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This lesson is designed for a flipped classroom, where students learn new content by watching a video in their own time. This strategy provides the opportunity for students to build their knowledge, attitudes and values by themselves, thereby freeing up class time for hands-on work.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

understand what bioluminescence is and how it works.
recognise some of the ways scientists are using bioluminescence.
build their thinking and questioning skills.

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Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Science:

Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)

Year 10 Science:

The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes (ACSSU184)
Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (ACSHE192)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-15LW, SC5-14LW.

Time needed: 20 minutes.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – allow students to explore the topic independently.

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laptops and earphones
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Flipped classroom - Seeing the light with bioluminescence

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