Angles

Concept and Language (Types of Angles)   Material Description: For the oral introduction a length of cord with a mark for the angle. The Box of Sticks:  This is a box which is divided and contains a collection of: Wooden sticks Plastic Arcs Pins and Tacks of different colours Nails Paper Fasteners Plumb Line   …

The Stem

Introduction with a story relating to function of parts   Material Description: Results of experiment 3 and tree circles   Method: ‘If all the plants remained on the ground there would be so many leaves on the floor, the leaves would all be trying to get light and many might die.  Remember the ‘great struggle’? …

Polygons

  Enclosed Surfaces Material Description: The Box of Sticks:  This is a box which is divided and contains a collection of: Wooden sticks Plastic Arcs Pins and Tacks of different colours Nails Paper Fasteners Plumb Line   A right angle (snipped on the hypotenuse to distinguish is from a triangle, it is called a measuring …

Etymology

Etymology is the study of the origins of a particular word, it comes from Etymos (Greek) for true. Material Description: It might be found in the booklets of Nomenclature cards, dictionaries and Etymological dictionaries.   Method: We give it when it is helpful to the understanding, it is an integral part of the presentation, to …

The Flower

Story of the function of the flower   Material Description: No material is shown here   Method: Give an impressionistic story. Say, ‘When the flowers are out on the plant it is a very special time, it is a time of festivity, like people at a Christmas Market, calling out to those passing by, ‘Come, …