Reverso!

What would life be like if you lived it in reverse?

What would life be like if everything was opposite?

Think of all the things that might be different or changed if some part of your world was backwards or in reverse?

Watch this short film and take note of the things that are different for this man's life.

Just notice small things.

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What happened in the end?

Writing and Thinking

Write a list of your reverse observations

Make a comic strip showing part of a day in the life...

Make a list of curious ideas, things that would be hard or easier 

Invent your own reverse world idea

List all the jobs that you would be good at if this was you

List the disadvantages you noticed

Explain it...

Watch these two explanation videos to help you to understand how to explain something.

We will work in a group again to:

1. talk about a new topic
2. plan ideas
3. write a draft
4. present your work to the class

Where does the Sun go at night?

Why do I have to brush my teeth?

Explain it...

Imagine that you meet a friendly alien at your local park.  Some how this small alien has been left on Earth by mistake after his family dropped by for a visit to our planet.  
You decide to smuggle this creature into your bedroom and look after him.

The alien is very intelligent and quickly learns your language, but does not understand many of the things that we do on Earth.

In a group talk about how you would explain some of the things we do on Earth.

Write a short explanation with your team and present what you have done back to the class.

Use the explanation rubric to help you make a really good explanation.


Topics - What is...?

Food, Music, Sleep, A Bicycle, A Bank, Farming, A Skateboard, Television, A Computer and the Internet, Christmas, A Birthday, 

Floating and Sinking

Freezing Water
Lets try and understand why ice floats

Writing an Explanation

What is it?
How does it work?
Why does that happen?

Being able to explain something is a very valuable skill.  The slide show below gives some tips about how to write an explanation and the sorts of words you need to include.

How to Write Excellent Explanations

Key Steps in Your Writing

Use an introductory sentence to say what the thing is

Give exaples of how this thing works

Or what it does

Elaborate with examples that tell about what happens in some detail use cause and effect

End with a conclusion that finishes off your idea or gives a summary or the big picture