• Turn and Talk: Pair students to hold their breath and time each other, then share their experiences and feelings about holding their breath.

• Chalk Talk (Peardeck): What is air? Why do you think it is essential?

• Explain why air is needed by all living things

• Peardeck: Use visual aids to help students brainstorm how air supports respiration and photosynthesis.  

• Peardeck: Why do living things need air? 

• Explain how animals use air for breathing and how plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis to make food.

• Assign Workbook 1.1 Questions 3a and 3c to reinforce the concepts discussed in the mini-lesson.

• Provide hands-on tasks: observe bubbles when water is poured on soil and when water is heated, and note observations. Students will share findings in the next session.

• Turn and talk: Discuss observations from homework. 

• Show video.  Orally ask a few students what they observed. 

• Summarise the key points of the video and clarify doubts.

• Assign Workbook 1.1 Questions 1, 2, and 3b, d, e, f for students to deepen their understanding of air’s role in sustaining life.

• Assign Workbook 1.1 Question 4 to reinforce learning.

• Assign water cycle game on Google Classroom.

• Ask: "Why do you think air is essential for the water cycle?"  Take a few whole class responses.

• Explain why air is needed for water cycle. Clarify that water vapour and steam are different.

• Have students analyze images in Workbook 1.1 Q5  to explain how air transforms landscapes through the water cycle.

• Students explore air is needed for combustion using the scientific method: 

  • Ask a Question: Watch the video, discuss, and complete part 1 of Q6.

  • Research (Turn and Talk): Read the link, discuss with partner, and fill the research section of Q6.

  • Form a Hypothesis (Peardeck): Propose, confirm, and write the hypothesis in Q6.

  • Conduct an Experiment: Test effect of jar on candle in groups, observe, and record findings in Q6.

  • Draw a Conclusion (Peardeck): Confirm as a class and complete the conclusion in Q6.

• Assign Workbook 1.1 Question 7 to consolidate learning on air and combustion.

• Ask students to create a chart that shows the impact of air on the water cycle

• Students showcase their posters. 

• Assign Google form on classroom.

period 6 ends here