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DIY World Records 24 Reviews

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Denise J
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measuring, looking at data and other statistical work
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Time did not allow I am sorry to say
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun interactive and engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? N/A
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Inquiry
“Thought the ideas and resources were excellent. A lot of fun for our tamariki and a great way of learning. The most difficult part of your resources is that the planning sheet is it is not very teacher- friendly and needs to be broken down more so we can more readily pick it up and use.”
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Posted 7 months ago
Daphne V
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? A big measurement section was explored.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Olympic values
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, inventive and student driven
What was the most unique record achieved and why? There were many unique records
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Olympic values, sportsmanship, mathematical thinking, physical education, health
“The children loved the concept of competition and the values associated with it. The challenges they created for eachother were inventive and fun. It linked to the Olympic Games very well. It was alot of fun!”
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Posted 7 months ago
Suzanne P
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? How and what to measure for choosing our own World Records to measure.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Tally charts and graphs
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, engaging, clear
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Squats against wall with a cup on head
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? English - vocab
“We enjoyed many aspects of the DIY world records. It tied in well with maths learning about the Olympics.”
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Posted 7 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The measuring tapes, egg timers and numerical badges assisted students in being able use them for timing of events, placing participants in ordinal numbers and measuring distances depending on the event.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Measurement of length and ordinal numbers.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? stimulating, enjoyable, engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The measurement of the length of 'single leg hops'
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social Science
“The DIY World Records resource pack enabled students to decide what "Olympic Events" they would apply and/or use, using mathematical approaches, depending on what resources were available to use within the pack.”
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Posted 7 months ago
Jude G
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Posing questions, collecting data, recording and monitoring attempts, data to then use for analysis
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Statistics
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, hands-on, engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most times a ball bounced on a turning tennis racquet
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
Likely
Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? PE, health, Maths
“This was my second time doing the DIY World Records Kit and I enjoyed it even more this time. My students created great ideas as record attempts and then had a fantastic time trying out everyone's record. This then also gave us meaningful data to use for our Statistics unit”
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Posted 7 months ago
Mary W
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It had good links to the Measurement strand, particularly time and distance.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have done some further work on some of the Maths that the students struggled with.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, challenging, Creative
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Blinfolded wheelbarrow walk.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing, Reading, Maths, Science
“There were mixed reviews. Some students loved it and the challenge of designing and competing for they records but others were not so keen.”
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Posted 7 months ago
Veni N
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It encouraged them to think about what they were measuring and how they were going to do it. It was great teaching them how to be precise.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I would use the idea with other classes.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun thought-provoking fantastic
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Put 10 chairs in a circle in the fastest time
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? literacy, Health and PE
“The students really enjoyed creating their own challenges. They found it a bit challenging to get the wording right but they eventually got the hang of it.”
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Posted 7 months ago
Jess H
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Very well
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Measurement - such as measuring our lengths
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, engaging and mathematical
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The amount of dice stacked on top of each other in 1 minute
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
Likely
Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, English, Writing
“This was a fabulous resource that the students absolutely loved! There was lots of different activities to do and kept them engaged.”
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Posted 7 months ago
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