4165 Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning

Module 2 Lesson Plan

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Session title STRUCTURE OF DNA Date Location AS CLASSROOM

Learner group AS LEVEL Duration Group size 8 Lesson No 2

Learning outcomes/objectives
What are learners expected to learn after
completing the lesson? These should be
specific and able to be assessed.
 Identify the two functions of the genetic material (Remembering)
 Recognise the contribution of Rosalind Franklin and others to DNA discovery. (Remembering)
 Explain the structure of DNA as a polynucleotide and the name the 3 components of a single nucleotide
(Understanding)
 Discuss Erwin Chargaff rule- Complementary base pairing and its significance (Understanding)
 Compare and contrast the structure of DNA and RNA; what features do they share and how do they differ? (number
of stands, sugar, and nitrogen bases). Which nitrogen bases are found in DNA and RNA? (Analysing)

Time Content and teacher activity Learner activity Formative assessment Learning materials and
resources

How are you explaining and illustrating the What are the learners doing to help How do you plan to assess learning What resources will you use
topic? them understand the topic? as it is happening? that will support the
teaching, learning and
assessment activities?
5 STARTER ACTIVITY: INDIVIDUAL Prior Learners fill what they know about Learners responses in the board.
minutes knowledge worksheet: Teacher begin this the genetic material in the board
lesson by asking students to name what they
already know about DNA, RNA (or
specifically, the structure of DNA). Write
their responses on the board or poster paper
15 SIMULATION: PAIR WORK Learners in pairs check the Performance in the worksheet http://www.dnai.org
minutes Teacher ask the learners to check the simulation and discuss the answers
Worksheet:
website and gave the worksheet based on to the questions given in the
the simulation. Teacher will move around to worksheet ..\06_DNA WebQuest-1.pdf
clarify doubts
4165 Module 2 Lesson Plan for assessment in 2018, 2019, 2020 v2
 4165 Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning

Time Content and teacher activity Learner activity Formative assessment Learning materials and
resources

10 INDIVIDUAL WORK: THINK-PAIR-SHARE Learners read the given material Oral questioning.
minutes Provide printed copies of the What is DNA? about the DNA structure and
- Structure, Overview lesson. Have students highlight, discuss the key points and
highlight important information as they share it with the class.
read.
15 GROUP WORK: VIDEO WATCHING Learners will watch the video and Performance in the quizziz https://www.youtube.com/wa
minutes make notes. Then attempt the tch?v=lumkRP54_gI
Teacher asked the learners to watch the
video. Teacher will pause in between and questions given in Quizziz
give her explanation. Learners are asked to
solve the MCQ questions given in the
Quizziz individually.
5 PLENARY: WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION Learners will say the points about Directed questioning and response of
minutes Teacher asked the learners to discuss about the RNA and how is it different from the learners.
the differences between DNA and RNA and DNA structure
jot down in the board/ poster paper used in
the beginning of the session.

Use as many rows in the table as applicable – add rows if necessary

Reflect and identify aspects that made the lesson inclusive?

Lesson Evaluation: Reflect and briefly identify what you think went well in the lesson and what you would like to improve in future practice.

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