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Students had a good understanding of what parts of the body are used for each
of the five senses. They were able to correctly say that they use their eyes to
see, for example. In addition, students increased their knowledge of healthy
ways to care for their senses. The class had several discussion and activities
about ways to care for their senses.
How you could improve on the assessment task(s) so that you would have a
more accurate picture of each students understanding of the central idea.
What was the evidence that connections were made between the central idea
and the transdisciplinary theme?
Students inquired into their personal and physical health when they learned
about how to care for their senses.
Thinking: Students had opportunities to explore the world without one sense
(e.g. sight). They tuned into one sense and analyze what it would be like be
without that sense all of the time.
develop particular attributes of the learner profile and/or attitudes?
Curiosity: Students were curious about what scents were used in the scented
play dough and paint, as well as the food extracts.
Respect: Students learned about people with certain disabilities, such as
deafness or blindness. They learned how to be respectful when meeting
people like this.
Empathy: After experiencing, for a short time, what life might be like without
one sense, student were able to empathize with people with disabilities.
9. Teacher notes
Overview: This unit provided many opportunities for students to interact with
the school environment and other materials that I brought to class. The activity
that students enjoyed the most was making and using scented finger paint.
This was enjoyable because students could see, smell, and touch this
substance. Next time, planning similar experiences would be beneficial to
students and would help them to inquire deeper into this unit.
The last line of inquiry (Ways in caring for our senses) was a bit difficult for
students to inquire into. Most activities related to this topic were dyadic
teaching: telling the students what was healthy and they repeating what I had
said. This line of inquiry seems too abstract for this age group. Therefore, I
suggest to modify it so that it is more child friendly or change it to a different
topic, for example a deeper inquiry into what it would like to live without one of
their senses, i.e. what the deaf/hard of hearing or blind communities are like.