Activity Introduction
In this lesson, students will carry out an experiment, document the results, and then use the resulting documentation to communicate their findings to younger students. The lesson gives students a chance to think critically about teaching as a discipline, and about communicating scientific learning to support the wellbeing of their community.
If you are doing this whole unit, we recommend carrying out the first part of this lesson at the start of the unit, so that you have time to observe the results of the experiment while carrying out the other lessons. The second half of the lesson then draws on student learning from the rest of the lessons in the unit to inform their science communication project.
- Students learn about the principles of science communication
- Students practise creating teaching materials for other students to learn from
- Students explore the ideas behind teaching and learning.
- Topic: Consumption.
- This lesson is part of the wider unit of work SugarByHalf – Science – Years 9-10
- Time required: 70+ mins.
- Level of teacher scaffolding: High – monitoring an experiment, potentially over a longer period of time, and organising a trip to another class.
- Keywords: acids, bases, dissolving, experiment, sugar, teeth, SugarByHalf, Australian Dental Association, science communication.
To view our Australian Curriculum alignment click here.
To view our NZ Curriculum alignment click here.
Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian and New Zealand Curriculums.
- Beakers
- Cameras (phone cameras will work)
- Eggs
- Fluoride rinse
- Some sort of standard student-lab-appropriate acid.
These lessons were developed in partnership with SugarByHalf and the Australian Dental Association.
