Science PD - CBD 1 Oct - Planning

During our Call Back Day we focussed on Science being all around us, even in things we take for granted.

We should be starting to make a shift from being just consumers to planning and thinking of the cross cutting functions which is important.

I decided to follow the lead of my students when they got excited about a birds nest. After feedback from Susan, I realised that my initial LTP was too little detail, and I was trying to squash too much info in one lesson.

Initially my co-teacher and I set aside 1 lesson for each of us in our timetable for science. But Susan suggested that I rather have shorter experiences, throughout the week. This is quite challenging for me to try and fit it in, but I hoping that the changes I have made to our timetable, will provide those opportunities and engage the students,

E.g. My plan that I had for week 1 in 1 lesson, Susan broke down into 3 parts.

This was my initial LTP

This is my new lesson plan, as suggested by Susan.

Next steps:

* Get the hang of planning in detail in order to strengthen my understanding

* Make a mental shift that science should be revisited and can be done more than once a day or week

* Research and find as many as possible hands-on examples to engage students

* Focus on the Big Idea : CHANGE

* Be very deliberate about making the connections to the five facets in each of the experiences

*  focus on how learning and experiencing things changes how we understand the world and ourselves

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