Room 11 @ Birdwood School: Technology

During Term 4 we will be learning about the importance of Technological Modeling when making a product. The following activities will help us in our learning.

We are learning to persist when things are tough.

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Think about the story

What goal did Lewis have?
As an inventor, Lewis experienced failure many times before he was successful. How were his failures important?
What inspired Lewis to keep trying even when he failed?
What should you do when you fail?
Have you experienced failure before? If so, what did it teach you?

The most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires.

Think about the story

What goal did the girl have?
What problems stopped the girl from achieving her goal at first?
How did she overcome her problems in order to succeed?
What is the story teaching us?
Make a Term 4 learning goal. An examplemight be, reaching Green level in Reading, or finishing all your work on time.
What is a problem you might face when trying to achieve your goal?
What can you do to help achieve your goal even if it might be hard? List the ideas on a 'Persistance Strategies List'.

We are learning to think about the meaning of a story.

The Three Little Pigs

Think about the story

Who are the characters in the story?
How are the three little pigs alike?
How is the third little pig different from the first and second little pigs?
If you were one of the little pigs, what would you build your house with? Why?
How do we know that the third little pig's house was the strongest?
Why do you think the wolf was able to blow down the house of the first and second little pigs?
Why couldn't the wolf blow down the brick house?
How do you know that the wolf really wants to eat the third little pig?
What did the first and second little pigs learn from the third pig?
What did the third little pig do when he faced problems?
What is this story teaching us?