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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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  • Teacher Guidance (pdf)
  • Lesson 1 Activity (pdf)
  • Lesson 1 Projector Resources (ppt)
  • Lesson 1 Quiz (ppt)
  • Lesson 2 Quiz (pdf)
  • Lesson 3 Activity (pdf)
  • Lesson 4 Test (pdf)

 

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