This week, the Grade 6 mathematicians explored the concept of percent through the lens of form, function, and connection.
The sticky notes with the stars represent their new learning.
Check out the conversation in the video below!
The Grade 5 mathematicians continued their investigation into the concept of factoring, through the lens of form, function, connection, and reflection.
The writing in blue represents their initial understanding and the orange represents how their thinking has changed. We have been practicing asking each other "What makes you say that?" to dig deep into ideas in our conversations.
You can see in the chart above how the mathematicians' understanding developed over time.
This week, we also started our new unit with the transdisciplinary theme: Where we are in place and time.
We are applying the framework of a visible thinking routine called Peel the Fruit as we consider the following questions throughout the unit:
- What do we see and notice?
- What do we wonder?
- What connections can we make?
- What's REALLY going on here?
- How can we consider different perspectives?
- What's the central idea?
As we looked at some photos, we posted our questions on our Wonder Wall.
Some of the questions which came up were...
- Why are so many people together?
- Where do the people in the pictures go and what do they do?
- How is the problem of people needing to go to refugee camps growing or shrinking?
- What happens to people who get left behind during a migration?
- What will happen if our country is not safe?
Zoom into the photos on our Peel the Fruit unit wall.
What do YOU wonder about?
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