Year 1 have started the create and communicate stage of their project this week. Our question is:
Can I create a Sea Life Centre ‘style’ tank and evaluate it?
The children have the option to create a tank for either a sea turtle, jellyfish or octopus. They will need to use all of their knowledge from the collect and connect stages of our project, including our ignite trip to create a suitable environment for their chosen sea creature.
We have started by creating success criterias for the different animal habitats, as well as a whole class success criteria for what a good Sea Life Centre tank needs to include. We watched a clip called ‘Austins Butterfly’ which showed the importance of peer marking, having clear, manageable next steps and making lots of drafts to grow our learning. Year 1 discussed how this will need lots of determination and a growth mindset in order to grow their tank design several times.
Here are some photos of us working on our 1st drafts:
We hope to eventually turn our designs into models and will discuss what we have included and explain why!
