This is a huge project so you are expected to acquire a deep understanding about your issue before you present your findings.
In order to get a really deep understanding you should look at your issue through several of these PYP concepts. Your teacher may advise you which ones to focus on however one expectation is to inquire into different people's perspectives about the issue.
Knowing my topic more in-depth has helped me to appreciate the work it takes to gain that knowledge.
FORM : What is (your issue) like?
FUNCTION: How does (your issue) work?
CHANGE: How is (your issue) changing? How has (your issue) changed?
CONNECTION : How is (your issue) connected to other things?
CAUSATION: What is the cause of (your issue)?
PERSPECTIVE: What are the different points of view about (your issue)?
RESPONSIBILITY: What is your responsibility about (your issue)? What are you going to do about it to make things better
When performing research, we expect you to...
1. Use photos that you are free to use or share. You can do this by finding photos that are labeled for reuse in Google's Advanced Search. There are also photo-finding sites like CC Search where you can find reusable images that are licensed under Creative Commons. Try it!
2. Attribute your image. Give credit to the owner of the image by identifying the following:
name of the image
the owner the image
the link to the website where you found the image.
This is what the IB says must be in your presentation:
It is a requirement that the exhibition is shared with members of the wider school community. There are many formats a sharing event could take, for example, an interactive display, a performance, a debate, or a combination of formats.
The exhibition should include the following.
Examples of written work in a variety of formats and styles: poetry, reports, persuasive texts
Oral presentations, individually or in groups, to the school community
Uses of technology including ICT, working models, designs, science experiments
Performances or compositions in any medium: dance, music, drama, visual arts, film, video, mixed media
At UNIS Hanoi if you study Vietnamese or French this language must be seen or heard during your final presentation. If you want to include another language you know, that is wonderful, but not a must. Your presentation must include English of course.
have an understanding of the purpose and requirements of the exhibition from the outset of the process (guidelines and planning instructions should be provided by the teacher or mentor)
participate in selecting a real-life issue or problem for the exhibition
develop the inquiry by helping to decide on a central idea, lines of inquiry and student questions
collaboratively plan learning and assessment experiences; these should involve independent and collaborative work and students should be involved in all stages of the planning and staging of the exhibition
carry out an open-ended inquiry into a real-life issue or problem
demonstrate an understanding of the components of the PYP, in particular the IB learner profile; the students involved in the exhibition should be given an opportunity to demonstrate their learning and the development of the attributes of the IB learner profile
demonstrate an understanding of the five essential elements—knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and action
select and utilize a variety of strategies and resources to meet the outcomes of the inquiry; wherever possible, students should use a variety of source materials, such as first-hand experiences, interviews, surveys, field visits, artifacts, science investigations, working models, not just book and/or Internet research be academically honest when referring their sources of information
communicate effectively with teachers, peers and parents
reflect on the components of and processes involved in the exhibition; they should keep a journal or portfolio of their planning, draft pieces of work, sketches and photographs of work in progress as well as the final product
carry out self-assessment and peer assessment
celebrate their learning by presenting the exhibition to the school community.
IB PYP Exhibition Guidelines (2008) pp. 2-3