Chapter 1 Water Day #7. Lesson plan
Enhancing Student Success: The Importance of Using AICE Style Questions for Review in Marine Science
As AICE Marine Science teachers, one of our primary goals is to ensure that our students are well-prepared for their exams. A crucial part of this preparation involves consistent and targeted review of key concepts using AICE style questions. Crafting these questions ourselves, tailored specifically to our students’ needs, can significantly enhance their understanding and performance.
Objectives
- Review:
- 1.1 Particle theory and bonding
- 1.2 Solubility in water
- 1.3 Density and pressure
- Understand the format and structure of AICE style questions.
- Practice answering AICE style questions to reinforce understanding of key concepts.
- Receive immediate feedback to improve exam readiness.
Materials
Vocabulary
- Describe: state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- Explain: set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- State: express in clear terms
- Predict: suggest what may happen based on available information
- Suggest: apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals
- Define: give precise meaning
- Outline: set out main points
- Calculate: work out from given facts, figures or information
Bellringer
- Bell Ringer Day#7
- Alternative: Define thermocline and pycnocline.
Lesson Outline
Instruction
- Bell Ringer Day#7
- Review/ Practice Questions Cambridge style – Review & Exam Prep Handout + Answer
- Exit ticket
- If you opt to have students complete their notes using the Student Guided Notes format during your lecture, then use the bellringer as the exit ticket activity in class.
- If you opt to have students complete their notes using the Student Guided Notes format at home (homework), then use the following exit ticket activity:
- Identify two topics covered on Chapter 1 Water that you mastered and two topics of this chapter that are challenging to you.
Incorporating AICE style questions into your review sessions is a powerful strategy for enhancing student success in AICE Marine Science. By familiarizing students with the exam format, targeting key content areas, and promoting higher-order thinking, you equip them with the skills and confidence they need to excel. Customizing questions to fit your curriculum, providing immediate feedback, and fostering engagement further amplifies the benefits. Start integrating these questions into your teaching practice today, and watch your students thrive in their understanding and performance.
Homework
- Review and prepare for Chapter 1 Water Test
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