What stood out for me:
The flow of her lesson was well thought through.
- Comparing the structure of a bird with a human
- Explaining vocab such as similar, structure, model and symbol
- Using every opportunity to talk about observation (Listen to the sound it makes when I open the carton, are all the eggs the same colour, what are these (carton things in the middle to keep eggs from breaking) etc. Not necessarily giving them answers, but getting them thinking about things.
- When students cam up with questions that was good , but not about what her lesson is, she did not get side tracked, just saying, "You are such a good scientist coming up with these questions".
- Introducing new vocab using the "common" name first to hook the new vocab on. e.g talking about the skin which is actually the membrane.
- Allowing the students to "play" with an egg with a buddy. Moving around and pointing out things. (Just enough time - not too long)
So what:
* I found this lesson very helpful to remind me to be very clear on what I want as an outcome of my lesson. Not to blur the lines. What do they really need to get out of the lesson, not to get distracted and off topic with questions, BUT noting their observations and acknowledging it.
* Pace the lesson to engage as many students as possible, do not let them wait too long. They want to be busy.
* Keep the information short but powerful. Don't "force feed" with information!!
* Refer back to notice, think and wonder and being scientists.
* Revisit new concepts throughout the week. Not necessarily lessons, just quick revisits, even if it is during maths time.
