Learning area Sub-strand Suggested probing questions What is a nesting box? What is a life cycle? Science Science What is environmental loss? – Biological sciences Why might an animal need a nesting box? Understanding Why does loss of environment affect native Why does [animal] need [feature] in their nesting box? animals? Is this a problem or solution? Investigating What are different ways that we could solve this problem? Can you compare [Sol. A] with [Sol. B]? Producing What are the safety rules when using _____? Why do we need [rule] when [item]? Design and Technologies Are you finished? Designed –Creating How closely does your nesting box match the How well does your design meet your aims? Evaluating Solutions design brief? What are the strengths and weaknesses of your design? How could you improve your design? Planning and What steps will you need to follow? Why? How did you break down the problem? managing What will you need to do to complete your plan? Mathematics Using scaled Can you show me how to use the ruler? Can you order these pieces/items by size? and instruments How do you know how big ____ is? How would you work out the area or volume of your nesting box? Geometry
Learning area Sub-strand Suggested probing questions Science – Science Understanding Biological sciences What is a nesting box? What is environmental loss? Why does loss of environment affect native animals? What is a life cycle? Why might an animal need a nesting box? Why does [animal] need [feature] in their nesting box? Design and Technologies –Creating Designed Solutions Investigating Is this a problem or solution? Can you compare [Sol. A] with [Sol. B]? What are different ways that we could solve this problem? Producing What are the safety rules when using _____? Why do we need [rule] when [item]? Evaluating Are you finished? How closely does your nesting box match the design brief? How could you improve your design? How well does your design meet your aims? What are the strengths and weaknesses of your design? Planning and managing What steps will you need to follow? Why? What will you need to do to complete your plan? How did you break down the problem? Mathematics and Geometry Using scaled instruments Can you show me how to use the ruler? How do you know how big ____ is? Can you order these pieces/items by size? How would you work out the area or volume of your nesting box?
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