Lesson Plan: Developing Scientific Thinking (Working Scientifically)

Lesson Plan only

Key Stage 4
55 minute lesson plan
Topic: Working Scientifically
Title: Developing Scientific Thinking

Includes:

Aim
Learning Objectives
List of Materials

Introduction:
5 minutes
3 Activities

Main Content:
35 minutes
3 possible activities
4 tasks each

Conclusion:
10 minutes
1 Application activity
2 tasks

Plenary:
5 minutes
Discussion based
3 tasks

Includes options for group work, pair work, think pair share, individual work and class discussion opportunities as well as in class assessment suggestions and learning outcomes.

Large scope for mixing and matching ideas, or picking and choosing just those ideas appropriate for your class or which you’d like to focus on building further.