Artificial light and the influence on our daily life

By Premus

Activity

Within these lessons the children will learn and think about artificial light and the influence on our daily life, a.o. by discussion with elderly

7-9 years old

Artificial light Socioscientific research Discussion of the connection between science and

society

Teaching level & objectives

Theory / experiment on artificial light Home assignment (what kind of artificial lights are used at

home and when/how long (lights/t.v./computer etc) Interview with e.g. grandparents about living without

artificial lights Discussion

Strategies

Active learning Constructivistic approach Mixed teacher/student control Case-based teaching, which can be used to engage

students in critical thinking and decision making about

realistic problems in a discipline

Model

Materials Sources of artificial and natural light Interview questions, (partially) created by the students

Classroom organisation Whole class discussion / 'teaching' Individual home assignment Small group discussion on results

Procedures

The children can list a number of artificial light sources in their homes

The children can write down a number of uses of artifical

light The children will compare life with and without artificial

lights The children can give a number of alternatives to artificial

light sources The children can create a questionnaire

Learning outcomes

Evaluation

Observing the childrens reactions Have another teacher to observe the class Reactions of the children on the interview with the

grandparents (are they enthusiastic?)