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[Loobna]

Salaam,

Can anyone help me in making an interesting lesson plan to introduce the topic of waves in physics to GCSE students? I remember when I learnt this stuff years ago lol the teacher did a demo with the a slinky but I dont remember writing stuff down :o

I have an interview on Monday - Please make dua for me that it goes well!
I have to prepare a 15 minute lesson on a science topic of my choice - I wont have to teach it but they'll ask about my plan etc. (I've been preparing other stuff so that's why I'm trying to do this now at this stage plus I've done lesson plans recently so it shouldnt take me long to get this one done Inshallah)

I thought I'd stick with my subject, physics, I was going to do speed-distance time graphs but I think that'll be a bit boring - I cant think of an easy practical to do for it. If you think waves is not a good topic to do please tell me!

Any advice for the interview is much appreciated too :o

[Kasim2k7]

Salaam,

Can anyone help me in making an interesting lesson plan to introduce the topic of waves in physics to GCSE students? I remember when I learnt this stuff years ago lol the teacher did a demo with the a slinky but I dont remember writing stuff down :o

I have an interview on Monday - Please make dua for me that it goes well!
I have to prepare a 15 minute lesson on a science topic of my choice - I wont have to teach it but they'll ask about my plan etc. (I've been preparing other stuff so that's why I'm trying to do this now at this stage plus I've done lesson plans recently so it shouldnt take me long to get this one done Inshallah)

I thought I'd stick with my subject, physics, I was going to do speed-distance time graphs but I think that'll be a bit boring - I cant think of an easy practical to do for it. If you think waves is not a good topic to do please tell me!

Any advice for the interview is much appreciated too :o

making graphs are always fun. waves is an ok topic. what about energy? kinetic?

[Loobna]

what about energy? kinetic?

there's not really much practical with that though...esp with the opening of the topic - it's mostly bookwork I think

graphs are good yea - but practical's can be tricky speed-distance time stuff

[Joha]

Firstly, I'm not a teacher...might decide to be one, but I'll put down some thoughts - no doubt you've thought of this anyway, but in case there's something you've missed.

What is it? Vibrations - pictures of waves from ocean - transporting energy. Maybe some water in a tub and you could set off ripples. Play around with the slinky, but obv emphasise the transport of energy.

Types of waves:

Transverse (Use the slinky, shake it up and down and try and set up a standing wave pattern - bit hard but possible) Then show this as a template for ocean waves/ripples in a water.

Longitudinal: Obviously use the slinky here to show them how the whole compression thing works. Then perhaps use tuning forks to show them how vibrations make sound.

You can use the transverse patterns to explain the origin of 'wavelength' and 'frequency' - especially good if you can use different tuning forks to show how you can vary the frequency.

If you couple tuning forks with a microphone and an oscilloscope you can show directly the link between wavelength, frequency, and the sounds they hear, which should be useful!

Explain standing waves using the slinky firstly, and then in terms of sound by blowing across different sized bottles.

Just some ideas, I've forgotten everything about what you're supposed to teach in GCSE physics, and also don't know how much you'd cover about waves.

Anyway, Good luck with your interview, and InshaAllah it'll go well! If I think of something more exciting, I'll post back! (Wouldn't have chosen waves personally...too many niggling things for a 15min lesson I think)

[Loobna]

Firstly, I'm not a teacher...might decide to be one, but I'll put down some thoughts - no doubt you've thought of this anyway, but in case there's something you've missed.

What is it? Vibrations - pictures of waves from ocean - transporting energy. Maybe some water in a tub and you could set off ripples. Play around with the slinky, but obv emphasise the transport of energy.

Types of waves:

Transverse (Use the slinky, shake it up and down and try and set up a standing wave pattern - bit hard but possible) Then show this as a template for ocean waves/ripples in a water.

Longitudinal: Obviously use the slinky here to show them how the whole compression thing works. Then perhaps use tuning forks to show them how vibrations make sound.

You can use the transverse patterns to explain the origin of 'wavelength' and 'frequency' - especially good if you can use different tuning forks to show how you can vary the frequency.

If you couple tuning forks with a microphone and an oscilloscope you can show directly the link between wavelength, frequency, and the sounds they hear, which should be useful!

Explain standing waves using the slinky firstly, and then in terms of sound by blowing across different sized bottles.

Just some ideas, I've forgotten everything about what you're supposed to teach in GCSE physics, and also don't know how much you'd cover about waves.

