Which material makes a good parachute/teaching approach

This activity supports a number of learning types:

• small group work⁽ⁱ⁾ - Investigation conducted by small groups reporting back to the class,
• Whole class⁽ⁱ⁾ dialogue⁽ⁱ⁾ - discussion of each situation Open-ended questions⁽ⁱ⁾ – Why did this happen? What do you think causes this movement?,
• peer assessment⁽ⁱ⁾ – do peers agree?,
• project work – linked in with the rest of the activities in this OER, topic work in design and technology, literacy, numeracy,
• inquiry⁽ⁱ⁾-based learning – initial presentation to the class can be framed as a problem for them to solve.Co-enquiry – children working collaboratively,
• arguing and reasoning⁽ⁱ⁾ – persuading each other about their explanations,
• exploring ideas – developing understanding of key scientific principles.