Name: Mahra Al Qassimi

ID: H00330597
Instuctor: Mr. Basel Badran
EPC 1903 Practicum 1b

Day 4 Tasks
Scientific concepts taught
On the move
A List of resources that target specific scientific skills and concepts
in the school:
Resources for

Scientific Skill(s) /

Exploring on possible

Science teaching

Concept(s) that can be

activities to develop

classroom:

developed with it.

mathematical skills and

concepts using these
materials

Toys that move

Students describe the

Students engage with

properties and share

variety of different

observations

objects and toys that

behavior of familiar

move.

objects and events.

The suggest how the

Students explore objects

that move in the

environment affects

classroom, school

them and other living

grounds and at home.

things.

Students explore how

human move their
bodies and the body
parts involved.

 Students go and pick a

toy from the playground
and bring it back to the
classroom and explain
how the toy and its parts
move.
Students participate in
music and movement
games.
Smooth: having a
flat, even surface :
not rough : not
having any bumps,
ridges, or uneven
parts

Modelling an unfair test

by releasing the car
halfway down the ramp
on the smooth surface
and at the top of the

Bumpy: having an
uneven surface.

ramp on the bumpy

surface.
Ask if this is fair or not,
and why.
Discuss ways to keep
the test fair.

Using inquiry approach to teach scientific concepts

Every unit has key inquiry questions which need to be asked throughout the
term. We begin our science lessons by asking these questions then explore and
expand the concepts further through our teaching. We use the 5E pedagogical
framework (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate) to ensure we are
covering all aspects of our inquiry Unit.

Table 5: Learning styles

Auditory

Visual

Kinesthetic

Math

Science

Reading

Other

Listening to a
song about
numbers.

Reading
science
stories and
answering
whether its
fiction or
nonfiction.
Watch
science
videos.

Listening to

Singing

the teacher

together.

Hand on
activities and
exploring for
toys that
move.

Reading short

Exploring the

stories

environment.

Watch videos
and solving
worksheets.
Counting
numbers out
loud in order,
playing buzz.

Answer the following questions:

read a story at
the CircleTime center.
Drawing
characters

Drawing and
coloring.

from the story.

individually
with no help.

 Which learning styles did all the children seem to enjoy and why?
Kinesthetic, the children enjoy getting involved by doing. They learn
best through hand on activities.

Why do you think the teacher incorporates a variety of learning

styles for the children?
For them to hear, see and do makes learning easier.

Notice which activities are repeated with a variety of learning styles

e.g. read a story, listen to a story, act the story, draw the story. Can
you find other examples e.g. math or science.
Playing buzz, the teacher asks a student to choose a number from 1 to 20
and the students say the number in order. The students should say buzz
instead of the number chosen.

How can teachers improve student learning by using a range of

learning styles?
The students enjoy and look forward to learning when teachers use a
range of learning styles.