ABSTRACT

Most of us want to be the kind of teacher who really engages the pupils in science and makes them want more. What should you do? According to your pupils, you should be enthusiastic, make the topic interesting, be willing to listen to and use their ideas, help them understand, show you care about their learning, be approachable and provide help at the individual level (Darby, 2005). Well, you have planned your lesson and now you have to turn it into words and actions. This means you have to think on your feet. The purpose of this chapter is to help you do some of the things the pupils value. By the end of the chapter you should:

• know some ways that help pupils remember and understand; • know how to scaffold thought through, for example, questions, bridges, and analogies;

and • know when words could be a problem and what to do about it.