I love the inquiry based lesson about falling that we learned about in this module.
I would use a “prompt” where an item falls off my table to begin the lesson discussion. We would use a KWL chart to discuss what we know about falling and how it occurs.
We would use a prediction sheet to guess which way various items would fall, discussing differences in size, weight, width etc.
We would conduct the experiment by dropping items from the stairs in our school hall and observing how they fall, noting any spinning, floating etc.
We would mark where everything landed on the floor. This would lead to engaging discussion about how the different items fell.
The children would record results on their experiment sheet. Most importantly we would finish the KWL chart and add in all of the new information the children learned.
I’m looking forward to trying this lesson!