PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE ACTIVITIES PCK 1 TOPIC 1: NATURAL AND MAN-MADE MATERIALS 1.

Create a collage using materials around you. State which materials are natural and which are manufactured. Describe how the manufactured materials are derived from natural resources. 2. Based on the pictures given, state what are the natural or manufactured materials that are needed to make each object. Suggest other possible materials that could be used, and state whether these items are natural or manufactured materials.

3. At the end of these two activities, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from these two activities? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic? Discuss how you can use these two activities in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in these two activities? PCK 2 TOPIC 4: PROPERTIES OF COPPER AND BRONZE You are given a piece of copper and a piece of bronze of similar size, shape and thickness. Compare and contrast their properties. At the end of this activity, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from this activity? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?

 Discuss how you can use this activity in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in this activity? PCK 3 TOPIC 6: ALCOHOLS, ETHERS AND AMINES Identify consumer products (food, drinks, household cleaning agents, toiletries, cosmetics, etc.) that contain alcohols, ethers and amines. You will need to collect or copy the product labels and bring them to class for discussion: Example: Product Name Name of chemicals (on product label) ethyl ethanoate Chemical Type (Alcohol/ether/amine) ester

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At the end of this activity, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from this activity? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic? Year3 6.2 Discuss how you can use this activity in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in this activity? PCK 4 TOPIC 10: INDUSTRIAL PREPARATION OF AMMONIA, SULPHURIC ACID AND NITRIC ACID Ammonia shows alkaline properties and turns litmus paper blue. Sulphuric acid/nitric acid shows acidic properties and turns litmus paper red. Collect various types of solutions from different sources. Identify the alkalinity or acidity of the solutions using litmus paper. At the end of this activity, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from this activity? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic? Discuss how you can use this activity in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in this activity?

PCK 5 TOPIC 12: SOAPS AND DETERGENTS Collect various types of washing solutions from various sources. Identify whether the washing solution is a soap or a detergent by dissolving it in hard water (Dissolve calcium chloride in tap water). Smell the soaps identified. At the end of this activity, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from this activity? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic? Discuss how you can use this activity in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in this activity?

PCK 6 TOPIC 15: PAPER We can reuse paper by recycling it. Make your own recycled paper. Create a useful item using the recycled paper you have made. Go to the internet for suggestions on how to make recycled paper. At the end of this activity, answer the following questions: What have you learnt from this activity? Which part of the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic? Discuss how you can use this activity in your teaching and learning. What was the role of the teacher in this activity?