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Primary Science Classroom Organisation - Coggle Diagram
Primary Science Classroom Organisation
Organisation 1: Whole class introduction
The introduction is a chance to capture children's interests by putting the activity into a familiar context.
This shows the students that science is relevant in everybody's life.
What do teachers have to do? The teacher needs to...
Tell the students the aim of the lesson.
The task they are going to carry out.
Use open questions so all the children could respond.
Advantages: :check:
It is easier to control the children when they are all together.
While one student shares his/her ideas, the rest listen attentively.
Disadvantages :warning:
It is difficult to assess individual needs
Some of the children may need more time to understand the ideas.
Other may be able to learn far more than their peers.
Organisation 2: Whole class doing the same practical activity
The target of this part of the lesson is to help children carry out scientific test.
What do teachers have to do? :silhouette:
Make sure all the children are working at an appropiate level.
Teachers must encourage them to question themselves in order to promote new ideas.
Advantages :check:
When all the children are doing the same task, it is easy to monitor their learning.
The teacher can easily work by having one type of equipment to organize.
The students can work at their own suitable level.
Helps them to learn and be motivated.
Disadvantage :warning:
As there is not enough material, some students are left without contact.
Organisation 3: Groups doing different practical activities
Each group is going to do a different experiment.
These activities must have the same importance value.
What do the teachers have to do? :silhouette:
You will need to prepare carefully all the equipment
The equipment must be ready before the lesson starts.
Some students can work independently of the teacher when they already know how to use the equipment
The teacher should sit in a position that allows to:
supervise
continue helping the whole class
Organisation 4: Circus of activities
If you do not have enough equipment you can rotate the students.
What the teachers have to do? :silhouette:
The teacher has to move around the different activities.
Teachers should create extra activities in case a student finishes early.
Each time the groups have completed their activity, the teacher should remind them of what to do now.
Organisation 5: One group only doing science
When is this organization used? :
When the equipment is very limited.
When a group of students need close supervision because the equipment is complicated or delicate.
What do teachers have to do? :silhouette:
The teacher should sit in a position that allows to:
supervise
continue to help the whole class
The teacher keeps track of each student’s action.
Organisation 6: Whole class demostration
Why is this organization used?
Sometimes the children can´t do the experiment by themselves due to:
Materials may be very limited.
Equipment too complicated for them to use.
Organisation 7: Sharing science book with the whole class
Children need to learn how to make good use of nonfiction science books.
the teacher encourages students to find data by using the contents page.
Advantages: :check:
Students can discuss problems in their immediate environments.
Students can investigate everyday contexts.
Sharing a book can be a good way of introducing a science lesson.
Organisation 8: Drawing the lesson to a close with the whole class
When is this organization used?
After all science activities
Is usually best done with the whole classroom.
Students explain what they have done and what they have discovered
Talking to the teacher and their classmates helps and motivates the children to clarify their ideas.
Organisation 9 (extra): All the students distributed in U to discuss a problem of everyday life.
At the conclusion of a unit, the students after sharing their ideas, will sit in a U-shape and see eachother, face to face.
The teacher will propose a scientific problem (diseases, environmental problems, etc.) in which all students have to find a solution and use all acquired knowledge.
Advantages: :check:
Students draw on acquired knowledge and put it into practice.
The teacher acts as a facilitator and the students acting as protagonists.
No material required
Students recognize the causes and consequences of events (diseases, environmental problems, etc.)
Disadvantages :warning:
There are certain students who, due to shyness, do not want to participate.