Learner:  Katherine and Shreya                   Learning Coach: Margaret Patrick   Date: 24.09..2015

Learning Area: Science Narrative Learning story

Learning Observed

These learners were part of the “Mythbuster” group for iExperience in Weeks 6-10. They ”busted” the myths about everyday objects behaving in unusual ways. They were curious and explored the  physical and chemical reactions that caused the strange things to happen.They practiced writing up the phenomenon using a scientific experimental method developing their capabilities. Refer to their Topic books.  In week 10 they collaborated to form a  partnership and they had to make their own experiment, connect with other research available and come up with a hypothesis as to what they expected to happen, do the experiment and reflect on the actual outcome. Following this they were required to make a presentation to an audience of learners. This included: the actual experiment, explanation of any changes they made, review of their hypothesis, present their digital recording of their work and field answers to questions. They managed their time well and were ready on time. Their experiment was called “ Colourful cornflour”.  They observed this phenomenon and decided they wanted to make it themselves. They didn’t quite get to find the scientific reason for the dual consistencies of the cornflour mixture depending on the speed of the object coming into contact with it. Link to silde show presentation

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

try out other experiments in a safe supervised manner explore where this scientific phenomenon is used in real life activities write a reflective blog post about your learning. Add a cross-section of comments from the other learners’ feedback during your presentation. encourage your family to go online and read your blogs. spend time ensuring all group members have a role during a presentation. create a schedule for group members regarding responsibility for bringing various items to contribute to the group’s experiment.