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This is a great hands on lesson. Having indoor and outdoor activities help to keep the children engaged. The questioning and us of childrens observations is great throughout the lesson.
It is so true that the more dramatic we are the better.!! The hands on activites in this investigation ould have all the children eager to participate.
A simple inquiry based lesson I would teach based around the theme of forces :Push and Pull
Class Level: Junior Infants
“How can we make things move?”
Allow children to suggest ideas before introducing the words push and pull.
Items that we will use for our investigation:
Toy cars, Small balls, Building blocks, Chairs ,Teddies, String attached to a toy
Pictures showing people pushing and pullingAt the start of the lesson we will all gather together in a circle.
Place a toy car in the middle. We will discuss
How could we make the car move? Can you show me without touching it first?
What do you think will happen if I do this? Then I will push the car.
What happened? How did I make it move?
Now pull a toy attached to a string. Questions used such as :
Was that the same or different? What did I do this time?Children then uses the resources to explore: push and pull
Push
Toy cars, Balls, Empty boxes
Questions:
Which objects move easily? Which are harder to push? Can you push gently? Hard?Pull
Toys with string, Small baskets
Questions:
Which toy is easiest to pull? What happens if you pull quickly? What happens if you pull slowly?At the end of the lesson we would complete a picture sorting activity together.
Picture sorting activity.
Children sort pictures into:
Push or Pull
Examples:
Closing a door, Opening a drawer, Shopping trolley, Pulling a suitcase
Swing
