The story so far
The crew keeps making claims: this change works, this song is fine, this internship is legal, this rule is real. Dec counts cups before promising less waste. Caio stops an upload to check a license. Rafa reads an unpaid offer twice. Sami photographs an unsigned notice. The crew learns to test a claim before repeating it.
Who leads each lesson
DecLesson 13
CaioLesson 14
RafaLesson 15
SamiLesson 16
Your mentor for this unit
Dr. Maya Bennett
Education policy researcher, a university research center that studies schools
What I watch for
- A result with no starting point
- A test that checks something besides its goal
- A rule written after the winners were picked
“What does this result measure, and who decided it matters?”
What you’ll learn to do
Four new skills, one per lesson. Each one uses skills you already have.
Lesson 13
Count a starting point before you claim a change works
Record a baseline, make one change and count again, so any claim stays as small as the evidence.
Builds on
Lesson 14
Check permission, not just credit
Find who holds the rights to each piece you borrow and what the license lets you do with it.
Builds on
Lesson 15
Apply a legal test factor by factor
Take each factor of a written test in turn and match it to a fact, noting which facts are still missing.
Builds on
Lesson 16
Find who has the authority to make a rule
Ask who wrote a rule, what gives them the power to make it and what earlier rule it replaces, and keep a record.
Builds on
The four lessons
Each lesson has four steps: Story, Evidence, Practice and Task.
Lesson 13, 1 of 4
Can the crew cut waste before it reaches the bin?
With Dec- Your role
- The one who counts the cups before and after the change.
- New skill
- Count a starting point before you claim a change works
- Key terms
- Source reduction
- Reuse
- Local acceptance
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 14, 2 of 4
Does giving credit let the crew use the song?
With Caio- Your role
- The one who fills in the rights log before the film goes up.
- New skill
- Check permission, not just credit
- Key terms
- Attribution
- License
- Fair use
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 15, 3 of 4
Is Rafa’s unpaid internship really a job?
With Rafa- Your role
- The one who checks each factor of the test before Rafa says yes.
- New skill
- Apply a legal test factor by factor
- Key terms
- Primary beneficiary test
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Academic credit
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 16, 4 of 4
Who wrote the new building rule?
With Sami- Your role
- The one who photographs the notice and writes down when and where it was found.
- New skill
- Find who has the authority to make a rule
- Key terms
- Authority
- Reasonable accommodation
- Documentation
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Words to know
Say each word out loud, then flip the card for what it means and how the crew uses it.
Educators: the lesson plans, slides, pacing and test keys for Unit 4 are on Educator home.
