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Shelly M
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The kit components encouraged mathematical thinking by providing hands-on tools that allowed students to visualise concepts, experiment with problem-solving, and make connections between abstract ideas and real-world applications.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kit has opened up future learning opportunities for exploring more advanced concepts in geometry, measurement, and data analysis, as well as fostering collaboration in group problem-solving tasks and encouraging the integration of mathematical thinking into everyday situations.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, hands-on, thought-provoking.
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The most unique record achieved was the "tallest tower made of toilet paper rolls" because it required a combination of creativity, balance, and engineering skills, challenging participants to think critically about structure and stability while using everyday materials.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
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25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The kit facilitated cross-curricular learning by integrating math with science through problem-solving and engineering challenges, promoting literacy through written reflections and explanations of record attempts, and enhancing collaboration and communication skills through teamwork and discussion-based activities.
“DIY World Records 24 is entertaining and inspiring for my kids who love challenges. We had fun ideas for breaking world records at home, and used your step-by-step instructions for creating everything from the tallest tower of toilet paper rolls to the longest paper airplane flight. The activities are accessible, requiring minimal supplies, and they encourage creativity, teamwork, and persistence. Its lighthearted tone and colorful illustrations make it appealing, and the simple instructions ensure that anyone can try their hand at setting a new record. It's perfect for sparking friendly competitions and creative play. It was also awesome that it timed in well with the Olympics.”
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Posted 11 months ago
PJ B
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? simple measurement. Organising and evaluating data.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? none
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? engaging, amusing, well planned
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The most laps around the netball courts walking in an oodie and diving flippers for 10 minutes straight. - This was just hilarious to watch and everyone enjoyed giving it a go.
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy, maths
“I found this to be a very well thought out resource with lots of amzing learning oppurtunities. The plan was thorough but allowed enough scope to adapt it for my classroom. The only problem I had was fitting in the time to attempt as many records as we could, when my timetable was already pretty full. It's not something you can easily squeeze in here and there. I loved how the DIY records helped maintain our positive class culture with the collaborative elements needed to complete each record attempt.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Anonymous
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Utilised hands-on learning and consolidation of measurement using relevant, real world tasks.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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Neutral
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? n/a
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Challenging, Competitive
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Slowest cycle on a bike (20 metres) while singing Te Tiro Mai nga Iwi
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading, Writing, Maths, PE.
“My class loved creating their challenges and then completing against each other to be the record holder. We explored adjectives - positive, comparative and superlative and then used a range of superlative adjectives to write the challenges. Students worked independently or in mixed ability pairs. There was a great deal of reflection as students trialled and refined their challenges to ensure precise language. The officiating of the challenges to find the record holders was perfect consolidation for the measurement learning we did this term.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Nicky M
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? How they could record their times or efforts over time
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Health and physical activities. What our bodies need to be at their best.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, interesting and engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? we set the timer for 15 minute periods. Our weirdest one was children spinning around and singing at the same time. One child only lasted 13 minutes but had to be sent home afterwards as he couldn't stop vomiting. He vomited 12 times.
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This unit was integrated into maths, social sciences and health. It could also have blended itself into science, and we did look closely at the Guiness Book of world records
“The kids were really enthusiastic about choosing a world record that they would like to compete in.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Philip R
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? There was some mathematical thinking related to the algorithm of what makes a world record authentic, but that was it really.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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Neutral
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? None really. I moved on from it quickly
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Time-heavy, middle (years)
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Fastest singing of Tutira Mai Nga Iwi while hopping with a pencil taped to your face. Why? It's just the silliest one.
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social Sciences - learning about history of records
“I felt that, for the time and effort involved, the actual learning value of the DIY World Records was less than I expected. It felt stilted, especially using the world record creation cards to create fun record categories. Students found them difficult to use wanted to race ahead. The mathematical thinking element therefore happened quickly and then it was mainly fun rather than deep learning. I used it for a senior class and perhaps it would be better for a middle class. My students didn't really get into it as much as I had hoped.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Atapo C
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? This was an awesome challenge for my extension maths students. They could action maths in real experiences.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students can plan, work on goals. They can see a process that results in reward and success.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, relatable and easy to use
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Throwing tennis balls from different measurements into buckets. The boys found this challenge, engaging. Each time they tried, some failed but this only made them want to try again to win.
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Mathematics; geometry (shapes and angles), Social Studies; learning about differences, Physical Education; ability to throw and aim with a range of equipment into buckets.
“Super engaging kit, the class absolutely loved this kit. An excellent resource which allowed the students to engage in a range of challenges. This promoted critical thinking, managing self and learning to follow through. Students enjoyed planning activities that they and others could complete themselves. This not only motivated my students to achieve their goals but learn in a fun way.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Rebecca H
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It was great to talk about different unit of of measure moment. Also allowed for some statistical thinking and graphing.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students liked the competitive event - how else can we give them agency to create a whole class collaborative opportunity.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Active, unique, individual
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Maximum press ups whilst meowing like a cat
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, writing, physical education
“It was great to work on a kit that was very topical to what was happening in the world - it made students super invested in what was happening. It was also great to work on one that was quite collaborative and involved a lot of our students at the same time.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Johanna N
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Went really well with measurement. We used different techniques to measure and different tools. Good inquiry for maths critical thinking
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our class chose to do out of the box world record, such as speed recycling and poppet battles and bottle flips (how many bottle flips in 2 minutes)
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Excitement, Laughter, Creativity
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The most bottle flips in a minute 26
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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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading, history, writing, research, mathematics (measurement, number knowledge)
“This unit tied in really well with our Olympics inquiry. Students were able to research world records. The biggest learning from them was having the courage to give some of the challenges a go and having the resilience to keep going when it got tough. Students naturally encouraged each other and some great friendships were made. They also learnt about winning and losing and it isn't too bad to lose. And it feels great to congratulate others even when they didn't quite make it.”
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Posted 11 months ago
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