Topic and Concept Development Reflection

Name: Noah Lorbach

What is the topic your team will be exploring?

Our topic will be exploring Movement in Nature concepts

What are the 4 concepts (the smaller ideas) you will be

connecting to the broader topic (the big idea)?
Light
Wind
Water
Growth

What evidence do you provide that led you to identifying this

investigation topic?
I provided evidence of students using binoculars to explore the outdoors even when inside the
classroom. Children would observe the behavior of animals, trees moving in the wind, ways light
moves through and around objects, and other natural phenomena.

What are you most excited about for this investigation?

I am most excited to explore a concept that I am personally interested in. I am eager to see how I
can convey concepts of nature that I know and love to children who are new to the concepts.
What are 2 possible objectives for the course of your whole
investigation? Use the formula as follows: the children will
LEARN THIS SKILL by DOING THIS SPECIFIC THING.
Think about how this will link to measurable ways you can
document children’s growth over time.
1. Children will explore the concept of wind by interacting with both natural wind and
manmade wind (blowing, fans, hairdryers).
2. Children will explore water movement by using the water table in many different ways.
This could include building dams, pipes, and small streams.