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Narrative Assessment - Eye on Nature

Narrative Assessment - Eye on Nature

Learner:  Samantha                      Learning Coach:  Mrs Croll                      Date:  4 April 2017                       Learning Area:  Science

Learning Experience: On Tuesday 28th March, Samantha attended the Eye on Nature event at the Auckland Botanic Gardens.   The purpose of this trip was to provide Samantha with a variety of learning opportunities so that she may gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the fundamental processes that support life on the planet and to become a guardian of her living environment. Samantha and her peers participated in a range of activities to promote an understand the relationships between people and the environment.

4Cs and Key Competencies: Collaborating with others to decide which food product came from which plant.   She also worked with a team to create a healthy lunchbox. Finding answers to her  curiosities through exploration, listening to experts and asking questions.   Samantha learned how to safely hold a fish, without causing it too much stress. Developing her capabilities as a scientist by grouping plants, animals and other living things into science-based classifications. Samantha learned about several  butterflies and their preferred habitat, as well as participating in a game to match the flower with the fruit, e.g. pea. Samantha learned how to make a ‘bug in the log’.  Through this, she was making  connections between healthy food and healthy bodies. Samantha went on a bush walk and was introduced to a variety of native birds and the trees.  She learned which trees the birds  liked to feed from and live in.

Next Steps: Share her learning with an audience, e.g. blog post, hui presentation Investigate an area of interest in an iExplore Support environmental activities around the school