Course Title: Inside the Human Mind
Semester 2 Year 10
Learning Areas: Social Science
Staff:
Course Description Learners will explore what makes people conform and how they identify with each other. We will also explore the power of social Influence, obedience
and group behaviour. Appreciating different perspectives. We will explore how group behaviour changes and some historical examples of this. Understanding how the
mechanics of social media can influence individual and group behaviour. Learners will explore scientific method and create their own social experiment.
Big Idea/Concept/Context: What are the big idea/concept questions that this course will allow students to answer? Understanding how groups can influence conformity and
how we can become critical citizens to step out from the group.
Why does this course need to be taught in our world today? We all need to understand how we are influenced. Building our critical understanding of how we are influenced will
help us become more thoughtful citizens.
How Might We CONNECT and ENGAGE our
How Might We BUILD our MGC learner
How Might we GROW our MGC Values?
How Might We CHALLENGE + INSPIRE
learners?
capabilities?
through deep learning?
Who are our learners and how do we link learning
What will we focus on?
How will our learners and whanau know?
How will we build agency for alls students
to their prior knowledge, identity & worlds, what
as we design learning?
do they need?
Use of 12 step Learning Design Mode ) l + Universal
Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Self
Manaakitanga - a culture of care
-Knowledge & Capabilities
Design for Learning
Regulation, Metacognition,
Whanaungatanga - rich relationships
-Critical thinking
Kotahitanga - working hard towards a
-Engaging historical and modern contexts
common purpose
-Allow choice of context, type of activity
-Partner learners in design of the experiment
Curriculum Mapping Overview
Learning Area 1: Social Science
Learning Outcomes: Understand how and why people conform, Understand some historical context for conformity (Continuity and Change), Gain knowledge, Apply
knowledge, Critical Thinking, Understand and apply scientific method,
Learning Capabilities: (MM, TA, PT, CI) Learners will be able to:
