{"id":2225,"date":"2020-12-06T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/2019mps11\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2020-12-06T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T15:35:49","slug":"the-unexpected-child-led-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/2019mps11\/2020\/12\/06\/the-unexpected-child-led-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unexpected – Child Led Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes lessons appear out of nowhere.\u00a0 The children lead the learning and Mrs Arbuckle thinks of a good lesson to allow us to understand about something new.<\/p>\n

Last week, one child brought in a piece of lava rock.\u00a0 We looked at it under the digital microscope.\u00a0 This led to discussions about volcanoes\u00a0 (live and extinct) and why they erupt.\u00a0 Mrs Arbuckle made a chemical reaction bicarbonate soda, Fairy Liquid (it adds to the effect) and vinegar.\u00a0 \u00a0As the vinegar reacts with the bicarb, it causes a reaction and it all pour up and out like a volcano.\u00a0 It didn’t smell too good, though- just like real volcanoes.\u00a0 We watched clips of volcanoes erupting and watched how the lava travels at great speed.<\/p>\n