Before the XO training class Lucy and I sat in on a P5 science class. Sixty-four students were in attendance that day and they sat in long benched desks covering the full unlit room. The day’s topic was on Friction. The class listened intently while the teacher discussed friction by writing notes on the chalk board and asking kids questions and relying on the repetition of words by students to help memorize their lessons. At the end of the class the teacher wrote down a list of notes and questions on the board and then asked the student to copy the notes and complete the activity on the board. The students quickly began to write down the notes and figure out the answers, and surprisingly, even though they all had to sit very closely to each other, I did not notice as much of sharing answers as I would have expected (definitely not as much as you would likely see in an American or British classroom). Once they had completed the activity the teacher walked around the class and graded their work.
Pupils at Kasiisi school
Class Notes/ Activity
Do you know the answers?
FRICTION
This is when two surfaces rub against each other.
Heat is produced by rubbing surfaces together.
Uses of Friction
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How can you reduce friction?
-Friction is reduced in the following ways:
1) Use of lubricants like oil
2) Use of bearing
3) Use grease
FOOD
Food is another form of heat. When food combines with oxygen in our body, heat is produced.
NB Heat produced keeps our body warm
Activity:
1. List two artificial forms of heat.
2. Define Friction.
3. Which form of heat keeps our bodies warm?
