Term 1 Week 6 - Learning Stations for refraction phenonmen in different objects

The 2E1 pupils observed and investigated the various forms of refraction phenonmenon in objects such as :-

1. coin in a styrofoam cup appearing after water has been poured in

2. bended straw in a beaker of water

3. magnifying glass effect of a glass block over a sentence of words

4. dispersion of light through a glass prism

Each pair of pupils was instructed to rotate at a 10 min interval. Within the 10 min intervals, the pupils had to follow a set of instructions at the learning stations and to perform the steps and to note down their observations and to think of explanations to explain what they have seen in their physics workbook. The pupils were advised to use their textbook as a form of reference to answer the questions if they are unsure of how to explain what they had observed.

Benefits of learning stations:-

1. Students need to learn to read instructions in order to perform the experiment. The skill involved in science practical is to be able to perform the experiment given a set of instructions.

2. By working in pairs, they learned to communicate with each other, clarify doubts and to come to a common understanding before they can explain what they have observed.

3. The pupils are given adquate opportunities to observe and to have hands-on experience. With their hands-on experience, the pupils would be able to appreciate the real-life examples to to find meaning in what they are learning. The physics concept of refraction would be real to them.