Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Reasons
It may look like i have not been doing much posting but i have actually been editing bens posts so it's from both of us.
Preparation
The reason we have not been update much is because we have been EXTREMELY busy. We have been preparing for our presentation night on Monday. We have been writing out reflections, printing out things and much more to do. We have decided on our clothes for the night as our normal school uniform but with no tie as our invention is made to meet the requirements of and office worker we decided to dress up as one (with shorts). we also had to write these things up about what attitudes and profiles we have shown during this uoi.
Reflection ~ Ben Grossberg
In our last PYP unit of inquiry ‘Where we are in place and Time’ has been the best unit this year. I think it is the best because we got to use our creativity and many other skills to make what we want.
It was also a good way to develop our communication and partner skills. Jordan and I did a blog that allowed us to communicate in more ways. Here is the website: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/ This is of our whole invention journey.
I think the blog was a great way for people to track our invention and for us to keep track on everything. The blog motivated us to keep on going and I very easy to use. After learning about blogs I have decided to use one for my robotics next year. I believe that in future years both a scrapbook and a blog should be used for this inquiry. The main advantage of a blog is that it is fast and easy to use and is very convenient.
Although our invention was not completely successful, I still enjoyed it and learnt a lot. I think it was a great way to finish the year because it is the most fun and keeps you focused till the end of the year.
I think that the invention building helped our problem solving skills as there were many problems. In my opinion the reason our invention did not work was because we had a major problem that we worked around. Going around the big problem gave us many little problems and once we had fixed all of them the big problem came back to us. Once I realised this there wasn’t enough time but I think it was still great. Our invention was made to meet the requirements of an office worker.
When I first heard the unit of inquiry I didn’t think about it or understand it much, but now I have realised that it links in with everything about what we have done in this unit. I think that the line ‘Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements’, means that inventions have changed through time to meet the requirements of people or other living things.
In conclusion, I believe that this has been a great unit of inquiry maybe the best ever. I think that it should be continued for years to come and I will definitely be using the skills I have learnt in the future.
It was also a good way to develop our communication and partner skills. Jordan and I did a blog that allowed us to communicate in more ways. Here is the website: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/ This is of our whole invention journey.
I think the blog was a great way for people to track our invention and for us to keep track on everything. The blog motivated us to keep on going and I very easy to use. After learning about blogs I have decided to use one for my robotics next year. I believe that in future years both a scrapbook and a blog should be used for this inquiry. The main advantage of a blog is that it is fast and easy to use and is very convenient.
Although our invention was not completely successful, I still enjoyed it and learnt a lot. I think it was a great way to finish the year because it is the most fun and keeps you focused till the end of the year.
I think that the invention building helped our problem solving skills as there were many problems. In my opinion the reason our invention did not work was because we had a major problem that we worked around. Going around the big problem gave us many little problems and once we had fixed all of them the big problem came back to us. Once I realised this there wasn’t enough time but I think it was still great. Our invention was made to meet the requirements of an office worker.
When I first heard the unit of inquiry I didn’t think about it or understand it much, but now I have realised that it links in with everything about what we have done in this unit. I think that the line ‘Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements’, means that inventions have changed through time to meet the requirements of people or other living things.
In conclusion, I believe that this has been a great unit of inquiry maybe the best ever. I think that it should be continued for years to come and I will definitely be using the skills I have learnt in the future.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
My (Jordan) reflection
The last unit of this year ‘where we are in time and place has without a shadow of a doubt has been the most exciting and mind based unit throughout this whole year!!!
This is because we have been tuning in, finding out, sorting out, making connections, going further and taking action. This has lead us to many new skills and interesting information for life. At the beginning of the term the central idea was almost a blur with all of those words for me (almost as if the words were Shakespearean!!!), but now doing many tasks and experiments to understand what the central idea meant. I now completely understand it, it’s clear as a crystal.
The central idea for this UOI is: Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements.
The way I understand this central idea is I think that when an inventor invents something he does it to make the way of living and recreation not only easier but usually also more enjoyable to use and do.
Experiments (tuning in, finding out and sorting out)
At the beginning of the unit we conducted experiments in our pairs that we would later make our invention with. At this early stage the majority of us had no idea what the outcome may be for not only what the experiment’s conclusion may wrapping up as but also how we might use the product of the experiment or an adaptation of it in our invention. As time progressed we had decided through many methods from common sense to through the process of elimination of what we should do given the information provided?
Our invention (making connections, going further and taking action.)
I believe we went through 3 ideas until we hit this great idea of revolving (like a Ferris wheel- more mention later) document trays. We hit this idea when we were in class brainstorming word like change. One of these words was reorganisation, this was probably the main word that helped us finalise the guidelines of our invention.
On this note we also made a blog that we used to constantly update what has been happening and anything we have done in class that has been about inventors to the evolution of a sport. The URL address for this blog is: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/
Lastly, this has been a very skillful Unit Of Inquiry leading to less success in the end for us than others but effort and learning have been an over arching reining theme for all. It should be continued for many years to come to bring the opportunities for others as it has done to us.
This is because we have been tuning in, finding out, sorting out, making connections, going further and taking action. This has lead us to many new skills and interesting information for life. At the beginning of the term the central idea was almost a blur with all of those words for me (almost as if the words were Shakespearean!!!), but now doing many tasks and experiments to understand what the central idea meant. I now completely understand it, it’s clear as a crystal.
The central idea for this UOI is: Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements.
The way I understand this central idea is I think that when an inventor invents something he does it to make the way of living and recreation not only easier but usually also more enjoyable to use and do.
Experiments (tuning in, finding out and sorting out)
At the beginning of the unit we conducted experiments in our pairs that we would later make our invention with. At this early stage the majority of us had no idea what the outcome may be for not only what the experiment’s conclusion may wrapping up as but also how we might use the product of the experiment or an adaptation of it in our invention. As time progressed we had decided through many methods from common sense to through the process of elimination of what we should do given the information provided?
Our invention (making connections, going further and taking action.)
I believe we went through 3 ideas until we hit this great idea of revolving (like a Ferris wheel- more mention later) document trays. We hit this idea when we were in class brainstorming word like change. One of these words was reorganisation, this was probably the main word that helped us finalise the guidelines of our invention.
On this note we also made a blog that we used to constantly update what has been happening and anything we have done in class that has been about inventors to the evolution of a sport. The URL address for this blog is: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/
Lastly, this has been a very skillful Unit Of Inquiry leading to less success in the end for us than others but effort and learning have been an over arching reining theme for all. It should be continued for many years to come to bring the opportunities for others as it has done to us.
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