1. World of work How should we use science tasks to connect to the WoW? Tool WD-3: Connecting to the world of the horticulture industry Tool # WD-3 http://mascil.mathshell.org.uk/?page_id=346

2. Overview Aim: to consider how, and how well, a specific classroom science activity links to the world of work.

3. Horticulture video How good would this be: as a stimulus for science inquiry? as a way to bring the world of work into the science classroom?

4. Horticulture video Is this a workplace context that your students are likely to recognise? In which ways could you encourage them to think about scientific questions that arise from the context? In which ways, and to what extent, does the video provide some careers guidance?

5. The student experience How would your students respond to the task? Make a note of your thinking.

6. The student experience What science are the students learning? Whatdifficultiesmighttheyhavewith a)theexperimentandb)the reporting? What might they learn from the video? Howwellwillthisactivityworkfor studentsintermsofbringingthe worldofintotheclassroom?Why?

7. Finishing off Agree on a research question Teach a lesson Be ready to report back, with a particular focus on what you learnt about the research question.