VIRGINIA NAVARRO

 LEVEL: 1st year of ESO

• Scaffolding authentic materials

I will present the following pictures to the students (Click on the photo below) 

Source: http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/browse/celltype

This is for finding out what learners already know about the science topic. Brainstorming ideas about the new topic. This is planned for whole class work. I let them say some words or ideas in L1 and then translate. start with a question: What can you see in the picture? Are all the photos the same color, shape, etc.? What is the instrument below? What is it for? Can you see cells with your naked eye

• Using K-W- L chart

Students draw the chart in their notebooks and comment it to the whole class

• Using graphic organizers with illustrations to offer a visual support 

Basically, the graphic below has got the same information as the text shown in activity number 5. The graphic is taken from an English website, ThoughtCo. 

Click on the photo to read the article

• Asking questions about the graphic above

Look at the picture above. Answer the questions below:

·         Do all cells have similar chemical composition?

·         What is the basic unit of life?

·         What are all living organisms made of?

Attention to diversity. ACTIVITIES

*For stronger students:  

To make a Graphic organizer using ICT,  e.g. Mindmeister: https://mm.tt/map/2247714119?t=U0NZSBw7DB or in your notebook.// Write questions about the graph//Add more information or examples on the mind map.

* For weaker students:

To write down new vocabulary and explain it using visuals.// Give them the graph with information-gap to fill in, in pairs.