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Victoria (South Horizons) International Looking Closely

Nursery and Kindergarten 細心觀察

We found that rainwater is a precious natural resource and that some places
維多利亞 ( 海怡 ) 國際幼稚園 experience prolonged periods of low rainfall. We felt sad for the living
conditions of people in these areas so we discussed how we can help these
people to collect rainwater. We went on to conduct different water experiments
to understand the water cycle and the amount of rainfall in different places.

我們發現雨水也是珍貴的天然資源，但並非所有地方都有足夠的雨水。我們為乾
South Horizons Campus 海怡校舍 旱地區的人們之生活狀態感到難過，於是萌生了收集雨水的想法。我們蒐集資料
以及進行不同的水之實驗，了解雨水循環的過程以及不同地方的降雨量。

Comments from IB Evaluation 2019

1. "The school is committed to a constructivist,
inquiry-based approach to teaching and
learning that promotes inquiry and the
development of critical-thinking skills; these
beliefs run deep within all aspects of the
school’s culture."

2. "The school practice of open communication
benefits student learning by allowing staff to
collaborate and take risks with innovation."
After examining several natural materials, we inquired into their properties and Exploring
3. "The school has a consistent dedication purposes. We learnt about the way people misuse natural materials and resources.
to engaging students as inquirers and Upon further investigation, we felt empathy for people who do not have regular Complexity
access to water for cooking, bathing and drinking. We researched ways people
thinkers." around the world are obtaining potable water. Upon reflection, we came up with 深入探究
a rainwater harvesting system. Our model represents a unique structure for ‘Rain
Catcher’, which is the collection and storage of rainwater which can then be used We explored and compared the
to turn into potable water. properties of different natural materials
and reflected on which ones would be
我們在深入探究不同的天然材料時，發現人們有濫用天然資源的情況，並且知道世 the best to help collect the rainwater.
界上還有一些地區在日常生活中無法取得潔淨的飲用水。我們進一步探究世界各地
的人獲取食水的方法，從而發現一種非常珍貴的天然水源 ─ 雨水， 並在調查了不 我們深入探究並比較不同天然材料的特
同地區的降雨量及收集雨水的方法後，設計了作品「雨水撲滿」，用來收集和儲存 性，思考可以利用哪些天然材料來建造雨
雨水，幫助有需要的人。 水收集器。

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