Lesson by Cath Rees
Learning Intentions:
- To be able to follow instructions.
- To be able to predict (guess).
- To be able to investigate.
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
In this activity there is a video recording approximately five minutes in total to support the learning. There is also an instructional page to view or copy.
Resources needed:
Empty eggshells (where only the top has been cut off).
Egg carton or something to hold eggs up.
Different coloured paper or petals etc.
The main activity can be completed offline and on different days.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
What do you know about chickens?
Listen to the non-fiction book below being read:
Use the questions below to reinforce learning.
- What do we call a group of eggs?
- What is the name given to a young chicken?
- What is an egg-tooth?
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1 – Making an ice egg (Day 1)
- If you have a garden, ask an adult if you can pick a few small flowers or some petals. Alternatively, you could use some brightly colours small objects such as Lego people, sequins if you have them, buttons, coloured bits of paper etc. You will need these to create your ice eggs.
- Follow the instructions on the template below to make your own ice eggs.
Activity 2 – Investigation (Day 2)
Investigate whether your ice egg will sink or float?
- Begin by creating a recording of your prediction. “I think the egg will _____.” You could ask your parent/carer to record your voice or draw a picture and write a sentence.
- Place one of your ice eggs in some water and observe what happens.
– Does it float on the top or does it sink to the bottom?
– Was your prediction correct?
- Create a second recording to share with your teacher what happened to the ice egg when you placed it in water.
Activity 3 – Melting ice eggs – Adult support required
How can you get your ice egg to melt faster?
- Place one egg in a cup of hot water and the other in cold water.
- Predict which one you think will melt the quickest.
- Observe and create a recording to share with your teacher to explain what happened to the egg in the hot water and the egg in the cold water. (This could be a recording of your voice or you could draw a picture and write some sentence.)
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 6.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I can follow instructions to make ice eggs.
Success criteria #2: I can predict whether my ice egg will float or sink.
Success criteria #3: I can investigate ways to make the ice egg melt faster.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas J2e Google Drive OneDrive Seesaw