The history of timekeeping devices

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Resources

Start

1 min

4 min

(W) Lead in. Active method “Golden key”

Ss look at the pictures and answer:

• What is the common of these pictures?

• What is the theme of our lesson?

(I) (FA) Pre-teach. Matching.

Ss match given pictures with their names and give short information which they have learned in the previous lesson.

Assessment criteria:

• Match the pictures with their names

• Give short information about timekeeping devices

High level – 3 points

Mid level – 2 points

Low level – 1 point

PPT

Slide 1 (pictures)

Envelope 1

(pictures of timekeeping devices and cards with names)

PPT

Slide 3 (pattern of right answers)

Middle

2 min

4 min

8 min

10 min

7 min

(P) Gist question. Active method “Right order”

Ss determine the correct order of given pictures according to their invention.

(I) First listening.

Ss watch the video and check answers to the gist question.

(I)Detailed comprehension tasks. Differentiated task

Ss choose colored envelope with tasks according to their abilities

Low-leveled task. Answer True or False.

Mid-leveled task. Complete the gaps.

High-leveled task. Describe each timekeeping device using new topical vocabulary.

Low-leveled task. Choose the correct answer.

1. The first sundials were simply sticks placed in the ground.

2. Plato, the legendary Greek philosopher, created the candle clock through the use of the water clock.

3. King Alfred the great used the system with 24 candles.

4. Mechanical clocks was invented after quartz watches.

5. Galileo Galilei experimented the pendulum clock.

6. Wristwatches were first worn by military men.

7. Quartz Watches were invented in 1927.

8. Quartz crystals were used to measure time in the atomic clock.

Answers:

1. T

2. F

3. F

4. F

5. T

6. T

7. T

8. F

Mid-leveled task. Complete the gaps.

1. The first sundials were simply sticks placed in the ground that showed time by ___ and direction of the resulting shadow.

2. A T-shaped bar placed in the ground, dividing between ___ and sunset into 12 parts.

3. Plato, the legendary Greek philosopher, created the ___ through the use of the water clock.

4. This candle has evenly spaced markings on it which indicates the ___ of time.

5. ___ were first worn by military men.

6. Quartz ___, together with its piezoelectric ability, made Quartz Watches the most accurate time-keeping devices.

Answers:

1. length

2. sunrise

3. alarm clock

4. duration

5. wristwatches

6. crystals

High-leveled task. Describe each timekeeping device using new topical vocabulary.

(I)Listening for detailed comprehension

Teacher checks cards and give the written comments.

(G) (FA) Active method “Cluster”

Ss make a cluster and talk about the importance of timekeeping devices using given pictures.

Assessment criteria:

• Apply speaking skills in a social environment.

• Express thoughts systematically and fluently.

• Keep speech norms while speaking.

Peer assessment

(I)Grammar. Differentiated task.

Active method “Brainstorming”.

• How do we form Present Perfect Active and Passive?

• Are there any verbs in Present Perfect Active and Passive in our listening text?

(have you ever wondered, has passed, etc.)

Ss choose the task according to their ability.

Low-leveled task. Find and write down the Passive Voice combinations.

Mid-leveled task. Use Present Perfect Active or Passive of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

High-leveled task. Make a topic using perfect active and passive forms according to the theme.

Low-leveled task. Find and write down the Passive Voice combinations.

1. Water clocks have been invented by an Egyptian pharaoh.

2. A T-shaped bar placed in the ground, dividing between sunrise and sunset into 12 parts.

3. Wristwatches were first worn by military men.

4. Quartz crystals, together with its piezoelectric ability, made them the most accurate time-keeping devices in the 1930s.

5. Galileo Galilei, father of science, experimented the pendulum which was a way of marking off small intervals of time accurately.

6. Have you ever wondered how time was counted in the past?

Answers: 1, 3, 6.

Mid-leveled task. Use Present Perfect Active or Passive of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. Egyptians ... (to make) sundial.

2. T-shaped bar ... (to place) in the ground.

3. First clock ... (to build) by Pope Sylvester the Second.

4. Galileo Galilei ... (to experiment) the pendulum.

5. We … (to learn) the Passive Voice already.

6. Quartz Watches ... (to invent) in 1927.

High-leveled task. Make a topic using perfect active and passive forms according to the theme.

Teacher checks cards and give the written comments.

pictures of timekeeping devices

https://www. youtube.com/ watch? v=RcwOBkghw WA&t=29s

envelopes of different colors with tasks

Pictures of timekeeping devices, whatman paper, glue, markers

Cards with tasks

End

4 min

(I)Active method “Plus-Minus-Interesting”. Reflection.

Cards

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Health and safety check

Values links
Cross-curricular links

1)Ss choose colored envelope with tasks according to their abilities

Low-leveled task. Answer True or False.

Mid-leveled task. Complete the gaps.

High-leveled task. Describe each timekeeping device using new topical vocabulary.

2) Ss choose the task according to their ability.

Low-leveled task. Find and write down the Passive Voice combinations.

Mid-leveled task. Use Present Perfect Active or Passive of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

High-leveled task. Make a topic using perfect active and passive forms according to the theme.

1)Ss match given pictures with their names and give short information which they have learned in the previous lesson.

Assessment criteria:

• Match the pictures with their names

• Give short information about timekeeping devices

2) Ss make a cluster about the importance of timekeeping devices using given pictures.

Assessment criteria:

• Apply speaking skills in a social environment.

• Express thoughts systematically and fluently.

• Keep speech norms while speaking.

Health and safety requirements are taken into account.

Cooperation – group and pair work

Respect – listening to other students’ opinions during discussions

Honesty – students cite the sources used.

History, geography

Reflection

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Did all the learners achieve the lesson objectives/ learning objectives? If not, why?

Did my planned differentiation work well?

Did I stick to timings?

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