Tinkering and Exploring the Past

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time tinkering with and learning about gadgets and gizmos from the past.   We know that most inventions have changed over time to meet new needs that emerge.  We went to the Tautoru University to learn about a famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell. We learnt that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone as a way of improving communication and how communication was able to happen.

We have been learning to take notes as we watching short learning clips about inventors and their inventions. This is also another opportunity to work on our individual writing goals within Inquiry.

We have been learning to put the information into our own words. This also connects to our reading goals of summarising, retelling and making connections.

Here is an example of the comparisons we have been making.

This week we move on to computational thinking so watch this space.