Grade 6 Science — Term 2, Week 11
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T2 G6
Day 1: Choosing a Biological Investigation
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Choose a testable question about living things. |
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| Materials | Question prompts, planning sheet |
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| Key vocabulary | question, investigate, testable, variable |
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| Engage (starter) | "What biology question do you want to answer?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: choose a testable question (plant growth, microbe growth, reaction time); identify variables; tap-to-reveal. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share your investigation question. |
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| Assessment | Chooses a question. |
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| Teacher notes | Student-led inquiry. |
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Day 2: Planning and Setting Up
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Plan a fair method and set up the investigation. |
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| Materials | Planning sheets, materials |
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| Key vocabulary | plan, fair test, method, control, predict |
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| Engage (starter) | "How will you make your biology test fair?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: plan the method and variables; set up the investigation; predict; tap-to-reveal fair planning. |
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| Plenary (close) | What will you change and control? |
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| Assessment | Plans and sets up. |
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| Teacher notes | Apply the fair-test skill. |
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Day 3: Carrying Out and Observing
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Carry out the investigation and record observations. |
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| Materials | Investigation materials, tables |
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| Key vocabulary | observe, measure, record, over time |
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| Engage (starter) | "Time to gather your evidence!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: run the investigation, observing and recording carefully over time; tap-to-reveal good practice. |
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| Plenary (close) | Record your observations. |
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| Assessment | Carries out an investigation. |
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| Teacher notes | Emphasise careful observation. |
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Day 4: Analysing and Presenting
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Analyse results and present conclusions. |
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| Materials | Graphs, posters |
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| Key vocabulary | analyse, graph, conclusion, evidence, present |
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| Engage (starter) | "Share what you discovered!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: graph results, draw evidence-based conclusions, and present to the class; tap-to-reveal presenting. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share your conclusion with evidence. |
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| Assessment | Analyses and presents. |
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| Teacher notes | Celebrate scientific communication. |
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Day 5: Review: Investigation Skills
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 11 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate the full investigation process. |
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| Materials | Review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, investigate, conclude, evaluate |
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| Engage (starter) | "Scientist showcase!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: review the plan-do-analyse-conclude cycle and celebrate projects. |
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| Plenary (close) | What makes an investigation fair and reliable? |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Affirm the children as scientists. |
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