Lesson Plan: B1.1.04


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

Context and
Landmark
Assessment		 B1.1.04
Landmark Assessment: Progress Observation Opportunity
Remember to have high expectations
Lesson Title: Today we are learning about
How have microscopes developed over time?
Remember to check for PROGRESS
Focus on Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Success Criteria: You will show your learning by...
  1. Students should be able to understand how microscopy techniques have developed over time
  2. This means that electron microscopes can be used to study cells in much finer detail. This has enabled biologists to see and understand many more sub-cellular structures.
  3. Students should be able to explain how electron microscopy has increased understanding of sub-cellular structures. Limited to the differences in magnification and resolution.
  4. An electron microscope has much higher magnification and resolving power than a light microscope.
Think about how you can match the needs of ALL students
Keywords:
  • Microscope: an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times. (1)
  • Electron microscope: a microscope with high magnification and resolution, employing electron beams in place of light and using electron lenses. (1)
  • Resolution: the smallest interval measurable by a scientific instrument. (1)
  • Magnification: the action of visibly enlarging an image. (1)
Links: Literacy, Numeracy, SMSC, British values
Memory Anchor:

AFL/Key Questions:
  1. How has microscopy developedi over time?
    More powerful, better quality light microscopes, and then electron microscopes.
  2. What impact has the development of the electron microscope had on our knowledge of cells?
    Electron microscopes can be used to study cells in much finer detail. This has enabled biologists to see and understand many more sub-cellular structures.
  3. How has electron microscopy been able to increase our understanding of sub-cellular structures?
    Electron microscopes have a magnification of up to x1,000,000 and resolution of up to 0.2nm.
  4. Why is an electron microscope better than a light microscope?
    An electron microscope has much higher magnification and resolving power than a light microscope.
Identify questions for high, middle, low and identify questioning techniques- Challenge questions

Learning Phases/Episodes
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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