D2 Community Problem Solving

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Do Now

What are some ways that you
can create possible solutions to
problems in your community?

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Do Now: MRS Digital Response Card

Q: What are some ways that you can create possible solutions to problems in your community?

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Learning Objective:
The SWBAT identify and suggest solutions to community
problems.

DOL:
Given prompts, the SW identify and suggest solutions to
community problems 4 out of 5 times to show mastery.

Learning Objective & DOL

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MRS: Quick Response

Write the Learning Objective:
The SWBAT identify and suggest solutions to community problems.

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There are many local leaders that are making a

difference in their communities by finding solutions

to different problems.

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A community is a social unit where members

share a common culture.

In this lesson, when we refer to community, we

are referring to the city of Houston.

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Write the definition: MRS IPS

A community is a social unit where members share a common culture for example, when we refer to community,

we are referring to the city of Houston.

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We will use our prior knowledge to guide us

through developing solutions for a problem that

affects our community.

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Let’s write and talk about the

6-Step Problem Solving Method

1. Identify the Problem
2. Determine the Size and Scope of the Problem
3. Generate Alternative Solutions
4. Think of Possible Consequences
5. Choose the Best Solution
6. Analyze the Outcome

(Brainstorm)

(What could go wrong?)

(Type of Problem)

Pick Me!

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2. Let’s write and talk about the 

   6-Step Problem Solving Method

3. 1. Identify the Problem

4. 2. Determine the Size and Scope of the Problem

5. 3. Generate Alternative Solutions

6. 4. Think of Possible Consequences

7. 5. Choose the Best Solution

8. 6. Analyze the Outcome

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Short Response

Like Rick Lowe, how can you use your talents to create solutions to problem in you community?

1. What was / is the problem?___________________________________

2. What is the scope and size of the problem?________________________

3. What resources are / were available?____________________________

4. What were some possible solutions and consequences?________________

5.What solutions have been tried?________________________________

6.What is the result / impact?___________________________________

Open Ended

How did Haiqa Faheem solve problems in the community?

Sentence Stem

• Haiqa Faheem solved community  _______ by _________.   

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Educating ourselves through Literacy

Reading Article: Gulfton Residents work for
green space in urban community

*create a K-W-Ls for how happening here in
Houston with air and water pollution.

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People Making a Difference: KWL

A group of friends played soccer and a father
pushed his daughter on a swing Saturday in
Burnett-Bayland Park while a group of moms
meandered along the grass searching for litter.
The women volunteer monthly to keep what they
say was a once-neglected park clean.

"It was terrible," said Olga Flores, 43, a mom of
two daughters. "The park that you see today is
not the park it was in the past. It’s absolutely
different."

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A group of friends played soccer and a father pushed his daughter on a swing Saturday in Burnett-Bayland Park while a group of moms meandered along the grass searching for litter. The women volunteer monthly to keep what they say was a once-neglected park clean.

"It was terrible," said Olga Flores, 43, a mom of two daughters. "The park that you see today is not the park it was in the past. It’s different."

Write a KWL about Burnett Park

1. 1. What do you know about Parks:______________________________

2. 2. What do you want to learn about parks:__________________________

3. 3. What did you Learn:______________________________________

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People Making a Difference: KWL

“We started this program just as a concern and a worry for our
families because it was so neglected,” said Maria Hernandez of
Madres del Parque, who also worked on the Greener Gulfton
plan. “I believe because it’s in under-served communities in
Gulfton and the money was not there for this part of town.”
For the past year, a steering committee of community leaders
and consultants started to tackle the problem. They drafted a
plan called "Greener Gulfton," a road map for bringing more
nature to the neighborhood and one that organizers hope will be
useful for other urban places. The plan suggests ideas such as
building placitas, or small plazas, with plants and art, and it puts
redevelopment of Burnett-Bayland Park at its center. Moms in
the cleanup group, Madres del Parque, do what they do to make
sure the space can be a community resource. They helped to
envision and to ask for more.

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We started this program just as a concern and a worry for our families because it was so neglected,” said Maria Hernandez of Madres del Parque, who also worked on the Greener Gulfton plan. “I believe because it’s in under-served communities in Gulfton and the money was not there for this part of town.” 

For the past year, a steering committee of community leaders and consultants started to tackle the problem. They drafted a plan called "Greener Gulfton," a road map for bringing more nature to the neighborhood and one that organizers hope will be useful for other urban places. The plan suggests ideas such as building placitas, or small plazas, with plants and art, and it puts redevelopment of Burnett-Bayland Park at its center. Moms in the cleanup group, Madres del Parque, do what they do to make sure the space can be a community resource. They helped to envision and ask for more.

Write a KWL about Burnett Park

1. 1. What do you know about Parks:______________________________

2. 2. What do you want to learn about parks:__________________________

3. 3. What did you Learn:______________________________________

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Throughout the AOT class we have learned

about various concepts using topics that relate to
energy efficiency and protecting our environment.

We will consider energy, environment for our

community level problem solving.

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Using our topic energy and the environment, what

is a problem in your community that you can

identify and create a solution for?

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One important step is to help educate both adults

and children about issues in the community.

How could we make a plan to help educate
people about environmental issues in the

community?

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Open Ended

Why is it important to understand how to solve problems in your community?

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Given prompts, the SW
identify and suggest
solutions to community
problems 4 out of 5 times
to show mastery.

Demonstration of Learning