instructional strategies using the constructivist/constructionist learning theories

The instructional strategies described in this weeks resources that were explored were very interesting! I believe that they correlate directly with the contructivist/constructionis learning theories because they are hands on. The activities are good for students because they are presented in a way that students can actually see the information and understand it at the same time! Data Collection Tools are a great idea for answering questions and by doing this it forms new ones. This is good with the Constructionism theory because it is a type of learning that builds on an external artifact and is something that can be shared with others. When students build these data collection tools not only are they learning but they are also building stuff and getting involved! When students build on these ideas they are testing their own minds to see if the information that they generated can be tested by the information that they entered into the tools!