What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? Initially, they were a bit 'what???' when we first discussed it but once we started looking into world records and the weird and wonderful ways people can achieve them they got excited and into it. They loved the human benchmark games and also challenging

“This was a fun and interesting unit that we did as a class towards the end of the term. I think the best thing about it was the learning going on and the kids did not really think of it as 'learning.' A couple of other classes came out to 'challenge' us and we believe they were a bit jealous as they did not do the unit lol.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? The kids loved the fact that they could get a bit crazy with their ideas and that really motivated them- especially when they got the chance to challenge other’s records. There was a lot of discussion and learning about how to keep record attempts fair an

“My kids absolutely loved looking at existing records and then having the freedom to create their own crazy record really ramped up the excitement in the classroom. The kit provided a great platform to discuss fair testing and really defining the record parameters for others to challenge. Having the timers and measuring tapes made collecting and comparing the data much easier too. Overall it was such a great way to end our first term.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? the extra resources such as stop watches and measuring tape helped the students engagement

“This was a great resource to get the children to think critically. My year 5 and 6 children really enjoyed it.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? The students were very engaged and independant with creating their challenges. We had several ideas 'up our sleeves' but the students were able to come up with a wide variety of challenges. Our class were gutted that their videos were wiped over the holid

“Our students LOVED this. We were really lucky that our whole team (3 classes of y7&;8) were able to participate in this. It wraps perfectly with our Maths and lead in to Science for term 2.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? Students were 100% engaged during this kit. They loved the world record research and loved setting their own. Will revisit this one again!

“My students loved the world record kit! It was a great way to introduce measurement and have fun at the end of the term.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? Kids were super keen and enjoyed coming up with ideas and trialling them. This lead into recording, analysing and discussing our findings.

“Such a great kit. Simple, yet with plenty of scope for developing statistics inquiries. The goodies - stopwatches and tapes plus pennants and description cards supported the learning. W@e chose to develop our world records in small groups, so there was a lot of work done around how to work effectively as a group to achieve the outcome.”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? They were highly motivated. The children understood it wasn't a race and that perseverance was going to be needed from early on. The team work and encouragement that they gave each other was impressive to see. Often the children would continue to practice

“My class have been so engaged and excited during this unit. We have found and used so many new and exciting words while we have been discussing, attempting and recording our world records The pride on the faces of the children as they received their world record was amazing”

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What did you notice about student engagement in the learning with the DIY World Records Kit? The students were hooked from the get go. They really responded to the competitive and creative elements the kit brought to the classroom. It really pushed their thinking about accurate ways of recording data and how to do this in a fair manner.

“Dear School Kit, We thoroughly loved the potential for craziness and excitement that this learning kit offered. Both the students and I were thoroughly engaged with the practice challenges and coming up with their own. The teacher notes were clear and comprehensive, supporting very clear learning outcomes. It provided a fun way in which to end the term. I would definitely use this process again. Thank you.”

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