Term 1 Week 10 - Newton's Laws of Motion (1st and 2nd Laws)

Isabel and Rekha (3E1)

Learning outcomes of balanced and unbalanced forces were covered in the earlier lesson. The intent of the white-boarding exercises was for the pupils to recall and discuss what was covered earlier. They were discouraged to refer to the textbook or notes prior to the activity.

Pupils paired up with each other and spent the next 20 minutes to discuss and write and illustrate their sharings on a whiteboard. Subsequently, they were encouraged to do a 'gallerywalk' of the work done by other pupils in their class. At the end of the activity, selected groups of pupils presented their whiteboards to the class and share their learning points.

Teacher concluded the lesson by highlighting concepts shared by pupils and used the parachute example to reinforce the balanced and balanced forces as shown in the object.