1. Download the file suggested in the MED section and make copies for students. For the second activity, have the beam projector ready to show the activity.

2. Students are going to be working with experiments whose main purpose is to explore their instructions and get familiar with how the format.

3. Ask students what experiments they know from other classes and what the format is.

4. Distribute the worksheet of the experiment and ask students what the title of the experiment is.

5. Ask students to

• ·       circle the materials,
• ·       count how many steps to the instructions there are,
• ·       ask which comes first, the materials, or the instructions?

6. Ask students to look at the pictures on the right and say what they are going to do with the materials.

7. There’s also a video that shows the experiment. Decide what’s best for your class but work with the printed page, then, play the video.

8. Go over the instructions again (simplify them a little bit) and make sure students which ones they can match to the pictures.

9. Draw students’ attention towards the picture of the materials and ask them what they think the experiment is about. Do not show the list of materials, just the picture to compare students’ answers to the original list.

10. Ask students to find out what the title of the experiment is.

12. On top of the titles, there are some tabs, click on the one that says INSTRUCTIONS, and the illustrations will be displayed.

13. Scroll down and ask students to explore the pictures. ( It is not necessary to read the long instructions but to talk about what to do while you are showing the pictures.)

14. Work with students on the number of steps to the experiment.

15. Click on the SUMMARY tab and students will be able to watch the video showing the process.

16. Ask students, what happens when you put the coins (pesos) in the ‘boat’?

1. Have the beam projector to show the activities suggested in the MED section. The first activity you can print and distribute, as for the second one, project it.

2. Both experiments suggested here use milk so they will make a perfect connection to take about materials used in different combinations, produce different results.

3. Ask students if they think all experiments are scientific and need to be done ina laboratory.

4. If you print the activity, distribute it, and ask students to underline the title of the experiment.

5. Ask students to

• ·  circle the materials,
• ·  count how many steps to the instructions there are,
• ·  ask which comes first, the materials, or the instructions?

6. Ask students to look at the pictures on the right and say what they are going to do with the materials.

7. Discuss if the illustrations are clear and easy to follow.

8. Go over the instructions again (simplify them a little bit) and make sure students which ones they can match to the pictures.

9. Ask students to repeat the steps to the experiment ‘reading the illustrations’ and help as needed.

10. Discuss with students the title of the experiment “Color changing milk”.

11. Ask students to

• ·       read the materials, and copy them in their notebooks
• ·       count how many steps to the instructions there are,
• ·       find the ‘action words’ (imperatives)

12.  Read the instructions with/for the students and help with vocabulary as needed.

13. Ask students to mime the actions while you read them again.

14. Turn to the next page and draw students’ attention towards the 3 pictures.

15. Ask students to talk about the experiment by ‘reading’ the three pictures.

16. Ask students to do the experiment at homework and report to the class the next session by drawing a picture.

1.Have the beam projector ready to show the comic strip. This time, the experiment is presented in a different format for students so consider giving them time to follow the story.

2. Download the file and make copies of the suggested file for the second activity.

3. Ask students if they could read the steps to a project only by using pictures and draw steps to any experiments.

4. Tell students they are going to read the instructions for two very different experiments.

5. Project the comic strip, and draw students’ attention towards the characters on the left and the list of materials.

6. Ask them “what materials do you need for this experiment?” (an old CD, blue tack, a sports cap from a drinks bottle, a balloon)

7. Ask students to read silently the comic strip and identify what this experiment is about. It is pretty obvious that they will be able to ‘read’ the pictures and find the answer. It is a hovercraft, teach the word.

8. Ask students to help you make a list of the materials on the board, then, the instructions.

9. Ask students what words they need first in order to write the instructions (imperatives) and start writing them on the board.

10. Ask students why materials are presented first, and then the procedure.

11. Read the instructions with students from the board.

12. Ask students to mime the making of the hovercraft.

13. Ask students to do the experiment at homework and report to the class the next session by drawing a picture.

14. Discuss with students the title of the experiment “Fireworks in a jar”.

15. Ask students to

• ·       Count the number of materials they need and name them (draw their attention towards the pictures)
• ·       count how many steps to the instructions there are,
• ·       find the ‘action words’ (imperatives)

16.  Read the instructions with/for the students and help with vocabulary as needed.

17. Draw students’ attention towards the two pictures at the bottom of the page and ask them what they represent (beginning of the experiment and the result)

18. Read the instructions again aloud for students to draw illustrated instructions.

19. Invite students to swap their instructions with other students and read them.

20. Ask students to do the experiment at homework and report to the class the next session by drawing a picture.