Well British Science Week 2018 has started and we hope all schools are taking the opportunity to participate in this fantastic event. So what is this all about? Well British Science Week 2018 takes part each year and is run by the British Science Association. The event lasts for 10 days and this year runs from […]
Well tomorrow evening I get the chance to take part in TeachMeet EdTech which will be my first TeachMeet that is focusing on technology in education. The event is taking place at the University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS Map here TeachMeets are free events and this one is no exception. You can […]
Data logging in an excellent example of how to integrate computing and technology into the primary curriculum. Using this equipment helps to bring science alive and develops children’s confidence with using technology that is different from what they usual encounter in class. Data logging equipment today is simple to use and reasonably priced. Data Harvest, […]
TeachMeet Newham TeachMeet Newham was a great night. This was my second TeachMeet event that I have presented at. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and may I say the samosas were delicious. Many thanks to Jonny Walker @jonnywalker_edu for not only running a lovely evening but letting me take part. My presentation on podcasting in the primary […]
Lists, maybe you love them or hate them. Personally I am not very good at making them. However, today I appeared on one! Many thanks to Promethean World who listed me amongst their Twitter Recommendations here http://bit.ly/23Ox7VI I certainly appear alongside some impressive tweeters. Usually, these type of lists of recommended people always seem to have […]
Wellcome Trust – Science Resource Kits Schools are very lucky in the UK, they often receive good support and free resources from organisations to help them develop the National Curriculum. One organisation is the Wellcome Trust which is sending free science kits to schools in UK. This article was published in the TES on 16th May which outlined […]
Supporting the EAL child in the Primary Science classroom requires the use of real concrete objects. Using real objects will provide more vocabulary. To get this message across I started off with the teachers gathering together all the vocabulary they could think of for a lemon. When they had done this, I then showed them a coloured […]
Throughout my teaching career I have always enjoyed teaching science in my classroom. I found that the children were enthusiastic about science learning and they often thoroughly enjoyed the practical activities, especially when I included technology such as data logging and digital microscopes. However, teaching this subject does have a variety of problems such as: finding resources, organisation […]
There are many debates about getting children into STEM employment. Here from the ASPIRES project at Kings College London, a document outlining 10 fact or fictions about this issue. I received a copy of this on one of my units of work as part of my MA and thought I should share it. I am sure […]
Well here are my seven images of the moon. There are a variety of teaching ideas that could be developed from them and you will notice that not all of the phase has been captured. I have organised another week of observing. I had also ordered an image with a short exposure time. This image of the […]
