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Activities and practical examples to use group talk in science lessons

Lesson idea. Group talk includes any activity where pupils’ ideas are explored verbally between pupils, even if the final product is written or practical. Group talk can be both collaborative and competitive. This document describes the benefits to the learner and practical strategies to try in class.

Teaching approach. This Teacher Education resource covers background information, practical activities, and practical examples for engaging dialogue(ta) in the context of group work(ta) and whole class(ta) work effectively in the classroom, in particular to ensure high quality reasoning(ta). The resource encourages teachers to think about situations and prompts for argumentation(ta) and how these might be used to support the science curriculum. (edit)

Resource details
Title Group Talk & Argument in Science Teaching
Topic
Teaching approach
Learning Objectives

The document has a set of activities and practical examples. In working through it, you will explore how to set up situations for constructive group talk and ways to use group talk in science lessons.

Format / structure

The resource comprises one 32 page DfES document Ref: DfES 0697-2004 G in an editable format (.doc)

Subject
Age of students / grade
Table of contents
Additional Resources/material needed
Useful information
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources

See other DfEScience(i) resources

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Acknowledgement
License
  • This resource has been harvested by ORBIT and made into a document that can be edited from the DfES resource "Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies" (ref:0703-2004)
  • The original can be downloaded from the 'National Archive' here http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/154651.
  • We have, in places, edited these resources to remove references to obsolete legislation, guidance, or websites or to otherwise adapt them to our purposes. In particular, we have separated out key elements of the resources into separate 'ideas'.