Quest 6: Day and Night Diorama
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Night and Day Diorama |
Task:
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We are going to produce a Diorama showing what can be seen in the rainforest at the following times and locations:
- Canopy day and night
- Understorey day and night
- Forest floor day and night
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| Time: |
3 x 45 minute sessions minimum |
Materials:
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- Access to relevant websites
- Rainforest Sounds through the day and night
- Rainforest information texts
- A variety of environmentally friendly and recycled materials for manufacture of the Diorama
- An example of a Diorama for demonstration
- Classroom resources for cutting, fixing and joining
(All of the above to be displayed so as to encourage free choice and management by children) |
Process:
- Introduce the children to the Quest.
- Inform them of the availability of resources.
- Set the criteria for how groups can work well together.
- Allocate tasks to groups.
- Once in groups allow children time to plan what their Diorama might look like.
- Give an opportunity for each group to feedback what they have planned and share any problems encountered. This should be done as a whole class.
- Introduce your role and that of the Teaching Assistant as expert consultant.
- During the production time build in report back sessions in order to share problems with the whole class.
Product Success Criteria:
- Each group will produce a Diorama depicting life and activity in their specific part of the day or night.
- They will give a presentation to the whole class lasting no more than three minutes sharing their knowledge. This could be recorded and uploaded to PRP website as content for a higher award.
- Optional: They can receive questions on how they made their Diorama.
Conclusion:
- A circle time.
- Focus:
- What did I like about this Quest ?
- What did I learn?
- What was difficult?
- What could I do next?
