Another magnetism "pass through" device being tested. |
Mary and Diane of the International School of Florence are
pleased with their invention. |
Following inquiry into magnets and how they work, Vickie leads
the group in magnet songs before using constructivism to teach
about magnetism and identifying the many instructional
strategies modeled throughout the investigation. |
In a new activity, Amy Mechling discusses kangaroos and prepares
to lead the group into an investigation of how far an adult red
kangaroo can jump in a single bound. |
Participants are asked to predict and measure their own broad
jump distances comparing them to the red kangaroo. Here Sally
gets ready for the first of three jumps which will be recorded
and averaged. |
Diane likes her first jump! |
Rachel of Casablanca American School gets ready for her big
jump. Interest runs high! |
Amy asks the participants to move away from her, standing at a
distance they would predict for the jump distance of a kangaroo.
In the center rear, tall Jeff (from Australia and a principal
from the International School of Florence) thinks he knows the
answer. |
Amy then measures out the average red kangaroo jump distance,
which turns out to be about 8 meters or eight to ten times
farther than the jump distances of most participants. |
Amy describes other kangaroo characteristics, here leading Carla
to simulate a just born neonate kangaroo using its sense of
smell to find its way to a nipple inside the mother’s pouch. |
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