Dear student,
Kindly engage with the learning materials of unit 2.
8. Pupil’s representations
8.6. Activity
1. Given the following examples of secondary school pupils’ representations:
• Biology: “Plants eat soil to get food.”
• Physics: “Heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.”
• History: “The 1994 genocide against happened because one group wanted to harm the other group.”
2. Identify the misconception in each statement.
3. Suggest a teaching strategy to address it
4. Explain how understanding pupils’ representations helps plan lessons that build correct knowledge.