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Table 1 Identification of Science Concepts in Group 2

From: ELL’s science meaning making in multimodal inquiry: a case-study in a Hong Kong bilingual school

No

Student

Speech

Gesture / Model Manipulation

1

P

Forces, it’s forces

 

2

P

It’s force

 

3

A

It’s force

 

4

Y

It’s force

 

5

P

It’s here, like there’s pull

:Points to representation for pull

6

A

It’s force and it’s so strong it can make it can withstand friction

 

7

P

And Newtons

:Points to key word

8

K

And balance?

:Points to key word

9

P

Yeah, balance

 

10

Y

balance or speed? Maybe?

:Points to key word

11

P

Speed!

 

12

S

Speed

 

13

P

Yeah Speed

 

14

Y

Speed

 

15

K

If you were moving very slowly… it will

:Pretends to grip a note

16

Y

 

:Copies Student K

17

K

like,

:Pretends to pull the note by horizontally moving her arm towards her at a constant speed

18

K

crash

:Pretends note is now released from the coins and bottle and waves hand back as she says “crash”

19

Y

Maybe

 

20

Y/A

It will fall

 

21

Y

Yeah but if you’re quick it... it will stay there

 

22

P

Like quick

: Grips and pulls pretend note, by accelerating her arm towards her quickly