Science Enquiry Lesson plans Overview

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Science Enquiry Lesson plansOverview

• Lloyd Forster
• Haringey LA
• 2006/07

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Contents

• Lesson 1 Planning view detailed teaching plan
• Lesson 2 Graphs view detailed teaching plan
• Lesson 3 Patterns in data view detailed teaching
  plan
• Lesson 4 Accuracy and reliability view detailed
  teaching plan
• Lesson 5 Evaluating a practical technique view
  detailed teaching plan
• Lesson 6 What do we mean by evidence? View
  detailed teaching plan

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Structure of each lesson

• Learning outcomes- clearly outlined
• Starter activity- Activities designed to review
  the learning in the previous lesson
• Main activity- Supported by activities that
  involve groupwork, discussion and practical
  activities.
• Plenary- these are supported by a Sc1 bank of
  21levelled questions Moatbridge answer booklet
• (available electronically). Some of the
  questions can be used to support homework.

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Lesson 1 Planning

• Learning outcomes
• Identify the different types of variables
• Use a sensible range and number of values for the
  independent variable
• Recognise that variables cannot always be
  controlled
• Plenary
• Variables card sort

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Lesson 2 graphs

• Learning outcomes
• Label axis with correct variable
• Describe the relationship shown by a graph using
  correct language
• Draw line of best fit
• Plenary
• Level 4 (Q6) , Level 5 (Q13), Level 7 (Q19)

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Lesson 3 patterns in data

• Learning outcomes
• Describe and interpret patterns in data to
  support the writing of a conclusion
• Plenary
• Level 4 (Q3), Level 5 (Q10), level 6 (Q16)

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Lesson 4 Accuracy and reliability

• Recognise that a range of data collected can
  affect the reliability of evidence
• Explain that repeating results checks reliability
• Identify when to repeat results
• Plenary
• Sentence builder

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Lesson 5Evaluating a practical technique

• Identify odd looking results (anomalies)
• Explain possible reasons why anomalies exist
• Describe practical suggestions to improve the
  procedure
• Decide whether the anomaly is an under- or over
  estimate of what was expected
• Plenary
• Level 4 (Q4), Level 4 (Q2), Level 6 (14)

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Lesson 6 What do we mean by evidence?

• Decide what evidence to collect
• Identify whether you might have sufficient data
  and a suitable range
• Choose which evidence is suitable to support a
  view
• Plenary
• Level 4 (Q5), Level 5 (Q11), Level 6 (Q15

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Lesson 1

• Practical activities
• Investigating relation between angle of slide and
  time take to roll down slide
• How to make the best cup of black tea
• Do the tallest pupils jump the furthest?

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Lesson 2

• Practical activities
• To find out if different masses of salts take the
  same time to dissolve in water?
• To find out if different colour plastic bags have
  the same strength?

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Lesson 3

• Practical activities
• Circus of activities
• Large to small beakers with a coloured liquid
  that gets darker as size increases
• Candles of different heights with stop watches
  set to different times to show how long they
  would burn for
• Density blocks that are the same size but
  labelled with different masses
• Different sized measuring cylinders with the same
  volume of water in each

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Lesson 4

• Practical activities
• Which measuring instrument? a range of
  measuring cylinders,stop clocks,thermometers,meter
  sticks,pH meter, universal indicator paper,
  balances and newton meters
• Stretching a spring experiment

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Lesson 5

• Practical activities
• Dissolving salt in water-DEMO.

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Lesson 6

• Practical activities
• Dissolving sugar in water experiment