Below are a collection of some of these photos.
Which of these tell you the most interesting story?
NOTE: None of these students have a background in photography and no after effects were used. (Except the "Square" shot on an iPad's camera)
- Mr. K
To practise our peer feedback method of PQP (Praise, Question, Polish), which we will be using heavily next term in creating our own novel, 6K took a camera/phone/tablet outside and tried to take an interesting photo. They were then asked to get feedback from another classmate on how they can improve the photo. (eg, more focus on the foreground/background, object placement, zoom) After 3-5 shots, they posted these on our Schoology discussion and also wrote down their process, why they chose that particular shot and/or any stories the photo told them. Below are a collection of some of these photos. Which of these tell you the most interesting story? NOTE: None of these students have a background in photography and no after effects were used. (Except the "Square" shot on an iPad's camera) - Mr. K
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Last week, as an optional component to their weekly homework, the students of 6K were asked to choose one or two things to 'quit' for five days and write a journal/reflection on this experience. There was a wide variety of activities that were given up such as eating rice, entering their bedroom, watching TV, and even humming songs! Below are a couple of the most interesting ones and their reflections. NS - Living off $2 a day for 5 days JS - Not speaking for 5 days (see document below) 6K's own electorates were tasked to create a website answering various questions on Australian Democracy and Federation and presenting this information as a website.
Although not really a wiki since they are all on separate sites, consider this particular post as a sort of "blog wiki" or "bliki". Here are the links to the different Electorate's websites. (Two electorates researched the same information as there were only 4 sections of questions for this task but 5 Electorates in the class) Australia Before 1788 - Aboriginal Society and Government by the Northern Pineapple District Early Colonial Government How was Australia governed BEFORE Federation? by the Shadow Shire FEDERATION by the Sports Enthusiasts AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TODAY by the South East Citadel Democracy and Federation by The Council Which site did you like the most? Why? Did you learn anything new? Please contribute in the comments section! - Mr. K Today we watched a video on problem solving - Tom Wujec: Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast to start off the day. From this, we tried to solve our own simple problems using collaboration, diagrams and stickies. Here is one done by the Sports Enthusiasts on How to make the best baked beans. Although, it gave more of a historical (accuracy questionable) account and didn't really answer how this was the way to make the BEST baked beans, it still seems like a very interesting way to present their work. There were some very interesting discussions going on within other groups as well during this task, here is another video (edited by our lovely G.P) that highlights some of the brainstorming in action! Next time you do some group work, why don't you give this a try during your planning/brainstorming stage?
-Mr. K Last week, 6K was tasked with taking 5000 steps three times a week. This was for the purpose of training for the school's Cross Country. They were to record their times and write a reflection on their results and analyse how they could improve for the next session.
I thought I'd start a new "segment" for the blog called "Reflections of the week", where I will choose a few standout reflections written during the week by students of 6K. These students will also receive 350XP for their Classcraft avatars. Here are this week's showcase reflections. Luna's 5000 steps reflection Nami's 5000 steps for 3 days Tiff's Walking/Jogging 5000 steps - Mr. K Last week, as part of the Government unit, year six headed off to (cold) Canberra for 3 days. It was non stop activities and the students (plus teachers) enjoyed their time there but were also exhausted at the end of it. The students saw some snow (okay, it was more like sleet, but it looked like snow!) and endured some very cold temperatures as they moved around the various locations in Canberra. These included, CSIRO, National Gallery, Old Parliament House, Parliament House and of course Questacon. As you can see from the photos, they had a blast and I'm sure it was just as memorable as it was enjoyable for them all. Special thanks to our awesome driver Wazza! What was your favourite/most memorable moment of the camp? Before the Easter break, 6K received its final class paper task. However, this time, they were split in to 2 class paper publications and were pitted against each other. Here are the final publications. Which did you prefer and why?
The 6K Kronicle 6K's Mind Seducation Daily Back to school in one day, how exciting! - Mr. K Everyone has completed their cross sections of a torch (though most ended up creating a complete torch out of cardboard!) and the first submission is in! I will post more as the groups submit them, but for now, enjoy! I thought the video was entertaining and demonstrated the process they went through quite clearly. What are your thoughts? (Besides the uneven volume of the narration)
- Mr. K Last week, 6K were tasked to write a letter to their future self. To be exact, their future self at the age of 25. All the students asked some excellent questions, and some even gave some great advice. (and some demands!) Here is an example done by Luna the Shadow Werewolf. (Yes, we all made an alias for ourselves. For online publishing but also because it's fun to do :)) I think I found a way to actually schedule these as emails to be sent to them in 14-15 years. Hopefully it works! (and hopefully they still have the same email addresses. No, actually, I hope they still even use email then!)
- Mr. K The idea was to create a simple circuit with a switch and use the cardboard torch template to cover it, thus making it look like a cross section. However, one group decided to try and make a working torch, creating a switch out of masking tape! Today we ended the week with our final task for the Science unit, "It's Electrifying" by Primary Connections. The students had to create a cross section of a torch, revealing a working circuit with a switch. The next and final part is to use the photos and videos they took during this task and create an information video demonstrating their knowledge on circuits, batteries and electricity. Of course, reflections and evaluations are also required. We will share some of these once they are all complete and submitted.
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