Google maps allows you to pin notes, links and comments to places so instead of writing a worksheet you could create a work map. You’ll need a Google account before you can get started, you can sign up here. On the Google maps site click on “My Maps” and then “Create Map” you can then Full Article…
Science Songs
A classroom favourite is getting your students to write a song, poem or mnemonic to help them to remember a sequence. This could be the colours of the rainbow (Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain), or the planets of the solar system My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets Or the electromagnetic Full Article…
Time is an illusion!
Age: 7-12yrs Ease: *** Overview Understanding how the world and everything in it changes over time is essential in order to understanding the concept of a day, week, season, year and the general concept of ‘time’. The children will have the opportunity to analyse how an object changes over time, be it a plant growing, Full Article…
Science Sketches
Age: 10-12yrs Ease *** Overview This is an excellent resource for developing most forms of instructional writing. It is also a great way of introducing the concepts involved in following various practical instructions e.g. how to play a game, assemble furniture etc Description Having decided on a science investigation question e.g. Which soft drinks Full Article…
Savvy Searching
Age: 7+ Ease ***** Overview WolframAlpha is a computational search engine. Whereas other search engines will provide reams and reams of results and information, much of it too detailed and difficult for learners to read and extract relevant knowledge, results on WolframAlpha are clearer and much less wordy. Description This web search engine is Full Article…
Happy Homework
Age 8+ Ease ***** Overview Wallwisher is a great way to collect ideas and contributions from learners. It can be used for gazillions of purposes e.g. collecting feedback on lessons, teaching MFL, making predictions and posting general learner ideas and contributions. We used it as a quick, easy and fun homework task – hence the Full Article…