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Lesson Account: A sequence of 6 lessons about using the microscope.
For the French version click here.

Subject: Science.
Age of students: 13-14 years.
Hardware: Clickers,
teacher PC,
Projector,
Microscopes.
Software: Je lève la main (student response system),
Optikos (simulation of light rays).
Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying,
Processing and Analysing,
Providing an Interactive Environment.
Time needed: 6 x 60 minutes.
FaSMEd Partner: Ecole Normale Superieure De Lyon.

Summary:
This 6-lesson sequence is about the use of microscopes both in Physics and science of life and Earth. It involves the study of convergent and divergent lenses, human reproductive organs and the calculation of the real size of objects using scales.

Resources:
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Formative assessment in Science and
Mathematics Education (FaSMEd)
The Research Centre for Learning and Teaching
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
UK

Email: fasmed@ncl.ac.uk