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Elements of a Good Science Lesson Objectives To share a common understanding of what we mean by ‘learning’ To consider the elements of an episodic lesson To apply these elements to an example lesson What do we mean by ‘Learning’ In pairs discuss what the term learning means to you. The Constructivist theory Developing and building neural networks – ‘learning’ Repetition and practise By being challenged, questioned, supported and encouraged to reflect Episodic Lessons In order to facilitate effective learning each lesson should comprise the following elements: The ‘Starter’ Collecting Information Processing Information Reflection on the thinking and strategies that have been developed The ‘Starter’ Children’s current level of understanding is established through questioning, ‘brainstorming’, mind-maps etc The content of the lesson should build on from their current level(s) The learning objectives of the lesson are established and shared with the children – ‘By the end of this lesson you should be able to………’etc Collecting Information For example: Carrying out practical work Reading Listening Watching – observing events, demonstrations, teacher modelling Processing Information Activities that help the children to build on this prior knowledge by providing challenge and stimulus Should be at a level appropriate to the needs of the child Should require the children to think about what they are doing Should involve effective questioning by the teacher/TAs and other children Reflection Should take place whenever the children have processed information and at the end of the lesson to establish whether the learning objectives have been met – ‘mini plenaries and plenary’ Should require the children to think about how they have been handling the information, what they found difficult and why ‘What can we do now/What do we know now/What else do we need to find out?’ Reviewing their own progress So, what might a lesson like this look like? Using a section