ScienceLessonPlan:Grade10

Unit:CareerInvestigation Date/TimeLength:186min
Lesson#3,4,5 Title:Inquiryasatool

Planning
Goals(STSE,Knowledge,Skills,Attitude): SuppliesandMaterials
SafetyConsiderations
1) AllowthestudentstoconductaPBLscenariothrough ManagementConsiderations
ProfessionalTeachingTargets
whichtheywillresearchandpresentavarietyof 1) Computerlab
informationaboutacareerchoiceinaformatoftheir 2) Extrasheetsforanyonewho
wasabsent
choosing 3)
2) Thisstudentledinquirywillallowstudentsautonomy
inchoosing,researching,constructingandpresentinga
sciencebasedcareerthattheyareinterestedin
3) ThisPBLwillutilizeavastarrayoflearningtechnics
andprovidethestudentwithanopportunitytodevelop
astrongsenseofownershipovertheirworkand
subsequentpresentation

Outcomes:
1) Investigatecareerpathrelatedtovariousbranchesand
subbranchesofscience

Indicators:
1) Explorethebreadthofsciencerelatedworkrolesand
whoisengagedinthoseworkrolesinthecommunity
2) Developaprofileofaspecificindividualinvolvedina
sciencecareer,addressingfactorssuchastheir
educationalandpersonalbackground,whatdrewthem
totheircareer,thefocusoftheirworkandthereadvice
forotherswhowishtopursueasimilarcareer
3) Researchtherangeofsciencerelatedprogramsoffered
bypostsecondaryinstitutionsinSaskandCanada
4) Researchtheeducationalqualificationsofpeople
engagedinsciencerelatedcareers
5)
ApproachesEmployed:
1) selfdirectedinquiry
2) guidedexplorationofcareerpathsinscience
3) demonstrationofunderstandingofcareergoalsthrough
shortgroupdiscussion
 4) Dailyassessmentofstudentengagementthroughbrief
groupdiscussions
5) Throughoutresearchperiodfrequentopportunitiesto
evaluatestudentsprogression

SettingtheStageIntroduction
Duringeachofthethreedayswewillhaveashortdiscussionaboutthe
informationthatstudentsaregathering.Thiswillallowotherstudentstogetan
ideaofwhattheirclassmatesareresearching.Itwillalsoallowtheteachertoget
anideaofthepaceofresearch

1530min StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes

1) Participationinaninformalgroup 1) Directthegroup
discussionaboutinformationbeing discussionineachof
gatheredthoughresearchandits thethreedays
relevancetochosencareers 2) Eachdaytheirwill
beanexpectation
thattopicswillbe
coveredandthe
topicswillbe
discussed

Develop StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes

ment: 1) Researchwillbeconductedbystudents 1) Assiststudentswith
thoughtheuseofcomputers findingresourcesfor
130 2) Thisresearchwillcenteronthefive research
145 maintopicsofresearch 2) Keepstudentson
min 3) JobSummary,education/training, trackremindingof
salary/benefits,personalinterest,and timelinefortopic
Typicaldayinthelife completion
3) Guidingstudentsso
thattheinformation
thattheyare
recordingisrelevant
tothecareerthat
theyhavechosen

WrappingUp:Giveabriefwrapupemphasiseshowmuchinformationandresearchshouldbe
gatheruptothatclass.Indicatethattheysameprocedurewillbehappeningonthesubsequentdays
1530min StudentActivity TeacherActivity Notes
1) Wrapupdailyresearch 1) Giveabrieftalk
2) Listentobriefingaboutthenextday aboutwhatwill
occurthenextday
PostLessonConsiderations/Reflections:
1) Arestudentsprogressingalongthesuggestedtimeline
2) Isenoughtimebeinggiventodotherequiredresearch
3) Arestudentactivelyusingtheirtimeordoesmoreemphasisneedtobeput
onstayingontask