Section outline

  • Learning intentions: We are... 

    Learning this week about integrating my interests with science.

    Learning this week about understanding how important science is to society.

    Learning this week about creating a profile of myself in relation to science.


    Success Criteria: I can...

    • Communicate effectively with others.
    • Summarise and write notes related to science.
    • Create artwork related to science.
    • Create a song about science.
    • Create a profile related to myself and science.
    • Complete a questionnaire about my learning.

    Activities:


    Monday


    Students will complete the "Science Questions" activity first with other students. After they have all completed the "Science Questions" Activity they will complete the "Sell It" activity.


    1.      Science Questions

     

    Students have ten minutes to find another person in their class to ask and get the answer to these four questions.

     

    ●       Where is the best place you have been to which is related to science and why?

    ●       What is your favourite science lesson you have done and why?

    ●       What is a great movie related to science that you have seen?

    ●       What is a great memory you have about science in your previous school?

     

    Once they have done that they will come and sit in their seats and share back to the class the answers to the questions.

    Each student has a choice to answer 1-4 of the questions. Each student will get a point per question they answer. Whoever answers all 4 questions with the most detail and interest will be the winner.

    2.      Sell It

     

    Students must select one item that they have e.g. books, stationery. Then they must go to another student and persuade them to swap their item with them by giving reason/s for how useful it is and how much it has helped them during their science lessons. Once everyone has done that they must go back to their seats and share back what their item was, who they were selling it to and what their reason/s was to persuade the other student.

    If the students have finished both activities they can do a Blooket that I have created.

                                                                                              Tuesday

    • Students will communicate with each other for 2 minutes about what they think of when somebody mentions the word "science."
    • Afterwards, we will make a brainstorm on the whiteboard about "science" as a class. 
    • The students will then summarise and write their own notes about the strands science we learn at school. The minimum they should write should be about "The material world" and "The physical world" but they can write about the other strands if they have finished.
    • If they have finished writing the notes they can create their own artwork about what sort of science they enjoy or is important to them. They can use this video help them get an idea of how to create the artwork: 
    • Finally, if the students have finished their notes and artwork they can create a song about science and how important it is for them. They can use this song to help them get an idea of how to make the song: 

                                                                                              Thursday

    • The students will create a profile of themselves as a student in science.
    • I will show them my profile of how I introduce myself as a teacher.
    • I will show students an example of what a profile would look like with scientists: Scientist Profile (Scroll down to see Diana Dawa).
    • The students will first have to complete a questionnaire first on what type of learner they are before completing their profile. Link to questionnaire: What type of learner am I?
    • The following criteria must all be included in their profiles: Name, History, Education (School & Extracurricular), Skills, What type of learner am I and why (Visual, Auditory or Kinaesthetic) Interests, Beliefs & Values (What is important to them), Favourite Science Quotes, Family, Friends.
    • If the students want to include more parts to their profile they are allowed to do so.
    • Their profiles MUST include: text, images, big and bold headings.
    • If the students have completed their profile they can search some job positions related to science and create a profile related specifically to the job position with an additional description of themselves and why they would be the best candidate for the position.