Examples of Learning Units for IBSE in primary school
May 2010
Food - Where does bread come from?
Some ears of wheat brought to school by one of the children led to the experimental discovery by pupils of all the steps needed to make bread, from the germinating of the wheat grains up t the final baking of the dough.
Some ears of wheat brought to school by one of the children led to the experimental discovery by pupils of all the steps needed to make bread, from the germinating of the wheat grains up t the final baking of the dough.
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Our body in movement
This is a module made up with six sequences to discover the human skeleton and understand how muscles are linked to bones and allow us to move our body.
This is a module made up with six sequences to discover the human skeleton and understand how muscles are linked to bones and allow us to move our body.
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Classifying Living Organisms
Suggested pedagogical cues for producing, based on a small sample, a tree illustrating the ties between living organisms.
Suggested pedagogical cues for producing, based on a small sample, a tree illustrating the ties between living organisms.
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Composing Colours from Matter or Light
This six-sequence module aims primarily at teaching the children that colours are the result of an overlapping of other colours and that they can be broken down into separate components, whether coloured matter or coloured light. The six-session progression helps show the differences between the properties, which lie in colour, light and matter. Study focuses on the primary colours used for markers (combination of matter) and television (combination of lights).
This six-sequence module aims primarily at teaching the children that colours are the result of an overlapping of other colours and that they can be broken down into separate components, whether coloured matter or coloured light. The six-session progression helps show the differences between the properties, which lie in colour, light and matter. Study focuses on the primary colours used for markers (combination of matter) and television (combination of lights).
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Leaf Decomposition
Manifestations of life cycle of leafy trees. Becoming aware of leaf decomposition, as opposed to disappearance and their role in the forest.
Manifestations of life cycle of leafy trees. Becoming aware of leaf decomposition, as opposed to disappearance and their role in the forest.
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Raising Stick Insects: Locomotion, Feeding, Life Cycle
A stick insect colony was set up in the classroom so that the students could study their way of life (locomotion, feeding, growth and reproduction).
A stick insect colony was set up in the classroom so that the students could study their way of life (locomotion, feeding, growth and reproduction).
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Gears
4-sequence module to study movement transmission using gears. Using cogged wheels, the students learn to repair axes and rotation paths.
4-sequence module to study movement transmission using gears. Using cogged wheels, the students learn to repair axes and rotation paths.
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Breath, Air in Motion
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Making Grape Juice
In wine-growing regions, this sequence can come after a tour of a vine yard during the grape-picking season, where the students will have seen a profes sional wine-pressing machine. In other regions, the sequence can build on reflecÂtions about the origin of consumer food prod ucts: pota toes, milk, pasta, juices, etc. The sequence suggested is to be carried out in six sessions of varying dura tion. Session 4b involves several different steps. It can be broken up over time (intro duc tion to tech nical guides, drawing phase, selec tion phase, coding phase).
In wine-growing regions, this sequence can come after a tour of a vine yard during the grape-picking season, where the students will have seen a profes sional wine-pressing machine. In other regions, the sequence can build on reflecÂtions about the origin of consumer food prod ucts: pota toes, milk, pasta, juices, etc. The sequence suggested is to be carried out in six sessions of varying dura tion. Session 4b involves several different steps. It can be broken up over time (intro duc tion to tech nical guides, drawing phase, selec tion phase, coding phase).
Sink or Float
This seven-sequence module offers the opportunity to study the floatability conditions for various objects. The students will learn that it is not a matter of mass, but rather volume. The effect of spring water on the object is broached thereafter, then compared to that of saltwater.
This seven-sequence module offers the opportunity to study the floatability conditions for various objects. The students will learn that it is not a matter of mass, but rather volume. The effect of spring water on the object is broached thereafter, then compared to that of saltwater.
Let’s learn about fruit!
Acorn Germination
The children study germination on acorns gathered in the forest, then sowed either in a bucket of stones or in a bucket of soil.
The children study germination on acorns gathered in the forest, then sowed either in a bucket of stones or in a bucket of soil.
The Hourglass Race
Over the course of the 8 sessions hereafter, the children, study, use, produce and compared hourglasses. They broach the concepts of time and speed.
Over the course of the 8 sessions hereafter, the children, study, use, produce and compared hourglasses. They broach the concepts of time and speed.
The weather - Meteorology
This module containing 5 sequences aims at setting up a weather station to record temperature, rainfall and wind measurements. These three topics are approached in succession and measuring "apparatus" is built for each step.
This module containing 5 sequences aims at setting up a weather station to record temperature, rainfall and wind measurements. These three topics are approached in succession and measuring "apparatus" is built for each step.
All modules
All modules from above in one pdf.
All modules from above in one pdf.
April 2012
Exploration of microworld
(lower secondary - ages 11-12)
Author: University of Trnava, Slovakia
This module offers IBSE activities about exploring the microworld. Three topics are presented.
Microorganisms are explored through their metabolic activities (decay of paper, production of CO2 by rising dough, fermentation), nutrients and conditions needed for their vital activities are also determined. Work with variables is tested in activities preventing microorganisms from growing (conservation of food). Students compare methods used to measure the amount of CO2 produced.
(lower secondary - ages 11-12)
Author: University of Trnava, Slovakia
This module offers IBSE activities about exploring the microworld. Three topics are presented.
Microorganisms are explored through their metabolic activities (decay of paper, production of CO2 by rising dough, fermentation), nutrients and conditions needed for their vital activities are also determined. Work with variables is tested in activities preventing microorganisms from growing (conservation of food). Students compare methods used to measure the amount of CO2 produced.