A few weeks ago I gave students (18+) this graph on a test: In this graph the evolution of births in Belgium (between 1830-2008) is given. Among other questions I asked them if they could explain the two low points (nadirs) in the graph. Very few students succeeded in giving some sort of acceptable explanation. Full Article…
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The Axon Game
Wellcome Trust has collected and designed lots of interesting biomedical resources. Among them there is an interesting ‘brain’ game called “the axon”. In this game you have to grow a neuron as long as possible. In the end, when you “lose” the game they tell you what kind of neuron you’ve grown. They then give Full Article…
Want to play some Mendeleev?
Five minutes left in the chemistry lesson and no point in starting a new topic? Here you can find a nice interactive game on the periodic table. You can play it on the interactive whiteboard. Ask 2 students to come up to the board and if one of them makes a mistake, ask somebody else Full Article…
SimSound Game
A colleague of mine used the SimSound game (http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/resources/sim/page_41572.html) as an assignment spread out over one month. SimSound is an engaging multimedia game for 11-16 year olds that aims to use the context of music recording to introduce a range of concepts about waves. There are four Sim sound challenges: Fix the guitar riff – Full Article…
10 ways to use QR codes
I recommend using qrstuff.com to generate codes as you don’t need to sign up for it and it can create codes for lots of different things like starting a Skype call or logging you into the Wifi. You can also have any colour code you like! Here’s a list of ideas to get you started; Full Article…
Holiday On Line.
In this activity learners use an online source to plan a family holiday. A key component of the activity is how learners use and develop language skills in a practical context. During the process they should collect words and phrases they come across and note them down. We love this activity because it develops their Full Article…
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