5–10 minutes View your photo and compare Focus children’s reflection using Observation per child. your plan with the actual the following questions: record to building. write Is your building like your plan? children’s Identify the key features of the What will you do differently next comments building to match the design time? challenge. Which shapes did you use the Identify the shapes most often? Why? (combinations) used in its Which materials did you choose construction and explain why and why? these were used. How did you meet the design Identify why you have used challenge? particular shapes by naming Were they the same shapes that the characteristics of those we identified in our outside data shapes that suit the building, collection? e.g. rectangles have flat sides. Can you see your design ideas I selected a triangle-shaped and shapes used in buildings door so other animals could not around you? get into my possum’s home. Using the Observation record
5–10 minutes per child. View your photo and compare your plan with the actual building. Identify the key features of the building to match the design challenge. Identify the shapes (combinations) used in its construction and explain why these were used. Identify why you have used particular shapes by naming the characteristics of those shapes that suit the building, e.g. rectangles have flat sides. I selected a triangle-shaped door so other animals could not get into my possum’s home. Focus children’s reflection using the following questions: Is your building like your plan? What will you do differently next time? Which shapes did you use the most often? Why? Which materials did you choose and why? How did you meet the design challenge? Were they the same shapes that we identified in our outside data collection? Can you see your design ideas and shapes used in buildings around you? Observation record to write children’s comments Using the Observation record
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