Christian's Big Cat iExplore - Term 3, 2015

Learner: Christian                                                                  Learning Coach :DWilkes  Date:  Term 3                                                               Learning Area: Science

Learning Observed

Christian has shown real curiosity, thinking and managing self skills researching and making connections to her prior knowledge.  Her driving iExplore learning adventure question has lead her to investigate 3 big cats: the puma, leopard and cheetah.  She wanted to know if they were the same and/or why they were different.  Christian found using a Venn diagram helpful for seeing, visually, how the feline species were different but also what their similarities were.  She showed capability at creating a presentation to share her learning with her classmates and created a wee quiz for us using an online tool called ‘kahoot.it’.  She had a lot of fun doing this with a group of learners and I.  I was very impressed that Christian trialled the quiz with a focus group before her presentation- she showed real preparation and forward thinking.  Her presentation and quiz showed clearly all that she has learned, where her new curiosities lay and how she made connections with people and resources.  I am looking forward to her new iExplore learning adventure- good luck!

Evidence of Learning

Video of her Introduction here Christian’s iExplore doc Christian’s Presentation

Next Learning Steps

finish updating your iExplore doc- this needs more detail asap write a reflective blog post about your iExplore experience check all of your facts in your presentation create a new iExplore doc and link it to our collaborative Balloons presentation show your presentation and quiz your family with the kahoot.it quiz

Christian's Maths Learning Story

Learners: Christian & Taanvi    Learning Coach: T.Dillner          Date: 26.6.15

Learning Area: Mathematics - Probability

Learning Observed

Recently in Mrs Dillner’s Maths group, we have been learning about Probability and Chance. We were talking about the probability of random events like flipping a coin or rolling a dice. Before the learners chose which activity they would like to do, they had to understand tally charts and how to use them. Each learner had to have a tally chart created to show how they would record their data. Taanvi and Christian chose to flip a coin. They had to flip it 50 times and record how many times the coin landed on heads or tails. We had previously discussed how as there are only two possibilities, the chances were 50:50. Christian and Taanvi settled into the task well and came up with methods to share the roles of flipping and recording the data. They communicated well to each other throughout. After 50 flips, they had the outcome of 25 heads to 25 tails, proving the 50:50 likelihood correct. To follow up, they tried flipping the coin 50 times to see if they could get a different outcome.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Christian and Taanvi showed that they knew how to best collaborate on this task. Sometimes sharing and compromise is necessary when working in a team, and they worked this out quickly (Relating to Others and Managing Self). Another example of good collaboration was when the girls asked me for help and I directed them to two other learners who had previously solved the issue Taanvi and Christian were facing. The four of them discussed what the next step was (flipping the coin another 50 times) and Taanvi and Christian carried this out. They were both very curious to see if they would prove the 50:50 probability of flipping a coin or not, and the closer they became to achieving it, the more excited they became.

Next Learning Steps

Carry out a Probability investigation with less than a 50:50 chance e.g. rolling a dice 60 times. Write a reflection of what they learnt about Probability from doing this task.