Observation Task 4: Observing a teacher during a Science Lesson
Objective
To observe Science teaching in action and begin to understand effective strategies for
Science teaching and learning in groups.
Procedure
You will need a copy of the Observation Table:
Before the Observation
Arrange to observe a lesson that focuses on Science and discuss the lesson with
the teacher beforehand so you can know the Objectives and the lesson
development.
Ask the teacher what strategies she will use to help her deliver the lesson.
Get an idea of the Inquiry/experiment the students will do.
Objective: Students will be able to identify and describe the
basic parts of a plant.
Strategies: The teacher used the modelling, she took the students to
the school garden and she showed them the different type of plants and
she ask them different question during this time to engage the student
before starting the lesson and she explain to them the different between
each plant and she teach them the new vocabulary words which is the
plant parts.
Inquiry/Experiment:
Each student has different materials to create their own plant
such as sand colour papers - strew wool plates.
During the Observation
Complete the Table and make notes in the appropriate column on:
How the teacher introduces key terms and engages students
The topic and how its introduced
How much of the lesson is teacher talking time
How much group work is used and if students are active participants
What materials were used and their purpose
How much Arabic is used?