:Whereabouts?
Trend Task
Loading Images

Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Identifying appropriate sources of information.   
Resources: None 
80KB

Questions/instructions
Some children want to find out information about different things. I want you to tell me your ideas about how they could find these things out. There may be more than one way to find out the information, so tell me all of the ways you can think of.

 
% responses
2000 ('97)
y4
y8
1. Sarah wants to know what time the swimming pool opens.

How could she find that out?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways she could find out when the pool opens?
2 or more ways, all workable
67 (56)
91(84)
1 workable way
20 (29)
7(10)
2. A little lost dog has turned up at Manu’s house.

How can Manu try to find out who its owner is?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways of finding out the dog’s owner?
 
2 or more ways, all workable
64 (49)
87 (80)
1 workable way
25 (35)
10 (11)
3. It is a cold and windy day at Pene’s school. Pene wants to know if she is expected to eat her lunch inside or outside.

How can she find out?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways she could find out if she is expected to eat her lunch inside or outside?
2 or more ways, all workable
46 (41)
57 (58)
1 workable way
35 (43)
32 (28)
4. Peter wants to find out the name of the school his great-grandmother went to.

How could he find out?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways of finding out the name of the school Peter’s grandmother went to?
2 or more ways, all workable
34 (43)
56 (57)

1 workable way
54 (42)
35 (28)
5. Two people are on holiday in Wellington. They are going to meet their friend at the railway station, but they are not sure how to find it.

How can they find out where the railway station is?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways that they could find out where the railway station is?
2 or more ways, all workable
72 (42)
89 (72)
1 workable way
18 (39)
8 (17)
6. Some children see some delicious looking berries on a bush.

How can they find out if they are safe to eat?

Prompt: Can you think of any other ways they could find out if the berries are safe to eat?
2 or more ways, all workable
25 (15)
48 (33)
1 workable way
31 (46)
26 (42)
 
Total score:
16–18
31 (17)
59 (43)
13–15
38 (38)
32 (41)
10–12
23 (28)
8 (13)
7–9
6 (11)
1 (3)
4–6
1 (5)
0 (0)
0–3
1 (1)
0 (0)
No commentary supplied for this task.
 
Chapter Graphic
Loading Images