On Thursday the 4th of April Room 15 went to the Early Setters Museum. When we arrived at the museum our instructor greeted us. She had black hair with glasses and her name was Sara.
First
Sara told us what to touch and what not to touch. Then we went to the old bus
stop to have morning tea. After morning tea we got into small groups to build a
domino track. We had 30 minutes to do it. The idea behind this was to get us
working in teams and ready to concentrate.
After
we went to the classroom Sara asked us to describe what we think when we hear
the word technology. Emily K said, “when I think of technology I think of
things that aren’t just electrical.”
Daniel
said, “when I think of technology I think of man-made things.” Through sharing our ideas we got to
hear what everybody thought technology was.
Next
we went to see the display of technology that has been used in the past. Some
items we saw were; old vacuum-cleaners, old washing machines, old microwave
ovens and an old dish washer. When
we saw these things we thought they were very interesting because they are
different to the ones we have now.
After
that we got in to groups and Sara gave us a mystery object. They were all
technological objects from the past.
We got a whole list of questions to get us thinking and working out what
the object might have been. Groups had items like: an iron, butter press, old
washing machine, water pump, sock darner and a 3D viewer. Some groups worked
out what the objects were but others needed to be told. It was funny listening
to what people thought some of the items were.
It
was now time for lunch. Munching away, kids planned out a domino track to build
at lunchtime. Lunch boxes were put
away and children were quiet to let other kids finish their dominoes.
After
lunch each group chose an item that has changed over time and was in the
museum. Each person in the group got a sheet and had to find examples in the
museum of the evolution of their item. We had to draw the object and write a
description. The task was quite challenging because we had found it difficult
to locate and recognise different things.
When
we completed the challenge it was time to go back to school. At school we
talked about what we saw and learned.
By
Jordan, Kayla and edited by Room 15.