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Appendix 1
LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 6 Time: 60 Minutes Date: 25th Students’ Prior Knowledge:
October
Forces, and the properties of materials, affect the
Learning Area: behaviour of a product or system (ACTDEK011)
Science
- The teacher must have the questions prepared for - For Mitchell, the teacher will allow him to write
the students to answer about their research up his presentation on his iPad using the app
instruments on the board before class begins. wordiQ. This will help him with his spelling as
- The teacher must have the video to play at the end when he types something on the app it repeats
of class with questions to follow on back to him what is written. Also ensure the
teacher sits with him for some aspects pf the
lesson to ensure he is on the right track.
- There will be bonus questions for those
students who finish earlier. The questions are
harder and based on the origin of the
instruments etc.
- Jack has ADHD and must take regular brain
breaks. He is able to do the whole lesson on
his iPad as he works well using technology.
The teacher should see how he is on the day
and determine how many questions he can
complete.
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Lesson:
- Students are to choose any musical instrument and thoroughly
research the instrument
- Questions about the instrument that students must find out are:
On average, how much does the instrument cost? - The questions on
What year was the instrument made? the board for the
What musical family does it belong to? e.g. wind instruments students to
On average, how long does it take to learn the instrument? answer
What materials is it made of?
Is there any special way it became an instrument?
How long does it take to make the instrument?
- The teacher must ensure that whilst students are completing their
research the teacher is floating around and asking questions to see
which students have completed which questions and to ask 3
students to present their findings to the class
- Once students have been given time to research their instruments,
the class will come together to discuss the findings and the three
students will present their instruments
- Once the class has discussed the real instruments, they have
researched the teacher will inform the students that there are more
sustainable ways to make instruments that are a lot cheaper
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- The teacher will show students a video of a man playing drums using
recycled material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbsvFMEvPo4
- Video prepared
for students to
Key questions for the video: watch
- What were some of the materials the man used?
10 - Can you think of any other materials to use that could possibly
Minutes make an instrument?
- Once students have discussed the video, the teacher will briefly
explain to them that in the following lesson they will begin to make
their own musical instruments
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Formative assessment will be used from this lesson until the last lesson
presented in the design brief. This will ensure that students are being
assessed on multiple lessons rather than just focusing purely on one lesson.
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