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We are 22 excited children and one VERY excited teacher as we start to share our learning journey with family, friends and the world! The purpose of our blog is to share what we are learning in the classroom, and to interact with people about the content of our lessons.
Seed Day for IBL
This week we had one extra-special day. Wednesday 22/4 was our "Seed Day" for our Inquiry Based Learning topic. The topic we are studying this term is based around Science, Design and Technology, so the "seeds" that were planted involved lots of Science activities. We experimented with mirrors, magnets, balloons, building sets, circuit boards, test tubes and many other fascinating things. These are some images from our special day.
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| Mr O'Regan showed slow motion video of corn popping. |
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| We made electrical circuits using "Brain Boxes" |
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| We propelled a balloon along a string. |
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| We made a chemical reaction between bicarbonate of soda and lemon juice |
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| We tried to build a 120cm tower using the least number of straw. The lowest number was 9!! |
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| We tried to use a mirror to make a reflection which matched a target. It was hard! |
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| We drew mazes and guided magnets through them. |
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| We had to guide the magnet from under the table by following instructions |
Before the seed day we asked everyone in our class to list their "Top Ten Human Innovations". We had a lot of very imaginative responses. Many students listed medical services (such as bionic body parts or the blood bank), emergency services, transport innovations (such as cars and planes), or communications technology (like phones, computers, and the internet). There were some very thoughtful responses, such as "map" or "compass", "money", "clocks" and "rubbish tips".
A Question for You...
So... our question for our family and friends this week - please comment below and tell us your "Top Three Inventions of All Time".
What great learning!
ReplyDeleteTop three inventions: spectacles!, the wheel and the micro chip
Keep working hard!
Well done 5/DR on your Blog posts. I enjoyed visiting you on your seed day where you showed great understanding and persistence in the learning tasks you were part of. It is hard to narrow down my top 3 inventions of all time because we live in such a great era with so many wonderful and innovative ideas and inventions. Three inventions that I do think are amazing though are the wheel as it allowed people to move more efficiently over greater distances; the printing press as it enabled information to be accessed in written form therefore allowing people to become more educated and the telephone because it has enabled us to communicate better. Keep up the great learning you are doing. I look forward to reading your future posts. Mrs Masson
ReplyDeleteHello Miss Davidson's Amazing Students! Great question! With so many incredible inventions around the world this really is a challenging ask to narrow it down to only three! But here goes...
ReplyDelete1. Print
2. The www.
3. The aeroplane.
if I could say a forth...I would put up a string case for...
The Collingwood Football Club! Haha!
All the best with getting your results with SJB Mums and Dads! Cheers, Mr O;)
H
ReplyDelete1 car
2 electricity
3 the Internet
Hi Erin!!
DeleteThanks for taking the time to comment - we miss you!
top 3 - Eminem, Slim shady, M.Mathers don't judge me but we kind of asked for it
ReplyDeletetop 3 - Eminem, Slim shady, M.Mathers don't judge me but you kind of asked for it coming from me. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis post is so comprehensive-can we put a link to it on our SJB website?
ReplyDeleteMy top 3 inventions...
-Paper
-Electricity
-Blutac