"We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself." (Lloyd Alexander)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Moving vehicles -Practical inquiry.
Challenge: Create a vehicle which can travel effectively along the classroom lino without aid, (including gravity) It must use a mechanical device.
What is involved:
Construction, innovation, creative thinking, experimentation, critical thinking, reflection, discussion, problem solving, drawing on prior knowledge, communication, incorporation of existing mechanical knowledge, engineering, design, evaluation, questioning and question development for further inquiry.
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