Introducing the problem

Building a school from old plastic bottles

Now watch Frank's lesson on Building a School with plastic bottles. As you watch the lesson, ask yourself: Which Key Processes can you see in the work of these pupils? Can you see them: Simplifying and representing the situation?

• What problems did they identify?
• What simplifications and representations did they create?
• What choices did they make of information, methods and tools?

Analysing and solving the model they've made?

• Which variables did they consider?
• What information did they collect, or guess?
• What relationships did they formulate?
• What calculations did they make?

Interpreting and evaluating the results?

• What did they learn about the situation?
• Were their results plausible?

Communicating and reflecting on the findings?

• How did they explain their analyses?
• What connections did they see to other problems?

Initial discussion

2 minutes to discuss and think of problems

(Turn on Play continuously to stop the video pausing). Now watch Frank's lesson on Building a School with plastic bottles. As you watch the lesson, ask yourself: Which Key Processes can you see in the work of these pupils? Can you see them: Simplifying and representing the situation?

• What problems did they identify?
• What simplifications and representations did they create?
• What choices did they make of information, methods and tools?

Analysing and solving the model they've made?

• Which variables did they consider?
• What information did they collect, or guess?
• What relationships did they formulate?
• What calculations did they make?

Interpreting and evaluating the results?

• What did they learn about the situation?
• Were their results plausible?

Communicating and reflecting on the findings?

• How did they explain their analyses?
• What connections did they see to other problems?

What questions can we ask?

"This isn't maths - why are we doing it?"

(Turn on Play continuously to stop the video pausing). Now watch Frank's lesson on Building a School with plastic bottles. As you watch the lesson, ask yourself: Which Key Processes can you see in the work of these pupils? Can you see them: Simplifying and representing the situation?

• What problems did they identify?
• What simplifications and representations did they create?
• What choices did they make of information, methods and tools?

Analysing and solving the model they've made?

• Which variables did they consider?
• What information did they collect, or guess?
• What relationships did they formulate?
• What calculations did they make?

Interpreting and evaluating the results?

• What did they learn about the situation?
• Were their results plausible?

Communicating and reflecting on the findings?

• How did they explain their analyses?
• What connections did they see to other problems?

Pupils start work on their problems

"Everybody choose one question to answer..."

(Turn on Play continuously to stop the video pausing). Now watch Frank's lesson on Building a School with plastic bottles. As you watch the lesson, ask yourself: Which Key Processes can you see in the work of these pupils? Can you see them: Simplifying and representing the situation?

• What problems did they identify?
• What simplifications and representations did they create?
• What choices did they make of information, methods and tools?

Analysing and solving the model they've made?

• Which variables did they consider?
• What information did they collect, or guess?
• What relationships did they formulate?
• What calculations did they make?

Interpreting and evaluating the results?

• What did they learn about the situation?
• Were their results plausible?

Communicating and reflecting on the findings?

• How did they explain their analyses?
• What connections did they see to other problems?

Reporting back

Pupils explain their findings to the class

Now watch Frank's lesson on Building a School with plastic bottles. As you watch the lesson, ask yourself: Which Key Processes can you see in the work of these pupils? Can you see them: Simplifying and representing the situation?

• What problems did they identify?
• What simplifications and representations did they create?
• What choices did they make of information, methods and tools?

Analysing and solving the model they've made?

• Which variables did they consider?
• What information did they collect, or guess?
• What relationships did they formulate?
• What calculations did they make?

Interpreting and evaluating the results?

• What did they learn about the situation?
• Were their results plausible?

Communicating and reflecting on the findings?

• How did they explain their analyses?
• What connections did they see to other problems?

(Click on Introductory session at the top of the screen to go back to the session).