Task 2 & 3

Building relationships; Documenting Science syllabus and resources.

Objectives:
For student teachers to:
Continue to develop positive working relationships in the classroom with both
the teacher and the students by acting as a TA within the classroom under the
direction of the MST.

If possible acquire copies of the grade-level science syllabus, scheduling

and resources

Begin to document the range of resources, materials, manipulatives,

and equipment used in the school; for specific grade.

You will need:

The Teaching Practice Tasks booklet for Practicum 3b
Table 5: Documenting science materials used in the school
Table 4: TP Discussion Board Guidelines

Before implementing these tasks:

Discuss the tasks with your MST. (Ask for permission to take photographs)

Whilst implementing the Tasks:

Make notes about any areas of interest or issues you would like to discuss with
your MCT and/or MST.
Photograph evidence for the tasks and portfolio.

After completion of the tasks:

Clearly label, PDF and store all school documentation in your BBL journal.
 Table 2: Documenting science materials used in the school

Material Function Where Who uses it? When/How Best Web

Name, model, Whats it used? How many often? Relevant to link to
manufacturer, used for? Classroom can use it? Every day, the manufac
photo (preferably / Teacher/stud sometimes curriculum, turer /
being used)? lab? ent age range in class/lab? usable for the supplier
/ IT specialist grade-level, site
safety

To make Classroom KG students Sometimes It is safe for The

things looks use it (each for KG because teacher
bigger and one will use independent it is made of got it
to magnify one) work plastic from the
items book fair
in
Sharjah
Magnifying glass
To drop a Classroom G3 students During It's a plastic Provided
liquid (for experiments dropper from the
experiment, only which will school
each learner not be broken
use one tool) if grade 3
students used
it

Dropper
It is used Classroom G3 students During The grade 3 Provided
for an (for experiments students will from the
experiment experiment, only be able to use school
to measure each learner it, however it
the mass of use some of is dangerous
it the rocks) to give it to
KG students
because they
Small Stones might eat it
To measure Classroom G3 students During It's a plastic Provided
the volume (for experiments cylinder from the
experiment, only which will school
each learner not be broken
use one tool) if grade 3
students used
it

Graduated cylinder
 To change Classroom KG teachers During It is unsafe to The
the color of for experiments let KG teacher
something experiments only students to got this
such as the only use it without item
colour of help from from the
water adults, it is super
stored in a market
high place
that children
Food coloring dont reach
 Reflection:

This task is related to what I will be teaching with is the science subject, I liked that I
am going to look for some tools and learn how/when to use it. In the beginning I
found some difficulty to look for the tools, because there is no lab and there is one
science teacher but then when I asked my mentor she told me that they have specific
boxes that include tools for one experiment. I saw the boxes in each classroom in the
school, and I knew that each box has tools for the unit's experiments (See picture 1,2
& 3).

In fact, the tools are safe and made up from plastic so everyone can use carefully.
Teacher keeps the boxes away from students to not damage them, and the students
dont mess with. The KG students have an experiment done weekly in each Thursday,
for instance they did an experiment about milk and food colour to see and predict
what will happen. The tools are used in the classrooms because there is no lab, but it
doesnt affect the usefulness of doing an experiment because teachers still have a
place for the experiment to be done.

What I loved the most in this task is figuring out what tool is suitable for what grade,
and how teachers get the boxes ready for the experiments with all the tools that they
need. If the boxes strategy is done in our government schools, it will be very
organized and teachers will have fewer pressures.
 Pictures:

Picture 1 Picture 2

Picture 3