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For me I think this activity would be a little bit difficult for my second class to do themselves. I would approach this as a whole class lesson and explore the tool on the white board and fill in the questions with the class. I am not sure if they could navigate that tool themselves. Depending on how that went and if they could use it, I would then let them use the ipads in their groups and do it as group work, this would still allow them to do the activities like presenting to the class.
Activity 3 would be a little more doable for second class but I would break it down into different activities and either let the class complete in groups or have one element as an individual task.
It would be nice if there were simplified ideas for younger classes for example, draw what your last birthday looked like and predict what it could look like, this would be a nice individual task to complete at second class level.
Hi Grainne,
I really like the idea of the weather station too and getting a manufactured one but also getting the children to make their own elements and testing them. They could use the ‘proper’ one to check their own against and see if they are as accurate. What is also a great is that they could then try to make improvements to their own and think about what it might not be recording as well as the manufactured one.
Having read the article I can see where there are gaps when it comes to STEM learning, it has given a really clear explanation of how you can try to ensure you cover the elements needed to make a true STEM lesson.
I really like the resource weather v climate. Having completed the activities, I can see great potential for use with my second class. In activity 1 I think using the proverbs to try and predict the weather is a great starting point in getting the children aware of what the are looking for when making a prediction. I will definitely look at the proverbs with my class next year and discuss with them what they think they mean
In activity 2 Using your senses is a great simple way reinforcing what the children may already know. We all know there is a smell or feeling in the air just before rain falls. It is a good ay of giving children the opportunities to articulate that. Combining both activities over a number of days would be a great way to see if e can make predictions based on what we have observed.