Grade 6 Science — Term 2, Week 8
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T2 G6
Day 1: Using a Microscope
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 8 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Use a microscope to observe cells and micro-organisms. |
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| Materials | Microscopes, prepared slides |
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| Key vocabulary | microscope, magnify, focus, slide, observe |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do we see the tiny world of cells?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: practise using a microscope to focus on slides; draw what is seen; tap-to-reveal microscope skills. |
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| Plenary (close) | What does a microscope let us see? |
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| Assessment | Uses a microscope. |
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| Teacher notes | Hands-on microscope practice. |
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Day 2: Planning Biological Investigations
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 8 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Plan a fair investigation about living things. |
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| Materials | Seeds, conditions, planning sheet |
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| Key vocabulary | fair test, variable, control, predict, method |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do we fairly test what plants need?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: plan a fair test (plant growth, microbe growth on food) naming variables; predict; tap-to-reveal planning. |
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| Plenary (close) | What will you change and control? |
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| Assessment | Plans an investigation. |
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| Teacher notes | Care for living things during study. |
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Day 3: Collecting and Recording Data
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 8 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Collect and record biological data accurately. |
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| Materials | Measuring tools, tables |
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| Key vocabulary | data, measure, record, table, accurate |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do we keep accurate biological records?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: measure and record growth or survey data in tables over time; tap-to-reveal recording. |
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| Plenary (close) | Record a measurement in a table. |
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| Assessment | Records data. |
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| Teacher notes | Builds data-handling skills. |
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Day 4: Analysing and Concluding
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 8 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Analyse data and draw evidence-based conclusions. |
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| Materials | Data sets, graph paper |
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| Key vocabulary | analyse, pattern, conclusion, evidence, evaluate |
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| Engage (starter) | "What do our biological results tell us?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: graph data, find patterns, and write conclusions with evidence; evaluate the method; tap-to-reveal. |
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| Plenary (close) | Write a conclusion from your data. |
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| Assessment | Analyses and concludes. |
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| Teacher notes | Reinforce evidence-based reasoning. |
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Day 5: Review: Being a Biologist
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 8 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate microscope use, planning, and concluding. |
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| Materials | Microscopes, investigation stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, microscope, investigate, conclude |
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| Engage (starter) | "Young biologist challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: rotate through microscope, plan, and conclude stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Which science skill did you use? |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Frame the children as biologists. |
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