Approach: Station |
Level:
Year 4
and year 8 |
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Focus:
Classification
and organisation of ideas |
Resources:
10 stickers |
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1.6MB |
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Questions
/ instructions:
A
class is doing a project about breakdancing. They have made lots of notes
but they are in a big muddle. You are going to make a chart to help sort
out the notes.
1. Read the notes about breakdancing.
2. Place the notes where you think they should go on the chart.
3. Stick the notes onto the chart when you have decided where they should
go. |
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%
responses
2005 ('01) |
Y4 |
Y8 |
The
music is really important. It is a mixture of rap, hip-hop, soul
and funk. |
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music
|
85 |
96 |
Breakdancing
is a mix of dance, gymnastics and acrobatics. |
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definition
|
55 |
89 |
To
do a headspin a breakdancer needs to stand on their head and spin
around. |
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moves
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69 |
86 |
In
1969 a DJ in New York started mixing records so that there were
no gaps between songs. People enjoyed dancing to his music. This
dancing was called breakdancing. |
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history
|
57 |
83 |
In
the 1990s people mixed hip-hop and breakdancing. |
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history
|
66 |
90 |
The
freeze is a good move for beginners to start with. |
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moves
|
71 |
92 |
It
is important to wear a good helmet when you are doing a headspin. |
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safety
|
90 |
97 |
In
the 1970s some breakdancing moves were used in disco dancing. |
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history
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62 |
92 |
Before
you start to breakdance it is important to warm up. |
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safety
|
75 |
94 |
The
float is an important breakdancing move. Dancers carry the weight
of their body on their hands. |
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moves
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66 |
87 |
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18 |
55 |
9
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15 |
21 |
8
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14 |
14 |
6–7
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25 |
6 |
4–5
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19 |
2 |
0–3
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9
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2 |
Commentary:
Eighteen percent
of year 4 students and 55 percent of year 8 students classified all
ten notes correctly. |