7. Didactic transposition

Activity

Read the following sentence carefully and answer the questions that follows:

“Water evaporates due to the effect of heat energy which transforms liquid into vapor.”

1.                    Rewrite the sentence so that a secondary school learner can understand it.

2.                    Which sentence is easier to understand?

3.                    What did you change?

4.                    Why is it necessary to change the sentence before teaching?