Lesson Plan: P2.6.05


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

Context and
Landmark
Assessment		 P2.6.05
Landmark Assessment: Progress Observation Opportunity
Remember to have high expectations
Lesson Title: Today we are learning about
What is dark matter and dark energy?
Remember to check for PROGRESS
Focus on Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Success Criteria: You will show your learning by...
  1. (Physics only) Students should be able to explain how scientists are able to use observations to arrive at theories such as the Big Bang theory
  2. (Physics only) Students should be able to explain that there is still much about the universe that is not understood, for example dark mass and dark energy.
Think about how you can match the needs of ALL students
Keywords:
  • Dark energy: Process causing the Universe to speed up. (1)
  • Dark mass: Some of the observations of the universe, such as the spinning rates of galaxies, cannot easily be explained using our current theories about gravity. Scientists have suggested that the matter we can see – stars, planets and galaxies – are only part of the mass of the universe. They have suggested that most of the mass is actually matter we cannot see, called dark matter. (1)
Links: Literacy, Numeracy, SMSC, British values
Memory Anchor:

AFL/Key Questions:
  1. (Physics only) What evidence is there for the Big Bang theory?
    (Physics only) There are two key pieces of evidence for Big Bang theory. These are red shift and the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. Red shift shows us that galaxies are all moving away from us and cosmic microwave radiation shows that there are microwaves coming from every direction in space. Big Bang theory says this is energy created at the beginning of the universe, just after the Big Bang, and that has been travelling through space ever since.
  2. (Physics only) Do we know everything about the universe? If not give examples of things we don't yet understand.
    (Physics only) No, there is still much about the universe that is not understood, for example dark mass and dark 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