Approach: One
to one |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8 |
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Focus:
Identifying
appropriate sources of information.
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Resources:
None
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80KB |
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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.
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%
responses
2000 ('97)
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y4
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y8
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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
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67
(56)
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91(84)
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1
workable way
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20
(29)
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7(10)
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2.
A little lost dog has turned up at Manus house.
How can Manu try to find out who its owner is?
Prompt: Can you think of any other ways of finding out the dogs
owner? |
2
or more ways, all workable
|
64
(49)
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87
(80)
|
1
workable way
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25 (35)
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10
(11)
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3.
It is a cold and windy day at Penes 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
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46
(41)
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57 (58)
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1
workable way
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35
(43)
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32
(28)
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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 Peters grandmother went to?
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2
or more ways, all workable
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34
(43)
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56
(57)
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1 workable way
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54
(42)
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35
(28)
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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
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72
(42)
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89
(72)
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1
workable way
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18
(39)
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8
(17)
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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
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25
(15)
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48
(33)
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1
workable way
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31
(46)
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26
(42)
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Total
score:
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1618
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31
(17)
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59
(43)
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1315
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38
(38)
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32
(41)
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1012
|
23
(28)
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8
(13)
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79
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6
(11)
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1
(3)
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46
|
1
(5)
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0
(0)
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03
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1
(1)
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0
(0)
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No
commentary supplied for this task. |