Student Information (Word 32KB) shows the ESOL students are behind their peers in academic language. In the beginning unit activities Mr L will build his data on the student's scientific language and scientific experiences.
| Year: 5-6 Level: 3 |
Duration: 2 weeks |
| Curriculum links Science |
Achievement objectives Making Sense of the Physical World Students will:
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Students carry out scientific investigations and report on their findings.
Learning task 1
Exploratory activity to ascertain language and content knowledge.
Learning task 2
Make a nail magnet.
Learning task 3
Discuss the poles on a magnet.
Learning task 4
Provide multiple opportunities for authentic language use - dictogloss.
Learning task 5
Investigate how a compass works - jigsaw reading.
Learning task 6
Using receptive and productive language.
Learning task 7
Write a question about the ends of a magnet.
Magnets, paper clips, thread, paper, iron nails, scissors, pins, compass.
Assessment activities link directly to the learning outcomes.
Teacher and student organised structured overview:
Vocabulary
Magnets, magnetism, lodestone, magnetite, metals, iron, to attract, to repel, filings, a compass, to magnetise, to demagnetise, strong, weak, poles, vice versa, energy, force, a molten layer, a tape, some thread, to dangle, a segment, hanging pin, to spin, to sprinkle, patterns.
Published on: 19 Feb 2018
