Magnification

This lesson was written for my lower ability yr9 science class and was designed for a 60 minute lesson for students who struggle with writing. The lesson can be printed out so that they can work at their own pace if necessary. There is no requirement for IT and the lesson could be used as cover if a specialist science teacher isn’t available.
The lesson begins with a Do Now or a Settler Activity which is a cryptogram about microscopes. There is then a comprehension / literacy exercise that involves reading text about microscopes and then arranging facts about light and electron microscopes.
There is some numeracy work where pupils learn to calculate magnification and practice calculating the size of images seen using microscopes and the lesson ends with a plenary task where pupils write about what they’ve learned in the lesson.