In Week 5, we will continue with our exploration of our world, and unpacking the question ‘How does the past impact on who we are today and how we express ourselves?’ Some of our new provocations will help us to understand the role that data could play in answering this question and understanding our world
Data Finding- Maths in Our World
Across the start of this term, children have been learning to define and identify data, understanding that data is numerical information. Especially as we watch BTN, children have also been learning to identify keywords and facts. This provocation encourages children to find and record number facts, statistics and data as they research topics of interest.
Found In Our World
Inspired by Found In Melbourne, by Joanna O’Callahan and Kori Song, children have become interested in landmarks from around the world. They have begun researching many landmarks with the aim to define and identify them and learn about their cultural significance. Children have considered many ways of presenting their research including brochures, guides and maps.
Letters to the Past
As children continue to explore differences between the past, present and potential future, they will be provoked to write a letter from the present or future to someone in the past. The letters will describe how aspects of life have changed, presenting children opportunities to learn about perspective.
Then and Now Cities
Children will compare past and present photos of major cities tracking changes in the architecture and being provoked to ask, theorise and research into the motivations behind the changes they notice.
Teach It To Each Other
Having identified their own expertise last week, children are provoked to share them with each other in interesting and effective ways. Creating Top Trump cards, Canva posters, coding on Scratch, comic strips, and plays are expected to be popular mediums for the creation of peer-teaching resources.
Winter Olympics
Children have enjoyed researching about the Winter Olympics, keeping up to date with the current related events and statistics such as the medal tally. They have also been interested to research about the evolution of the games, countries involved and the history of sports.
Indigenous Literature
Children have been growing an appreciation and understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ culture and history in many ways including through Indigenous children’s books, including, in particular, ‘Finding Our Heart’ by Thomas Mayor, which provoked us to seek more understanding of the importance of ‘Treaty’, ‘Truth’, and Voice’. deadlyquestions.vic.gov.au has been a strong source for further research.
Family Tree
Children will research, draw, timeline and write about their own family history searching for and articulating changes and interesting stories that show how the past’s impacts have influenced us today.