Engagement
This should be short and catchy and reflect the essence of what the students will be doing
Tim Hadfield (Yr 5 teacher TAS)
Kane Lorimer (PST)
Shanna Wales (PST)
Linley Cornish (UNE)
Science and Technology (SAT)
NV S3.7
Conducts their own investigations and makes judgements based on the results of observing, questioning, planning, predicting, testing, collecting, recording and analysing data, and drawing conclusions.
UT S3.9
Evaluates, selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based technology, materials and other resources to meet the requirements and constraints of investigation and design tasks.
VA4 Gains satisfaction from their efforts to investigate, to design, to make, and to use technology.
VA5 Works cooperatively with others in groups on scientific and technological tasks and challenges.
PP S3.4
Identifies and applies processes involved in manipulating, using and changing the form of energy.
Students will make a DVD to demonstrate their learning as a result of engagement in the science topic 'Sailing, Sinking, Soaring'
iDVD
video cameras
laptops
Assessment - technology will be used to capture and demonstrate their science learning and the product (DVD) will be assessed
Revised focus: DVD will not be made. Instead, web pages will be constructed with photos and podcasts about their science learning. Therefore: Assessment - technology will be used to capture and demonstrate their science learning and the product (web page) will be assessed
Higher engagement in the science learning and their self-evaluations because of the integration of ICT and the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in a different (more exciting) way
Amended plan (12 June): Students are not more engaged compared with previous years but they are demonstrating more of a focus on explaining 'why' things happen rather than 'what has happened'. Having to construct a web page is definitely encouraging this shift in focus. Any amendment will therefore involve maintaining this focus on explaining why.
Teaching the science unit
Teaching students how to use iDVD
Assessing the product
Drafting conference paper/journal article
Supervision of groups as required
Recording student engagement
Drafting conference paper/journal article
Critical friend
Supervision of groups as appropriate
Liaison with project leaders
Leading role in drafting conference paper/journal article
Data analysis
Describe dates/timing for key activities, including pre-service teacher visits for classroom implementation
Classroom visits/observations: Mondays 11.35-1 pm beginning 4 May
TBA
science experiments
initial ideas for designing an experiment
revision of ideas for designing an experiment
recording of their learning
learning the ICT (iDVD)
Comments
Linley Cornish
Jun 12, 2009
Revised focus: DVD will not be made. Instead, web pages will be constructed with photos and podcasts about their science learning. Therefore: Assessment - technology will be used to capture and demonstrate their science learning and the product (web page) will be assessed