G4 專題

G4:細心觀察者

G4(約 9 至 10 歲)從一個簡單的習慣開始:在下判斷之前,先仔細觀察。孩子放慢腳步,留意別人可能忽略的細節,並把觀察到的內容化為別人也能理解的說明。PPL 學習路徑中之後的每個年級,都以這個基礎為起點。

孩子的手在專題桌上排列模型街道

G4 學習實驗室

G4:三十六週實驗室,每週六天加收尾反思

在九個每週學習實驗室中,孩子練習帶著目的觀察、分辨觀察與假設,並在閱讀、數學、科學與設計任務中運用證據。學期最後以一場簡單的成果展作結,展示他們觀察到、做出來與學到的內容。

G4 正在接受學術審查。引擎架構已加強,第一週是基準重建。在內容、鷹架、作答深度與學習平台呈現完成檢查前,不會開放任何孩子使用的 G4 學習實驗室。

規劃中的 36 週學習路徑

這裡顯示預定的學年方向。每個學習實驗室只有在六天設計與必做反思通過學術審查後才會重新推出。

Term 1 · weeks 1–9

  1. 01Welcome, ObserverCan you train your eyes, ears and mind to notice more than other people?
  2. 02The Mapmaker's EyeCan you draw your own world the way a bird would see it?
  3. 03Counting What I SeeHow can numbers describe an ordinary day nobody has ever measured?
  4. 04Words for What I NoticeCan you describe something so well that a stranger could pick it out of a crowd?
  5. 05Patterns EverywhereWhere do patterns hide, and what can they tell you before you have counted anything?
  6. 06Measuring My WorldHow big is your world really, and how far out was your guess?
  7. 07The Material WorldWhat is everything around you made of, and why that and not something else?
  8. 08My Observation JournalCan a week of careful noticing add up to a story worth reading?
  9. 09My Observation StudioCan you show a room full of people the world the way only you have seen it?

Term 2 · weeks 10–18

  1. 10Inside My HomeHow is a home designed to keep a family safe, warm and able to live together?
  2. 11My School as a SystemWhat has to happen, and who has to do it, for your school to work every single day?
  3. 12Helpers and LeadersWho keeps your community running, and what makes a leader worth following?
  4. 13Getting AroundHow do people and things move through your town, and how do you stay safe doing it?
  5. 14Where We Buy and SellHow does a shop or a market stall actually work, and could you run one?
  6. 15Reading the NeighbourhoodWhat can one street tell you, if you look at it closely enough?
  7. 16Water in My CommunityWhere does your water come from, where does it go, and what happens if it stops?
  8. 17A Problem in My CommunityWhat is one thing you would improve where you live, and can you prove it needs fixing?
  9. 18Build a Better BlockCan you redesign a real place near you so it works better for everybody who uses it?

Term 3 · weeks 19–27

  1. 19Living or Non-Living?How do you know for certain whether something is alive?
  2. 20Plants That Feed UsWhat does a plant actually need, and where does your food really come from?
  3. 21Animals and Their HomesHow is every animal built for exactly the place it lives?
  4. 22Food ChainsWho eats whom, and what breaks if one link disappears?
  5. 23Weather WatchCan you read the sky well enough to say what tomorrow will do?
  6. 24Sky Watch: Sun, Moon and BeyondWhat patterns can a careful observer find in the sky, and what do they tell us?
  7. 25What Makes Things GoWhat gives things the energy to move, and can you make something move without pushing it?
  8. 26Designing for Living ThingsCan you design something that genuinely helps a living thing near you?
  9. 27The Living-World BuildCan you build a place where living things would survive, and explain why every part of it works?

Term 4 · weeks 28–36

  1. 28My ProvinceWhat makes your part of South Africa different from all the others?
  2. 29Where People LiveWhy do people live in cities, towns and villages, and what do you give up in each?
  3. 30Stories of the PastWhat can the people around you tell you that is written down nowhere?
  4. 31Heritage and CelebrationsHow do South Africans celebrate who they are, and what do those celebrations carry?
  5. 32Caring for Our PlaceWhat harms the place where you live, and what would actually protect it?
  6. 33A Letter to Next YearCan you explain a whole way of working to somebody who has never done it?
  7. 34Healthy Body, Healthy MindHow do you keep yourself well, in body and in mind?
  8. 35Noticing Myself and OthersYou have spent a year noticing the world. Can you notice what is happening inside you, and between you and other people?
  9. 36Observer of the YearCan you show a room full of people everything you noticed, built and learned — and how far you have come?