Tracey@ODC: Wednesday

We had many children away today...several schools are having their EOTC week.

We began our morning with droodles too.....see below

Our concept activities were the same as yesterdays. One point of difference with today's class was that we got in to an interesting discussion about the difference between the purposes of decorative knots and other more practical knots. Like, decorative knots are more for beauty, where as practical knots are used for strength and survival. We then moved on and had a discussion about magician and escapologists ' knots......these knots couldn't have strength as it could be a matter of survival if if they did! They may drown escaping from a knot that showed too much strength!!

ACTIVITY 1
Here we are working through our knot challenges

We had to use many Habits of Mind to complete this activity....thinking flexibly, drawing on past knowledge, persistance, using our senses......

ACTIVITY 2
Heads down using the Key Words to Unlock Big Ideas questioning tool to help us come up with quality pattern questions. many of us found this quite a challenge.

Our PATTERN questions;

* What is a pattern?
* How do patterns effct the environment?
* What will patterns do to help us in the futire?
*What types of patterns can we see through evaloution?
*What would happen to a pattern if it doesn't repeat?
*Dies a pattern have to repeat?
*Is a pattern a pattern if it doesn't repeat?
*What's the oldest known pattern?
*What is a pattern of impact?
*Can patterns relate to other things?
*What are the differences between natural and man made patterns?
*What is the value of a pattern?
*What systems can be found within patterns?
*What effects do patterns have on humans?
*What's the relationship between a manmade pattern and a natural one?

ACTIVITY 3
Finishing off table......