by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | Inquiry, Year 5/6
Forest in a Box – Earthquake Inquiry Students investigated the properties of wood for design, utilising the kit to build strong and resilient building structures. Students asked: how can wood be used to help build earthquake proof buildings.Earth and space...
by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | Adaptation, Year 5/6
Hagley -Year 3 A Forest Inquiry Tuning In – Class brainstormed ideas on butchers paper using the 4 guiding questionsWhat is a forest?Why are forests important?How do we interact with the forest landscape?What role do we play in the future of forests?Gemma utilised...
by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | Adaptation, Year 5/6
Huonville – Year 5/6 Adaptations Context:A YEAR 5/6 CLASS OF 21 STUDENTS – DIVERSE RANGE OF BEHAVIOURS AND ABILITY LEVELSPRIOR TO THE ACTIVITY, STUDENTS HAD BEEN EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS FOR SOME TIME AND HAD DEVELOPED A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF...
by admin | Jun 27, 2019 | Adaptation, Inquiry, Year 5/6
Huonville Primary Huonville Primary Year 5/6 teachers were part of the road testing of the Forest in a Box – Design and Make. Amelia utilised the kit as a line of inquiry within her inquiry unit , exploring living things and adaptations. Lines of inquiry:...
by admin | Jun 18, 2019 | News
Design Thinking in the Forest with UTAS Technology, Environments and Design The FEF had the opportunity to see Design Thinking in action with the UTAS Technology, Environments and Design students. The students were given the challenge to design and build a model tree...
