Bachelor of Education, Primary Education (EPR) EPC3903

Task 2 & 3
Building relationships; Documenting Science syllabus and resources.

Objectives:
For student teachers to:
 Continue to develop positive working relationships in the classroom with both the teacher and the
students by acting as a TA within the classroom under the direction of the MST.

  If possible acquire copies of the grade-level science syllabus, scheduling and resources

 Begin to document the range of resources, materials, manipulatives, and equipment used
in the school; for specific grade.

 You will need:

 The Teaching Practice Tasks booklet for Practicum 3b
 Table 5: Documenting science materials used in the school
 Table 4: TP Discussion Board Guidelines

Before implementing these tasks:

 Discuss the tasks with your MST. (Ask for permission to take photographs)

Whilst implementing the Tasks:

 Make notes about any areas of interest or issues you would like to discuss with your MCT and/or
MST.
 Photograph evidence for the tasks and portfolio.

After completion of the tasks:

1. Clearly label, PDF and store all school documentation in your TP e-portfolio.

2. Start to complete Table 5: Documenting science materials used in the school. PDF and upload it
to your TP e-portfolio Email tasks, etc. to [email protected] using the correct file
names/subject lines.

3. Complete your TP Discussion Board on BB Learn and reply to 2 others.

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Table 3: Documenting science materials used in the school

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this glasses when the teacher students when they age of the students materials
they use glass when she will should use it have an because of this one from the
materials or some give the lesson, from experiment of the safety step ministry of
of the liquid but the students kindergarten and it's relevant to education
matter. use it in the until grade 12. the curriculum for and the lab
Laboratory classroom. the experiment teacher put
Glasses or Safety part. That make the in the box
Glass. students in the safe so, I didn't
side. find the
name of the
company.
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material for material in the and the in the lab Relevant to the provide the
measuring that lab. students when they curriculum, on the materials
amount of the should use it have an curriculum they from the
liquid matter or in from grade 5 experiment have an experiment ministry of
general, they used to grade 12 to do and they education
for measuring in they can use it wrote this material and the lab
the experiments. alone but from on their book so it teacher put
grade 1 to 4 relevant. And on in the box
they should the school, they so, I didn't
use it with the have a lot of find the
teacher. Measuring name of the
Measuring Cylinders so they company.
Cylinders and it usable for
using but they
should be careful
when they will use
it, its safety but if
this broken it will
not be a safety so
they should be
careful.

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