TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL

GENERAL SCIENCE
GRADE IV-V 2020

Day 2
Ice-Breaker
‘Childhood Dream’

◻ What is your childhood dream and were you able to peruse

it?
If Yes, How? If No, Why?

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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module participants will be able to:

◻ Reflect on their existing teaching and learning practices in science

classroom;
◻ Explore link between content and pedagogical strategies proposed in
SNC;
◻ Demonstrate the use of at least one Interactive Pedagogical Strategy
(IPS) to teach science; and,
◻ Analyse the usefulness of the assigned IPS in enhancing teaching and
learning practices of science.
 Recap of Day 1

◻ Mightiest and muddiest points of science teaching and learning

◻ Core Components of SNC Science
◻ Specific focus of SNC in teaching & learning of science
◻ Key features of Science Textbooks & their significance
Effective Teaching of Science
Effective Teaching of Science
 Effective Teaching of Science

◻ Qualities of a good Science Teacher

Think of a good science teacher you ever met in your life and
write two characteristics of the teacher

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 Effective Teaching of Science

◻ Inquiry Activities ◻ Problems and Extensions

◻ How to Read This Chapter ◻ Reflective Teaching
◻ Invitations to Inquiry ◻ Microteaching
◻ International Connections
◻ Think Pieces
◻ On the Web
◻ Case Studies ◻ Readings
◻ Science Teachers Talk
◻ Research Matters Column
◻ Science Teaching Literature
 Looking into SNC

Passive teaching Active teaching

◻ Fill in the table about
what you think
characteristics of Passive
& Active teaching are
◻ Scan chapter 5 in SNC -
science (Teaching and
Learning) to review
characteristics of active
learning, along with some
proposed strategies of
teaching

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 Looking into SNC

Themes: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences &

Space Sciences (Grade 4-5 Science Textbook)

Choose a chapter from assigned themes and apply

principals of ‘active teaching’ and ‘active learning’

how would the selected chapter (e.g. text, visuals, box information, proposed
activities, exercises, project work) help in promoting various aspects of active
teaching and active learning?
 Scenario Based Discussion

◻Scenario 1
A teacher taught ‘life cycle of butterfly’. She explained the four stages using blackboard. She
concluded the lesson by assigning homework ‘write all stages of life cycle of a butterfly’.

◻Scenario 2
A teacher taught ‘life cycle of butterfly’. She started with a quiz to find out children’s existing
knowledge. She brought models of different stages to help children understand the concept.
Children were involved through questioning. She helped children to explore life cycle of other
species using available IT resources. She concluded the lesson by assigning homework ‘children
were to explore other example which have similar life cycle as butterfly’.

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 IPS for Teaching Science

Group IPS Theme Broad topic

Identify the causes and
Group 1 & 2 Discussion Life sciences effects of
      environmental pollution and
suggest measures to
      reduce Scenarios for each group are
      pollution available at the link below
Physical Recognize that frictional
Group 3 & 4 Inquiry sciences force
works against the direction
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Physical Ability to float or sink in
Group 5 & 6 POE sciences water
       
Demonstrate how the
Group 7 & 8 Models Earth & space relationship
of the Earth, moon and sun
    sciences causes
      eclipses
 IPS for Teaching Science

• Does this strategy help to engage students through ‘hands-on’ and ‘minds-
on’ tasks for conceptual understanding?
• Would this strategy help students to write their exams?
• How would it help to rectify misconceptions of students?
• How does this strategy help to relate science content with daily life?
• How would you adapt this strategy for the grades you teach?

Identify content from science textbooks which can be taught

through the assigned IPS.

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 Benefits & Challenges of IPS

• Two Benefits?
• Two Challenges?

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 Homework

◻ Make a mind map for your learning of Training -

Day 2 and share on following link:

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Training Evaluation
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THANK YOU!