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DIY World Records 24 Reviews

4.4 Rating 292 Reviews
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? We talked about measurement with the tape measures. What is a cm and mm, and how to make a metre. It was a great resource.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We did a whole unit on measurement in our maths time but also used it for Topic to relate to Olympics.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? High interest, Motivating and Colourful
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most unique record was jumping touching feet in air because they found it hard.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths with measurement and topic with Olympics.
We had agreat time measuring with the tape measures our longest jumps, tallest jumps. How fast we could run and used the charts. The egg timers were interesting too, some children had never seen these before.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Links with time and measurement also in our Olympics unit.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? More learning about superlatives and words like that.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, engaging, relevant
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most catches left handed (by a right handed student) in 30 secs balancing a kiwifruit on head while blindfolded.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? English, Maths, PE
A perfect kit to compliment our unit on The Olympics. It was fantastice to see the students making their own worls record and using the formula was easy for my ESOL students to understand. Great lot of resources to support as well (timers, measuring tapes).
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Lots of work with measurement tools.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Links to statistical thinking
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, engaging, informative
What was the most unique record achieved and why? balancing a duck on a head - needed some changing to make it achievable in a resonable amount of time.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social sciences, english, maths.
Children were engaged and loved learning about current world records.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? So much maths and thinking in general needed
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? N/A
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, challenging, engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Hopping on one foot while making a silly face, and singing a nursery rhyme
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, Literacy, Inquiry
The class found this really engaging and fun, especially watching some of the other records.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The hourglasses and measuring tapes helped students grasp mathematical concepts by allowing them to measure time and distance hands-on, making abstract ideas like duration and units more concrete and engaging. These tools encouraged problem-solving and real-world application of math skills.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This has opened up more of a pathway for data collection. It has hopefully sparked my students curiosity to challenge themselves further in the mathematical realm due to it being a more hands on approach.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun, challenging, rewarding.
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most handstands within one hour because only one kid in my class could actually do it
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It worked really well within the P.E unit and literacy.
The classroom was engaged and challenged when using the kit. They loved the physical elements too. It makes a difference having hands on resources that have come premade. It was easy to follow and use.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Students were able to work in groups, using the following skills Exploring, questioning, working systematically, explaining, justifying.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Class and group discussions. Thought process being challenged.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Flexible, Adaptable, Fun
What was the most unique record achieved and why? How many times a person can throw a tennis ball against a wall and catch it with one hand placed behind their back
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social studies, literacy, maths, PE and health
My students enjoyed this school kit. They were engaged, motivated and enjoyed the process. The resources were easy to use and understand. Thank you.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? they had to use timers, order results, find averages, discuss findings.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? timing meant we had to move on, but if there are opportunities to connect back, we will.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? creative, diverse, fun
What was the most unique record achieved and why? reciting a text as quickly as possible while balancing a sheet of paper on your head.
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? English, health, maths, PE - linking back to other activities, understanding that subjects/learning isn't often actioned in isolation.
This was a fun, creative way of exploring records and learning about persistence and effort. Great links to English and tied in nicely with timing of the Olympic games. Unfortunately, my class didn't engage the way I hoped they would; they didn't buy into it as much.
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Posted 7 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It encouraged the development of measurement skills - knowing which type of measurement would be most appropriate.
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Recreating some of these records as part of PE/Fitness
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, entertaining, challenging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The most origami boats made in 2 minutes, while explaining the process in third person
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? PE / English / Maths
We enjoyed this kit, especially exploring weird and wonderful existing records! Students enjoyed creating their own records. Tied in nicely on the back of the Paris Olympics.
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Posted 7 months ago