teach use of keyword and subject search - web evaluation - teach note taking and skimming and scanning, pulling key points - editing and revising (demos, modeling, student samples) - creating the product for presentation using web 2.0 tools - teaching appropriate audience behaviour (discussion and checklist) - transferable skills - video and discussion
 * Planning** - using and creating pathfinders as possible information sources
 * Retrieving -** information retrieval plan (how to do this, what it looks like, why its important)
 * Processing -** establish focus referring back to question and teaching the difference between general information, relevant and pertinent information
 * Creating -** organizing information - graphic organizers, what to keep, staying in control of information
 * Sharing -** knowing your audience - taught through role-playing and video clips
 * Evaluating -** self and peer evaluations, what to look for, the importance of reflecting