Students’ age range: 12-14

Main subject: Sciences

Topic: Presentation of Data (Drawings)

Type of device: Laptop

 

Description: Engage In groups/as class, examine samples of drawings/diagrams provided by the teacher. List the common features observed in the samples. Share list with class. Explore As a class, with the aid of the teacher, develop standard criteria for the presentation of drawings/diagrams. Explain In groups make a poster highlighting the criteria for making labelled drawings/diagrams. Display posters in class. Elaborate Individually, make a labelled drawing of the leaf provided by the teacher. Measure the length of the leaf and the length of the drawing in millimetres. Calculate the magnification of the drawing by dividing the length of the drawing by the length of the leaf ( ). Record the magnification next to the title (mag. x value from calculation, e.g. mag. x15 Evaluate Students will be asked to draw a simple diagram from specimen and calculate the magnification

Students’ age range: 12-14

Main subject: Sciences

Topic: Saving energy at home to protect the environment

Type of device: Laptop

 

Description: The class is related to energy conservation at home, students will identify ways to save energy and create strategies to save it. The class starts with Step 1: Warm up: the teacher presents the objetives of the class_asks students how much they pay for electricity. Step 2: context and content, teacher arranges groups of 5 students, they agree on a rubric to use for working all together. Step 3: Students are asked what they would do to save energy at home. Step 4: Students visit webpages to check ways in which enery is waisted.
Students choose one unit in the house and describe ways the electric appliances should be used to save energy. Step 5: students work in groups to define 4 ways to save energy at home, they must based their recomendations on the information found in internet

Students’ age range: 14-16

Main subject: Sciences

Topic: Energy use, wastage and conservation

Type of device: Laptop

 

Description: After entering a classroom, have students sit in their respective groups. Use the socratic method to lead students into an active discussion about energy use, wastage, and conservation.
Key questions:
1. What did you observe in the classroom that had anything at all to do with energy?
2. Does this constitute an appropriate use of energy? Why or why not?
3. Useing the terms ‘renewable’ and ‘non-renewable’, relate your observations to energy conservation.
Students will sit in groups around workbenches in which they can discuss and elaborate on their observations.
Choose a representative for the group as a spokesperson to share the thoughts and observations of the group as questions are posed.Guide students through appropriate etiquette for carrying out a survey in school. Students will use discussion points to formúlate a survey of ten questions to be asked of students in the school body. Questions should be directed at discovering student awareness on campus about the importance of energy conservation.
Conduct a survey in the school using a questionnaire developed by students in their groups. Each group of students is to survey a range of four grade levels.
Students will use learn and save booklet to support ideas and questions.
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