Year 10 - Citizenship
How can we measure the impact and success of our action?
How can we make a difference in society? Active citizenship project
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Unit Summary
Pupils are introduced to what an active citizenship project is, how it should be structured and the skills they need to complete one.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to measure the impact of your active citizenship action and identify your next steps.
Key Notes
- Measuring impact helps improve future projects by showing what worked and what needs to change.
- Evidence like feedback, participation levels, or policy changes can be used to measure the success of the project.
- Both short-term progress and long-term effects help show the real impact of an active citizenship project.
- Evaluation results are used to improve, adapt strategies, or plan further actions for greater impact in the future.
Vocabulary To Learn
- impact: the effect or influence of a decision or action
- evaluate: judging or determining the significance, worth or quality of something
- reflect: to think carefully about an experience or action in order to learn from it, improve, and make informed decisions in the future
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Success is only measured by big changes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Measuring impact helps improve future projects by showing what worked and what needs to change. Evidence like feedback, participation levels, or policy changes can be used to measure the success of the project.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'impact'
the effect or influence of a decision or action.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Success is only measured by big changes. Correction: Encourage pupils to see that success is not just about large-scale change. Small improvements, like raising awareness, influencing opinions, or getting a response from decision-makers, also matter.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How can we carry out research for an active citizenship project? Study Guide
- How can we plan our active citizenship project? Study Guide
- How do we decide on the issue to investigate? Study Guide
- What are the different types of campaigning methods we can use? Study Guide
- What is an active citizenship project and what skills do I need? Study Guide
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