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Light, shadows and Me.

Age 6-7 years Ease***** Overview This is great for helping learners recognise the difference between natural and artificial light sources. It also tackles the tricky subject of what is and what is not a light source. Description Make a list of things that ‘give out light’. List everything children suggest, even if they are technically  Full Article…

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History hunt

Age 6-7yrs       Ease ***** Overview: Many young learners find the concept of chronology a difficult concept to learn, especially in the context of longer periods of history. We adapted this idea from a similar project on dinosaurs created for older learners. Pupils will create a folding timeline book displaying modes of transport, or  Full Article…

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Line and Path Maths

Age: 9 -12yrs Ease **** Overview Google Earth has been around for some time but it continues to offer opportunities for great cross-curricular teaching and learning. Here, we used the the Line and Path measurement tools to find distances that are challenging to measure. For ease of writing, Google Earth is sometimes referred to as  Full Article…

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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…

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Share some science stories

From the combustion of carbon to the synthesis of a vitamin, every chemical reaction has a story. Using web 2.0 tools in the classroom, pupils can research, create and share the  digital story of chemistry. Ask your students to; Create a Social Networking profile for a scientist explaining their discoveries. Find a list of scientists  Full Article…

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