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DIY World Records 24 Reviews

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Kendra P
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Our 2 leanring areas this term were both statistics and measurement, so students were able to combine skills learnt from both strands and apply it to the kit.
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? We used this for Hauora, and how important goal setting is, even when we need to push ourselves to achieve them.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? engaging and challenging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? hmmm, I'm going to say 'tying shoelaces.' Comes in handy when you're just learning how to do it.
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? We were able to use our information for writing, by planning and hypothesising (that's a bit of science), and by writing about/reflecting onthe experience.
“What an amazing kit to motivate students to achieve their own goals. It really sparked the students’ creativity as they came up with their own challenges.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Maria S
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measuring and counting (although not really at a mathematical level for year 5 & 6).
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? It's something that I would like to do with other classes in the future, but our timetable is so busy that we haven't really taken it any further than what the kit provided.
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, chaos, loud
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Either drinking a cup of water in the fastest time (while hopping with shoes on backwards) or painting the most realistic cat with feet only (although this was not a breakable record)
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? We linked it into literacy quite a bit at first, when we were planning the records. We also had many links to PE and social studies (with the olympics and history of)
“I selected this kit because it fit in nicely with what we were learning about the olympics, and gave the students some more 'hands-on' type learning. It did result in a lot of chaos, and a few overly-competitive boys found not winning challenging. We learnt through trial and error, the need to have measurable records planned, and what this actually meant. 2 or the first 3 records attempted were not repeatable (breakable), and the children had to learn this by making initial mistakes. We improved as we went on, and I think the children had a lot of fun.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Cath F
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? measurement, averages, timing, statistics
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? This linked in perfectly with our Olympic Inquiry.
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, collaborative
What was the most unique record achieved and why? A blindfolded chair stacking comp was our most unique challenge.
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? Maths, reading, writing, Inquiry
“My students came up with some clever challenges and enjoyed watching others compete to beat their records.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Richie B
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Most of their attempts involved counting. It also involved counting on strategies we have been learning during the term when they had to work out 'how many more' they had to complete to win a challenge.
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? Goal setting is a life long activity I hope some of my students will continue with across all areas of their lives.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive Fun Practical
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Speed skipping as they previously had no idea you could skip faster than what we usually see done in the school grounds.
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? Learning, team activity skills such as leadership and working together, writing, maths, oral language. reading.
“Our students loved watching clips of people achieving their goals and then writing stories about their goals, potentially world-record goals. They enjoyed getting medals on completing tasks too.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Caroline S
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Definitely - Time, measurement, number, percentages, statistics strands
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? It tied in beautifully with our Olympic Inquiry.
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! Relevant! Engaging!
What was the most unique record achieved and why? We keep our fairly straight forward as they had to be able to be measured in an afternoon - how many basketball shots in a row, how many soccer kick ups in a minute, furthest softball throw.
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? Maths, Physical Education, Technology, Literacy (sorry my photos would not load)
“This was a really cool kit for my intermediate students. We based it around learning about world records and the criteria required for a world record to be recognised. The kids loved making their own propsed records and testing them on each other. The kids enjoyed looking at world records that were a little unusual, gross and interesting.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Paul C
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement featured heavily in this kit, as did data collection, analysis and reporting. The kit made these maths areas fun and relevant.
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? Lots of learning avenues arose, such as some great writing topics and dicussions
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, relevant
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Highest rocket launch
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? Across all curriculum areas
“The kit was fun, engaging and educational. I found the planning sheet with the many links extremely useful and helpful when planning to integrate learning across multiple curriculum areas.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Lucy R
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? measurement
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? the olympics was not long after I taught this, so there was more learning about measurement and how they keep it fair in sports competitions
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? engaging, exciting, challenging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? most sit ups while hanging off the monkey bars.
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? maths, PE, science
“My class absolutely LOVED DIY World Records. It was a super fun activity that is inclusive to everyone.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Lionel H
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The kit helped students think about measurement from a variety of perspectives. Time, velocity and counting were all heavily utilised, along with practical physics elements for improving probability of physical challenges.
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? Main direct spin off was the inspiration for students to create, plan and write their own sports games (good procedural writing) for the class to play, give feedback and develop.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, inclusive, thought-provoking.
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Longest throw of a discus while hoping on one foot and singing 'Baby Shark'. Entertaining, difficult and created some great conversation regarding multi-tasking.
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? Writing, PE, maths, communication/teamwork.
“This was a great ace to have up my sleeve. While the girls were out of class for a self-defence course over two days we ran this World Records School Kit with my boys. They simply loved it, were engaged, saw it as something fun and different while the girls were having their fun and it was a great platform to incorporate several strands of learning. Incorporated: Commnication, creativity, sentence structure, physical activity, measurement, and statistics.”
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Posted 11 months ago
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