Lesson Plan: 7P.4.04


LESSON PLAN
Teacher Subject Period Date Year Ability LSA/Other Support
Science

Context and
Landmark
Assessment		 7P.4.04
Landmark Assessment: Progress Observation Opportunity
Remember to have high expectations
Lesson Title: Today we are learning about
How does light get into the eye?
Remember to check for PROGRESS
Focus on Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Success Criteria: You will show your learning by...
  1. The eye consists of an: iris; pupil; cornea; lens; retina; and optic nerve.
  2. Light enters the eye through the pupil.
  3. The pupil changes size to keep the amount of light energy entering the eye constant.
  4. Light is refracted so that rays of light from the one place on the object reaches only one place on the retina. This creates a focused (clear) and bright image.
  5. The cornea and the lens are convex in shape and so focus the light.
  6. A lens can collect the rays that enter it and concentrate them to a single point on the screen, forming a bright, focused image.
  7. The retina has specialised cells that sense / detect light energy by having chemicals that are destroyed when they absorb the light energy.
  8. The cell uses the amount of chemical left to send a message to the brain in the form of electrical energy.
Think about how you can match the needs of ALL students
Keywords:
  • Retina: Back of the eye that contains cells that transform light energy into electrical signals. (1)
  • Optic Nerve: Carries electrical signals from the eye to the brain. (1)
  • Lens: A part of the eye that can change shape to vary how light is refracted. (1)
  • Cornea: A fixed lens on the front of the eye (1)
  • Pupil: Hole in front of eye, through which light enters. (1)
  • Iris: The coloured part of the eye. (1)
Links: Literacy, Numeracy, SMSC, British values
Memory Anchor:

AFL/Key Questions:
  1. What are the components of the eye?
    The eye consists of an: iris; pupil; cornea; lens; retina; and optic nerve.
  2. How does light enter the eye?
    Light enters the eye through the pupil.
  3. Why does the pupil change size?
    The pupil changes size to keep the amount of light energy entering the eye constant.
  4. How is a focused (clear) and bright image produced by the eye?
    Light is refracted so that rays of light from the one place on the object reaches only one place on the retina. This creates a focused (clear) and bright image.
  5. Why are the cornea and lens convex in shape?
    The cornea and the lens are convex in shape and so focus the light.
  6. What does a lens do to the image of an object?
    A lens can be used to form a bright, focused image.
  7. How do they specialised cells detect changes in light energy in the eye?
    The retina has specialised cells that sense / detect light energy by having chemicals that are destroyed when they absorb the light energy.
  8. How does the eye inform the brain what you see?
    The cell uses the amount of chemical left to send a message to the brain in the form of electrical energy.
Identify questions for high, middle, low and identify questioning techniques- Challenge questions

Learning Phases/Episodes
Think about how you can match the needs of ALL students
Differentiation: AGT, SEND, LLL, Disadvantaged
Remember to check for PROGRESS
Starter Activity Differentiation and Challenge question/task
  • Students to copy and complete the keywords.
  • Teacher reveals missing letters; Students correct mistakes;
  • Discuss the scientific meanings of the words.
  • Students to write down the definitions of the most important / new keywords.
  • Discuss the 'Memory Anchor'.
    • What does it show?
    • How does it relate to the what we are learning about today (title)?
Think about PACE – Develop, consolidate and deepen knowledge, skills and understanding
Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension
Remember to give time to apply knowledge, skills and understanding
Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension

Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension

Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension


Plenary Differentiation and Challenge question/task
  • Students to answer the 'Key Questions' with learning partners.
Progress Check
  • Teacher to reveal and discuss the answers to the questions.
 Extension
  • What have learnt about the 'Big Ideas' today?

Homework Differentiation and Challenge question/task