Karis and Kimba-Jo's Habitat Design Learning Story

Learners: Karis & Kimba-Jo    Learning Coach: T.Dillner            Date: Weeks 3-6 T3

Learning Area: Science

Learning Observed

In Term 3, LH1 spent a lot of learning time looking at the habitats of animals. They had to select an animal and think carefully about what that animal needed to survive. The learners then had to choose a method to recreate this habitat out of Make It, Localise It, Digitize It or Draw It. Karis and Kimba-Jo chose to Make It and opted to collaborate as a pair on a habitat for a Kiwi. Together, they exercised their curiosity by researching Kiwi information and drafting a sketch of what they imagined their habitat would look like. Following this Kimba-Jo and Karis began making their habitat from cardboard, paper, paint, clay and other craft items found at school. They communicated well which was shown by their ability to complete their design on time even though there were days where only one or the other was present for the Make It sessions. I was very impressed by the capability they showed when presenting their learning in Week 6. They described their thinking coherently, included additional information and even had a small ‘find the kiwi’ game similar to Where’s Wally.

Evidence of learning

Karis’ Habitat Design Assessment Rubric Kimba-Jo’s Habitat Design Assessment Rubric

Next Learning Steps

Reflect on the feedback given on the Assessment Rubric. Reflect on the use of materials - how did you ensure you made the best choices? Work together on other collaborative learning tasks to develop this partnership.