PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES

PCK 1
To investigate the transformation of energy.
1. Carry out the activities below:
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Switch on a table lamp

Light a candle
Switch on a solar-powered calculator
Insert two batteries into a toy car and switch it on.
Stretched a rubber band
Observe a ringing telephone.

At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:

What have you learnt from these activities?

Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
Discuss how you can use these activities in your teaching and learning.
What was the role of the teacher in these activities?

PCK 2
To observe the effect of heat on insulator and conductor
You are provided with a 1 kg -aluminium block and 1 kg of water in a beaker.
1. Design an investigation to prove that aluminium is a good conductor
whereas water is a good insulator.
2. Which substance is having a higher specific heat capacity? Discuss.
At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:

What have you learnt from these two activities?

Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
Discuss how you can use these activities in your teaching and learning.
What was the role of the teacher in these two activities?

PCK 3
Renewable and non-renewable energy
Energy can be classified into renewable and non-renewable energy.
1. Present a graphic organiser on renewable and non-renewable energy.
2. What is your role in reducing the wastage of energy in everyday life? Discuss
At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:

What have you learnt from these two activities?

Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
Discuss how you can use these activities in your teaching and learning.
What was the role of the teacher in these two activities?

PCK 4
Types of batteries
1.

You are provided with the following types of batteries.

Dry cell
Alkaline cell
Mercury cell
Lead-acid accumulator
Nickel cadmium cell
Determine the positive and negative terminals of each cell stated above and state
their uses.

2. There are other chemical cells like Nickel-metal hydride(NiMH), Lithium-ion(Liion), Lithium-polymer(Li-Poly),Fuel cells and solar cells. State the use of each
cell.
At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:

What have you learnt from these two activities?

Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
Discuss how you can use these activities in your teaching and learning.
What was the role of the teacher in these two activities?

PCK 5
To determine the factors that cause rusting
Procedure:
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Clean five iron nails using sand paper.

Put four of the iron nails into test tube A, B, C and D respectively
Pour enough water into test tube A to cover the iron nail and then stopper it.
Pour enough oil into test tube B to cover the iron nail and then stopper it.
Pour enough boiling water into test tube C to cover the iron nail, followed by
some oil to cover the hot water and then stopper it.
6. Do not pour any liquid into test tube D. Just stopper it.
7. Put about 2 cm high anhydrous calcium chloride into test tube E. Hang an iron
nail in it using a thin thread and then stopper it.
8. Observe the appearance of the iron nails in each of the test tubes after 1 week.
At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:

What have you learnt from these activities?

Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
Discuss how you can use these activities in your teaching and learning.
What was the role of the teacher in these activities?