Clothing activism

Explain the assignment to the students: We have researched and learned important things during your investigation, and now it’s time to share that knowledge beyond the classroom. The goal is to spread the word through real-world communication and activism, using facts and data from your Investigate activities as evidence.

Ask students: Who do we want to reach and how can we get their attention? Give example of possible audiences: school community, local residents, city council, local media. 

Let students brainstorm by themselves about how to reach these stakeholders through the Silent Brainstorming method. Discuss the ideas with the class. Inspiration: posters, letters, interviews, social media posts, flyers, banners, events, creative stunts.

Divide students using the Interest Groups method:

• Poster Team: designs and displays informative posters around school and town.
  
• Media Team: writes a letter or email to the local newspaper explaining the project and inviting them for an interview.
  
• Social Media Team: creates short, positive posts with graphics and data-based messages.
  
• Flyer Team: designs and safely hands out flyers in a busy, approved location.
  
• Banner Team: creates large, visible banners with clear, data-backed slogans.

(Optional) Add a Coordinator role to make sure messages stay consistent and accurate.

Each team decides:

• Message: What do we want people to understand or do?
  
• Evidence: Which data from the Investigate activity supports this?
  
• Action: How will we share it (where, when, who’s involved)?
  
• Tone: Informative, persuasive, or emotional?
  

Teacher: guide groups to keep their messages factual, positive, and community-focused.

Give students time to create and prepare materials:

• Posters & Banners → clear message, one key statistic, short slogan, and visuals.
• Letter to Newspaper → introduce project, include evidence, invite them to visit the school for a story/interview.
• Social Media Posts → short captions + visuals; tag the school or local community pages (teacher approval required).
• Flyers → simple design with QR codes or links to learn more.

Encourage creativity. Humor, art, and emotion help attract attention.

Spread the news by displaying the posters around school and approved public areas, send the newspaper letter, post on approved social media accounts and hand out flyers.

Discuss with students what worked well, using the Talking Stick method:

• Which method reached more people?
• How did using real data make the message stronger?