Results. PROCEDURES Set Induction: Discuss on their prior knowledge.
Stage 1: Science experiment using virtual manipulative.
PUPIL A PUPIL B He thought ‘friction’ is the same as She did not have any idea on the word ‘fraction’, where he explained ‘improper ‘friction’ even though when I said ‘friction’ fraction’. is one of their subtopic under topic of ‘Forces’ in their syllabus. She even did not When I showed the spelling and rephrased know what ‘forces’ are. the word, he said that he have not yet across to the word. When I said ‘friction’ is one of their subtopic under topic of ‘Forces’ in their syllabus, he said he had no idea on ‘friction’ but he stated that forces have something to do with push and pull. Before he did the experiment, I showed him the basic functions of mouse track (since the lesson was using laptop). He did the experiment well.
Same procedure I did for her. I showed her the basic functions of mouse track first. Due to less exposure on using technologies, she needed more help from me to do the experiment using virtual manipulative even though I had explained to her how to use the mouse track. However, she followed the instructions correctly and answered well.
Stage 2: Science experiment using real objects (doing worksheet).
Closure: What they have learned and what they felt doing experiment using both strategies?
I gave him a toy car and asked him to do the experiment by himself referring to the instruction given on the worksheet. He read the worksheet first, then, he did the experiment. (I just observed what he was doing.) He was able to: ¾ arrange variety of surfaces in accordance to less to more friction. ¾ identify the texture of each surface provided. ¾ give explanation why each surface has different amount of friction. He enjoyed the lesson. After this lesson, he understood the topic better compared to the lesson that his teacher had taught him in school. He hoped that he could do more lessons in schools using both strategies.
Same procedure I did for her but she still needed assistance to read the instructions on the worksheet and explained to her what to do. Then she did the experiment. (I just observed what she was doing.) She was able to: ¾ identify the texture of each surface provided. ¾ give explanation why each surface has different amount of friction. However, she arranged variety of surfaces in accordance to less to more friction wrongly. This is because she pushed the toy car on the surfaces with different amount of energy. She enjoyed the lesson. She will recommend to her science teacher on both strategies used.