Watch this funny video from a record breaker teaching others how to break world records! While you are watching, think about all the records you might want to break and how that could be done.
Become A Record Breaker
A funny video from a record breaker teaching how to break world records at home.
Become A Record Breaker
A funny video from a record breaker teaching how to break world records at home.
Driving Questions
Look at the three Driving Questions below and in your groups, decide which question you would like to answer. Each group can answer the same question or each group can answer different questions. The choice is yours!
- How can we encourage others to create personal records?
- How can we hold a community event that allows everyone the chance to break a record?
- How can we educate others about unusual world records?
Possible Ideas
Personal Records Break A Record Wacky Records
How can we encourage others to create personal records?
Possible Idea: Our Personal Records
Activities:
- Students research unusual records that have been achieved.
- Students interview classmates, schoolmates, or members of the community to find different skills or records they have.
- Students consider ways to encourage each other to make and beat personal records (reading 100 books in one year, for example).
- Collate the information into a shareable product.
How can we hold a community event that allows everyone the chance to break a record?
Possible Idea: Break A Record!
Activities:
- Investigate simple-to-break records that could be completed by anyone in the community and create your own versions of these records.
- Make records for these new events you’ve created by testing them out in your group.
- Hold a Break A Record day where the community can try to beat the records the group has set.
How can we educate others about unusual world records?
Possible Idea: Weird & Wacky World Records Showcase
Activities:
- Collect information about unusual world records, including images or video.
- Create a visual artifact such as a video, interview, or drama showing these unusual records.
- Share the artifact with others.
Thinking Time
What will your group do or make to answer your Driving Question? Use the space below to draw some ideas with your group. Remember to download or save your picture for future use!
Need To Knows
Now that you’ve chosen your question, think about your “Need To Knows.” These are the questions that you need answers to in order to help you answer your Driving Question. Follow the steps below to help you create and refine your questions.