Anyway, Good luck with your interview, and InshaAllah it'll go well! If I think of something more exciting, I'll post back! (Wouldn't have chosen waves personally...too many niggling things for a 15min lesson I think)

I chose waves because I spoke to a PGCE tutor and she said make sure the topic you do is an opening topic - not something the students are building on from last lesson type thing. When I looked at the revision guide for ideas this topic seemed more interesting and easy to present than any of the others. I dont know about the timing for all of this though - its only 15 mins...

Jazakallah for the idea about the tuning fork mic and oscilloscope - I knew the oscilloscope came in somehow - just couldnt remember where! The slinky thing is a definitely gonna be used I think its the best way to illustrate transverse waves and then look at wavelength and amplitude.

[Unique Muslimah]

How about doing the one where you touch the thingmjig and it makes your hair go static.Lool that was always fun,I loved watching and doing that..(Sorry for lack of detail,you can see how long ago I didn physics:o)

[bhatti00]

Salaam,

Can anyone help me in making an interesting lesson plan to introduce the topic of waves in physics to GCSE students? I remember when I learnt this stuff years ago lol the teacher did a demo with the a slinky but I dont remember writing stuff down :o

I have an interview on Monday - Please make dua for me that it goes well!
I have to prepare a 15 minute lesson on a science topic of my choice - I wont have to teach it but they'll ask about my plan etc. (I've been preparing other stuff so that's why I'm trying to do this now at this stage plus I've done lesson plans recently so it shouldnt take me long to get this one done Inshallah)

I thought I'd stick with my subject, physics, I was going to do speed-distance time graphs but I think that'll be a bit boring - I cant think of an easy practical to do for it. If you think waves is not a good topic to do please tell me!

Any advice for the interview is much appreciated too :o


if u making a lesson plan... do it 3 parts
objectives - what is the aim of the lesson?
outcomes - what will the students hav produced?

1st part - starter - this is the intro to the topic (small fun activity) can be watching a video

2nd part - main part - so what content wud u include here? wat are the learning objectives/outcomes for the lesson, plan your activity around this

3rd - plenary - what hav the pupils learnt?? relate this to the outcomes, u can ask questions.

[Loobna]

How about doing the one where you touch the thingmjig and it makes your hair go static.Lool that was always fun,I loved watching and doing that..(Sorry for lack of detail,you can see how long ago I didn physics:o)

lol - that is a fun experiment, I know which one you mean :)

I think i'm gonna stick to waves though :)

[Loobna]

if u making a lesson plan... do it 3 parts
objectives - what is the aim of the lesson?
outcomes - what will the students hav produced?

1st part - starter - this is the intro to the topic (small fun activity) can be watching a video

2nd part - main part - so what content wud u include here? wat are the learning objectives/outcomes for the lesson, plan your activity around this

3rd - plenary - what hav the pupils learnt?? relate this to the outcomes, u can ask questions.

I'm am keeping to this 3 part plan - but since I've only got to plan for 15 minutes I'm gonna kinda merge the activity and plenary bit I think - basically I'll have a short starter followed by going straight into the main activity in which I'll prob plan a demo/class practical type thing and then something to write down/draw etc using what they've seen from the practical bit

[Joha]

*bump* how'd it go then?

[Loobna]

*bump* how'd it go then?

erm... I dont think it went too well but everyone keeps telling me to wait and see. So I guess I just wait! The lesson part was ok but I think it showed that I've only been to a handful of interviews in my life. Anyway, whatever happens will be for the best :)

[Loobna]

Salaam,

Need some help again please :o

I have to do a primary school observation and I have to arrange this myself - 'tis a bit difficult to arrange at the moment as all the schools are shut!!!

So... how do I go about contacting them? email or letter? or both? and follow it up with a phone call when they start back in sept? The only email addresses I can find are for the school in general and not to a particular person- wont they just ignore my email if I send it there? but if I send a letter nobody is going to even open it until sept and I have to do the observation in the third week of sept latest.

[Hafsah]

i remember when my sis was doin her pgce...she called the local primary schools up..they should have an answer machine that tells you when they open again

[insomniac]

Salaam,

Need some help again please :o

I have to do a primary school observation and I have to arrange this myself - 'tis a bit difficult to arrange at the moment as all the schools are shut!!!

So... how do I go about contacting them? email or letter? or both? and follow it up with a phone call when they start back in sept? The only email addresses I can find are for the school in general and not to a particular person- wont they just ignore my email if I send it there? but if I send a letter nobody is going to even open it until sept and I have to do the observation in the third week of sept latest.

admin of schools is usually in during the holidays - pop into the school and ask them who you need to contact - leave them an email as urgent and some of them check emails over summer too - so give it a go insha'Allaah -

which area are you in? (PM me) :insha: I can get you in touch with a local school who helped me last year :)