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 |