Report Of The Lesson- Science

Report of the Lesson

Subject: Science

Location: ICT laboratory 2

Level: Primary 5A

Number of students: 15 students

Topic: Magnets

School: SR. Sengkurong, Brunei IV

Subtopic: Magnets and Magnetic

Date: 19th October 2009

Materials.

Time: 11.30 -12.30pm

Time Allocated: 60 minutes (2 periods)

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There are three of us who are going to the same school; me (Nana), Hjh Sofinah and Ferinah. We chose this school because it was convenient and easy accessible as one of us was a teacher teaching in this school. Before the lesson start We came about half an hour early from the actual lesson so that we can prepare for the lesson. Since we were using ICT lab 2, we had to use Macbook. We get the computers ready, switch it on and go to the BBC website page. There are about 13 units of Mac in the ICT laboratory, wireless connections as well as a projector. Some of the students have to share the computer with their friend as there are not enough Macbook. During the lesson At first, we asked the students to sit facing the white board so that they can listen to the teacher’s instruction. One of us showed to the students on how to use the virtual experiment on the white screen, where to click and what to do on the screen. At the same time, the teacher asked questions to the students on magnet. Before they started doing the experiment, teacher asked some questions on the topic that is Magnet. Since they had learned the lesson previously they managed to answer the questions. In the experiment, there were magnetic and non magnetic materials and the students’ duty was to find out which materials are magnetic with the use of magnet. There are also two different sizes of magnets. In addition, they can also rotate the magnet. The students were given ample time to discover the experiment on their own. They were also given the opportunity to try out the available quiz on the topic to check their understanding about the concept. 80% of the students can answer the quiz questions accurately. After the lesson

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At last when they had finished doing their work with the virtual experiment, each student was given a class work exercise and answers it individually. The students’ responses were collected and marked. In the work sheet, there are 8 questions. From there, we found out that there are 5 students, who can answer all the 8 questions correctly, 3 students with 7 marks, 4 students obtained 6 marks, 2 students who got 5 marks and finally, a student who got 3 marks. From this result, we concluded that the students can answer the questions correctly as they understood the concept of Magnetic and non-magnetic materials. Conclusion Students find this kind of activity as an enjoyable activity where they can manipulate with the available materials. But the most important part is the conceptual understanding within it, Magnetic materials are those materials that are attracted to the magnet and Non-magnetic materials are materials that are not attracted to the magnet. This activity save time and also expenses because the teacher does not have to prepare the apparatus or materials needed for the experiment. Furthermore it encourages the students to think creatively in solving or finding the solution to the problems.

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