Hi my name is Emer. I teach in a junior school. My interesting fact about space is Stars come in different colours depending on their temperature. Cooler stars appear red, while hotter stars look blue or white. Our Sun is a medium-hot star, so that’s why it appears yellow.
This year I am teaching Junior Infants. An inquiry based lesson I hope to teach is in relation to the effects of sugar on teeth enamel. I will start with a prompt of showing the children my old fashioned silver filling on my tooth and ask the children why they think I have it? This will start the wondering phase for children and make them begin to think about possible causes.
Next we will start to investigate. I will bring in a number of hard boiled eggs and explain to the children that the shell of the egg is similar to the enamel on our teeth. I will also bring in a number of drinks, clear plastic cups and a toothbrush and toothpaste.
We will put a different liquid in each clear glass but we will measure the same amount in each glass-drinks will be milk, water, cordial, coke, red lemonade
The children will predict what they think is going to happen to the shell of the egg.
We will wait 48hours. The children will then take the eggs out and observe the difference in colour and texture of the egg.
The can compare the differences and analyse why they think some have change colour or are less firm.
We will then use tooth paste and a toothbrush on the eggs. The children can predict what they think will happen and then see if they were correct.
We will discuss how this applies to our teeth and make connections. The children will then apply their learning to their everyday life.