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Whybricks By Microbric
Whybricks is Microbric's latest educational building kit. It is a kit of 2100 pieces and allows 10 students to work individually (210 pieces per student). This kit was developed specifically for teachers to provide them with an educational tool to align with the physical science curriculum, increase student participation, work on complex concepts through practical & intellectual inquiry, and provide resources including student-centered and research-based lessons.
Whybricks by Microbric is easy to implement and has focused on resources that enable teachers to understand the product, integrate it into the classroom and facilitate lessons. This 2100-piece kit is recommended for children 8 years and older.
Whybricks by Microbric
Whybricks helps make learning physics engaging, fun, and helps educators deliver meaningful lessons on the intangible concepts of the physical sciences that are needed at the end of elementary school, middle school, and the beginning of high school in curricula around the world. The kit offers free teacher guides and student handouts written at a reading level appropriate to the grade level and focused on topics that students enjoy,
Every "But, Why?" Whybricks are student-centered and student-led surveys. With the exception of the Teacher Guides, the teaching materials are all "student materials" and are designed for independent use by students. The Teacher's Guide provides general information as well as survey support so that educators can get the most out of each lesson. For each "But, Why?" survey Whybricks surveys, you will find teacher notes specific to the survey that include :
- An overview of the survey
- A list of the topics covered
- A list of necessary WOW files
- Recommendations for conducting the survey
- Additional notes specific to the survey (including examples of responses to specific questions)
There are three types of interrelated printable documents for students :
- Whysheets: each "But, Why?" survey is guided by the Whybricks roadmap. Much more than a worksheet, it is a summary sheet and the survey guide for students (and educators).
- Notice and Question Sheets: Notice Sheets are templates designed to work with any "But, Why?" survey. These sheets allow students to record "I notice..." observations and enter "I wonder..." questions throughout the survey.
- WOW cards: they contain information on a specific topic or fact. WOW cards help students discover and understand key information, allowing them to apply what they have learned in their research. For example, they contain definitions of terms such as "What is mass", explanations of facts such as Newton's Third Law, and formulas such as the calculation of acceleration.
You can find 9 "But, Why ?" surveys that can be downloaded for free on the official Whybricks website HERE.
Here are some ideas to manage the Whybricks kits in your classroom :
- Create individual kits of 210 pieces for each student.
- Prepare kits containing only the parts needed for a specific activity or project.
- Make "STEM boxes" containing instructions and parts for a challenge for the rotation stations.
- Divide the complete kit, organized by type of parts, into a tray type storage system, allowing students to find and use the parts they need.
- Provide only a selection of pieces in a mixed pack for semi-open and open projects, which prevents students from being overwhelmed or distracted by other pieces and is a technical constraint.
- Keep all parts mixed together in a single open stack.
