Sunday, 12 June 2016

Star Wars meets the Science Capability Interpret Representations

Okay, okay... first confession is I am a starwars fan! Yes it fits right in with my geeky, nerdy persona that I have been reminded of regularly!
Anyway one of the capabilities talks about Interpreting  Representations (http://scienceonline.tki.org.nz/Science-capabilities-for-citizenship/Introducing-five-science-capabilities/Interpret-representations)... Have a look at the weblink as there are lots of ideas here to help you develop this capability with the children. I love the idea of students drawing their thinking -how do you show movement, how do you label, which way does electricity go, how do I show sugar crystals getting smaller and smaller as they dissolve?
I came across this which is the whole starwars film as an illustration (or a representation). It really appealed to me although I must admit I did get lost with which dot was which as it has been a long time since I watched the movie! Anyway I did wonder about whether this could be used for other narrative writing or even an experiment... not sure how but...

Anyway here's the link: http://swanh.net/

What do children think? What if they made one for a part of a movie they like?

PS: Yes, I only consider the classics Star Wars movies... the rest are all awful!

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