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Harlen (1997) identified various techniques which can be used to enable children to reveal their ideas. These include: - questioning, asking children to draw or write about what they think is happening, discussing their writing or drawing with their teacher and initiating a group discussion. With Harlen's view in mind and considering the class topic of materials being focused on in Science, my partner and I decided to plan a lesson that explored children's ideas of what particular objects are made from and what they were prior to the object they are now. It was felt that in order for children's ideas to be highlighted, visual cues would be beneficial. Harlen (2000:125) supports this and affirms "There are often products or artefacts at several stages of children's activities which all have the potential to indicate children ideas." The use of visual aids did help children respond to the questions asked and assist children...

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