First Aid Kit Inquiry – Sharing our Research

How can the medicine help people feel better?

Ethan, Alejandra and Jasmine shared their inquiry about the ‘nurse’ and the ‘first aid kit’ with PreK/K1B.

They shared what they have seen in the nurse’s room. PreK/K1B students were interested in the items in the ‘nurse’s bag’.

They took turns to explain to their friends in PreK/K1B, the different products and items that were included in the first aid kit. Later, Luke posed a question “How can the medicine help people feel better?” 

Jasmine, Alejandra and Ethan were not sure about the answer. They decided to bring the question back to the classroom (PreK/K1C) and have a discussion with their friends.

• Ethan “生病吃药会好。”[If you are sick, you take the medicine then you will feel better.]
• Ruby “Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes the medicine is not right. There are different kinds of medicine that green one, yellow one……”
• Seungbin “K1B hurt in Golden Eagle (referring to why do we need medicine).”

Alejandra, Jasmine and Ruby wanted to draw their ideas down and share their findings with Luke.

Here are their ideas:

• Ruby “The ice pack – when you put on your hair or head or anywhere, then you will be better because you will not feel the hot. The Bubble Gum medicine – it can make you very good that you will never be sick. The cotton stick – it can help dry out the blood. The bandage – when they cover the blood, the blood will dry out then you can play in the Golden Eagle.”

• Alejandra “This is the bag for somebody hurt and he can put over there and feel better. Medicine all ice pack is for help us if we bump into each other and we are hurt. And it will help us feel better.”

• Jasmine “So under the nurse chair, nurse get us a lot of things. Nurse gave us a broken thing. You break the blue thing and then down have water. And somebody hurt in Golden Eagle, we can help feel better. Here is the people sit down. Because we have to listen to him, Alejandra and me. Here for people feel better. The nurse people she share me she little bit hurt and Alejandra take there and then Alejandra feel better, then me feel better.”

We were excited to share our answers with Luke ……

Approaches to Learning (ATL’s)

Thinking Skills

Generating novel ideas

• Use discussion and play to generate new ideas and investigations.

Research Skills

Data gathering and documenting (audio recording, drawing, photographing)

• Use all senses to observe and notice details.

Communication Skills

Listening

• Listen to information.
• Listen actively and respectfully to others’ ideas.
• Ask for clarifications.

Speaking

• Express oneself using words and sentences.
• Participate in conversations.
• Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers.