Hi. My name is Emma and I am looking forward to teaching First Class in September.
My fun space fact is one million Earths could fit inside the Sun!
An example of an inquiry based activity that I would carry out with my class would be ‘Tornado in a Bottle’. This is based on a lesson plan from Science Foundation Ireland
https://www.sfi.ie/site-files/primary-science/media/pdfs/col/sci_at_home_tornado.pdf
This would involve discussing the steps of the process with the pupils and discussing what we all know currently about tornadoes through a KWL process.We would also discuss what we would like to find out and how we might carry out the experiment.
1. Equipment-gathering the necessary equipment needed for the experiment i.e. clear plastic bottles, water, food colouring, glitter and tape.
2.Experiment-The pupils will orally predict how to use the equipment create a tornado and once it has been confirmed, the pupils can create their own tornadoes in a bottle following the steps as outlined in the Tornado in a Bottle experiment.
3. Results and Conclusion-the pupils will observe and discuss what happened and why it happened.
The pupils will also draw a picture/pictures sequencing the steps involved. The pupils can reflect on what they learned as part of the KWL process.
