### Year 2 Science Lesson Plan
#### Topic: Simple Investigations
**Lesson Duration:** 1 hour
**Learning Objectives:**
1. Understand what a scientific investigation is.
2. Learn how to ask questions and make predictions.
3. Conduct a simple investigation.
4. Record results and discuss findings.
#### Materials Needed:
- Science notebooks
- Pencils
- Various small objects (e.g., leaves, stones, paper clips)
- Magnifying glasses
- Measuring tape/rulers
- Stopwatches
- Water containers
- Paper towels
- Chart paper and markers
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### Lesson Structure
#### Introduction (15 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Settling Down:**
- Greet students and have them sit in a circle on the floor or at their desks.
2. **Introduction to Investigations:**
- Begin by asking if anyone knows what an investigation is.
- Explain that a scientific investigation is like solving a mystery by asking questions and finding answers through observations and experiments.
3. **Example Investigation:**
- Use a simple example, like “What happens to paper when it gets wet?”
- Discuss how to form a question: “What will happen to ______ if we ______?”
- Talk about making predictions: “I think that ______ will happen because ______.”
#### Main Activity (30 minutes)
1. **Group Work:**
- Divide students into small groups (3-4 students per group).
- Assign each group an investigation topic (e.g., “What happens when we put different objects in water?”).
2. **Conducting Investigations:**
- Explain the steps:
1. **Ask a Question:** Each group writes down one question in their science notebook.
2. **Make a Prediction:** Each group makes a prediction about what they think will happen.
3. **Perform the Experiment:** Groups test their predictions by placing their objects in water and observing what happens.
4. **Record Results:** Groups record their observations (e.g., “The leaf floats,” “The stone sinks”).
3. **Teacher’s Role:**
- Circulate among the groups to provide support and ensure everyone is participating and on task.
- Ask guiding questions like, “Why do you think that happened?” and “What else could we test?”
#### Conclusion (15 minutes)
1. **Group Presentations:**
- Reconvene as a whole class.
- Each group takes turns sharing their question, prediction, experiment, and results.
2. **Class Discussion:**
- Compare results between groups. Discuss any similarities and differences.
- Encourage students to think of other investigations they might want to try.
3. **Reflection:**
- Ask students to reflect on what they learned about doing investigations.
- Have each student draw or write a simple sentence about their favourite part of the investigation in their notebooks.
#### Assessment:
1. Formative:
- Teacher observations during group work.
- Group presentations and participation.
2. Summative:
- Science notebooks check for recorded question, prediction, experiment, and results.
- Reflection drawing/writing.
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**Extension Activity:**
- Plan another simple investigation for the next lesson (e.g., comparing the time it takes different objects to sink).
**Homework:**
- Ask students to think of a question they might like to investigate at home with their parents or guardians and be ready to share it during the next lesson.
**Teacher's Notes:**
- Ensure that safety measures are followed during the lesson, especially when using water.
- Adapt the lesson for children with special education needs by providing additional support or simplified tasks as needed.
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### End of Lesson Plan