2.6 Task Taxonomy

Students undertake prescribed activities to acquire information and develop an understanding of a topic.

STEAM Subject:

• Watching a video on photosynthesis
  
• VisitingReading ana elderlytextbook carechapter homeabout to observe the daily challenges faced by the elderlyphotosynthesis

 Language Subject:

• Reading a news report
• Watching a micro movie
  

Practice

Students work through prescribed tasks to apply learnt content/ skills.

STEAM Subject:

• Labelling the parts of a plant cell with flash cards
• Completing the questions about photosynthesis in the H5P interactive video.video

Language Subject:

• Practicing pronunciation of new vocabularies in pairs
• Writing sentences using newly learned past tense verbs

Test / Assessment

Students take part in assessment activities.

STEAM Subject:

• Completing a lab report
• Taking a quiz on photosynthesis

Language Subject:

• AnswerAnalysing an article and respond to questions about details,its main ideas, or vocabularies of a news reportcontent
• Having a spelling test on the week's vocabularies

Students engageseek inout and gather existing information explorationfrom throughvarious informationsources searchesto anddeepen datatheir collection.understanding of a topic.

STEAM Subject:

• ConductingAsking an experimentAI tochatbot collectfor datainformation onabout the rate of photosynthesis
• ConductingBenchmarking anexisting thermal bags online searchto oninform thea prosnew and cons of commonly used wheelchairs for the elderlydesign

Language Subject:

• Conducting an online search to identify theResearching common vocabularies usedvocabulary in news reports online
• Using AI tools to analyze the tone and style of a news report

Explorations through Conversation

Students engage in exploration of issues with others through conversations.

STEAM Subject:

• ConductingInterviewing interviews with the elderlyclients to identify theproduct needs of the wheelchair attachment product

• Discussing the variables to be considered for creating a fair photosynthesis experiment on photosynthesis

Language Subject:

• Conducting interviews withInterviewing stakeholders about local community issues
• Discussing findings from the interview script

Tangible / Immersive Investigation

Students engageconduct inhands-on investigative explorationsinvestigations in physical or virtual settings.settings, generating new data through experiments, surveys, or direct observation.

STEAM Subject:

• UsingConducting VRan headsetsexperiment to explorecollect adata rainforeston andthe observerate variousof plants and animalsphotosynthesis
  
• Playing with simple circuits with batteries and light bulbs to observe howexplore electricity flowsflow

Language Subject:

• Using VR to exploreExploring a virtual museum towith VR to learn vocabulariesabout history and related to historical events/artifactsvocabulary
• Visiting the supermarket to learn vocabulary related to daily life

Students work individually or together to construct a conceptual, visual artifact.

STEAM Subject:

• ConstructingCreating a mind map based on photosynthesis using information gathered from the internet about photosynthesis

• UsingDesigning AIan toexperiment create the criteria for evaluating a wheelchair attachment productplan

Language Subject:

• UsingCreating AIthe towriting createoutline aof storyboardthe fornews a micro moviereport
  
• Using AI to createdevelop theevaluation criteria for evaluating a micronews moviereport
  

 Students work individually or together to construct a tangible, manipulable artifact.

STEAM Subject:

• ConstructingBuilding thea prototype of thea wheelchairthermal bag
• CreatingBuilding a simpledigital wearablethermometer devicewith thata can measure heart ratemicro:bit.

Language Subject: 

• ConstructingWriting a glossarynews table to organize the vocabularies gathered from newspaper
• Filming the moviereport based on thean storyboardoutline
• Creating a storybook using generative AI

 Students present, illustrate or perform individually or in group.

STEAM Subject:

• Presenting scientific findings from experiments
• Displaying thea thermal bag prototype of the wheelchair attachment in a competition

Language Subject: 

• Presenting a news report
• ShowingScreening thea post-edited video of the micro movie

Students engage in reflecting on the learning process & experience and making the thoughts explicit.

STEAM Subject:

• Using a quick survey to assess students’ understanding on scientific investigation
• Reflecting on the perviousprevious scientific investigation process and identifying its shortcomings
• Writing a journal entry about challenges faced during the prototype development

Language Subject:

• Using a quick survey to assess students’ understanding of writing a news report
• Reflecting on the pros and cons of using AI to create a storyboard for a micro movie
• Writing a reflection on the process of composing a news report

Students are given an opportunity to re-submit a piece of work, hence giving them a chance to reflect and improve.

STEAM Subject:

• Revising the thermal bag prototype of the wheelchair attachment
• Revising the experimental plan for thea scientific investigation

Language Subject: 

• Revising the content of a news report content 

• Revising the pronunciation for a news report presentation

Students engage in peer- and/ or self- assessment (using self-generated or teacher-provided rubric)

STEAM Subject:

• Using well-designed criteria to evaluateself- peerand workpeer-assess on a prototypeprototypes of thethermal wheelchair attachmentbags
• Using well-designed criteria to self-evaluate one'sand ownpeer-assess workexperimental onplans afor prototypescientific of the wheelchair attachmentinvestigations

Language Subject: 

• Using well-designed criteria to evaluateself- peerand workpeer-assess onnews a micro moviereports

• Using well-designed criteria to self-evaluate one'sand ownpeer-assess workstoryboards onfor amicro microfilmmovies