Approach: Independent
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Focus:
Following detailed
instructions to make a picture stand. |
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1.2MB |
Resources:
Per student: pieces
of card, masking tape, ruler, 4 paper clips, coloured card, plan, photo,
scissors, instruction card. |
Questions
/ instructions:
In this activity
you are going to make a stand for a picture. You will have an instruction
card, a plan and some equipment for making the picture stand.
Give each student an instruction card, a plan, a set of equipment
and a ruler.
Before you start, look at the instruction card as I read it through
to you.
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Picture
Stand
You
have a plan and some equipment to make a picture frame and
stand.
Make
a picture stand exactly as it is shown in the plan. You
will need to cut some of the card.
Put
the picture in the stand when you have finished. |
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Read instruction
card to students.
When you have
finished, give your picture stand to me. |
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%
responses |
y4
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FRAME:
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cut
as per diagram |
48
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errors
in width of frame on 1 or 2 sides |
7 |
frame
irregular, haphazard |
33 |
frame missing side or no hold cut |
12 |
ASSEMBLY
OF PICTURE: |
held
together as shown with paper clips |
39 |
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held
together in some other way |
57 |
not
held together |
4 |
BASE: |
appropriate V shape |
92 |
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both
sides 20cm ± 1cm |
50 |
two
sides linked as shown |
94 |
slits
cut 57cm from ends |
49 |
slits
cut on an appropriate angle |
45 |
Commentary:
Many of the year 4 students did not manage to follow the instructions
at all precisely. |