Narrative Assessment - iExperience - 31 October 2016

Learners:  Skyla, Sunny, Jessica, Harman, Ekamjot, Kaka, Ian, Kaiariki, Riley-Collins, Ash & Lucy Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                                                   Date:  31 October 2016

Learning Area:  iExperience

Learning Observed

In our iExperience session today, the learners were involved in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) activity.   They were assigned the task of making a cage for an animal that would be strong enough to stay up, should a tree happen to fall on top of it if there were to be a terrible storm. First, we looked at some images of animals and which ones we thought that we might see at our zoo trip (connected) later in the term.  In teams of 3-4, the learners were given card, straws and tape.  Then together, they had to work collaboratively to construct their cage.   They tested their cages out to see whether they had built them strong enough to support an object on top (curious).    Many of the learners found out that their cages required more support in the middle and were eager to continue crafting their cages when they returned to school the next day.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Independently make another structure during iExplore Create a structure at home with a brother, sister or parent Look at buildings and talk about how strong they are made

Narrative Assessment - 23rd May 2016

Learner: Kaiariki                    Learning Coach: T Morgan        Date: 23rd May 2016

Learning Area: iExperience - Science

Learning Observed

Kaiariki loved the BANG! And POP! That came from our science in iExperience today. She was curious about how 2 simple ingredients could cause such a reaction and what other things might react like that as well.

Evidence of learning

Kaiariki learnt how to make a chemical reaction from kitchen ingredients! What else from the kitchen causes a chemical reaction?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki was developing her Curiosity about how two kitchen ingredients can react to make such an explosion. She was wanting to have a turn at putting the baking soda in the vinegar and closing the bag up so it can build up with air and explode (Participating and Contributing). Kaiariki understood that other learners also wanted a turn and that they needed to share and collaborate to make the reaction happen together (Relating to others) and was able to ask other learners to help her as well as offer the other learners a turn.

Next Learning Steps

Share this experiment with her family at home. Explore other ingredients that may cause a chemical reaction. Explore whether there are different types of chemical reactions.