demonstration

A practical exhibition and explanation of how something works or is performed.

The aim of a demonstration is to perform the activity or act out a concept so that learners can watch the outcomes of an experiment, process or phenomenon. The power of demonstrations for learning is that they provide learners with experiences of real events which can help raise learners’ interest and motivation and can help learners carry out their own practical work more effectively. A demonstration allows you to focus your learners on particular aspects that they might otherwise miss, which can support your explanations and scaffold the learners’ understanding.