How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students?
They would debate distances and measurements within their groups. It reinforced using different measuring devices and there were lots of discussions around comparing cm, m, mm as different groups would record in diffeerent ways. The graphing was fun and we they were really engaged in creating them on google sheets. Using decimals, percentages, and sometimes fractions required some discussion and teaching.There was so much going on I could have started last term and continued into this term.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit?
Being able to research world records and finding out about the people involved was something kids wanted to do. Using sports and physical activities through maths would be a great way to engage more children. Even those that did not like running, would give these a go just to see how fast or slow a time was.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit?
engaging, purposeful, exciting
What was the most unique record achieved and why?
Two of my children challenged each other to say the most hello's in different languages in 1 minute. They spent time learning some and testing and finding shorter ones to say more. We have a very multi-cultural classroom with some chn who don't speak alot a English. They would smile to hear their language being said and helped to pronounce the words more accurately.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit?
Literacy, social sciences, maths, using computers, languages, P.E, health, social skills.