Learning Intention:
We are learning to develop our understanding of what the role of the Scottish Parliament is and what is meant by democracy.
Success Criteria:
- I can say what democracy is.
- I can participate in a group challenge to promote values.
- I can develop my understanding of how a parliament works.
- I can identify the different roles of people in parliament.
Primary 7 have begun learning about the Scottish Parliament as part of our IDL context for learning. We took part in a group challenge which was designed to help our understanding of what democracy is. One group had a leader who made all of the decisions for the group, dismissing people who did not participate to their liking and used only their own design ideas. The next group asked all members of the group to make and contribute decisions, whilst voting on the best solution throughout the task – all members of the group designed and worked together at the same time with a common goal. The final group split in two parts and delegated work and roles to different group members, each making contributions but sticking only to their individual roles.
What an interesting session we had! Each group went about their task in very different ways and each had a very different experience – this led to some interesting discussion about the different types of governments around the world and how they can be run. Pupils were able to apply some of their knowledge about WW2 leaders (our previous IDL context for learning) and current news topics during the discussion, drawing upon current world political problems, asking challenging questions throughout.
