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Teaching an inquiry based activity
Strand :Energy and Force Strand Unit : Force
Learning objective :The children should be enabled to investigate how forces act on objects
Engage : I’m going to Smyths to buy a fast vehicle for my 5 year old son. Using toy cars/trucks/lorries etc from play box I’d ask the children which one should I buy that would be the fastest. Use the question ‘I wonder?’ Invite the children to explore.
Investigate : Present different size ,weight ,shape, number of wheeled vehicle Predict : Get the children to predict the fastest over a smooth surface /rough surface /on an incline -record their predictions on the board
Conduct the investigation : Divide the children into small groups to conduct their investigation
Share /Interpret data ; Report back their findings
Reflect :Teacher reflect if children achieved the learning objective /Adapt in future to improve results