A quick link to a handy set of resources for teaching KS1/2 science from Hertfordshire Grid for Learning

http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/science/ks1-2/resources/index.shtml

Resources are linked to the primary science schemes of work.

I’ve been involved in setting up a special User Group on the Promethean Planet website which will discuss the use of technology in science education. I’m hoping that some of you will join!

The purpose of this group is to enhance the teaching and learning of Science through the use of digital technologies such as whiteboards, but also datalogging, visualisers, Learner Response devices, interactive websites, science videos, science software and more.

You don’t have to own a Promethean product to join Promethean Planet and take part in any of the user groups. To visit the Science user group, and also see some of the other user groups on the website, click here. There are user groups on lots of other topics.

Don’t forget that the Promethean Planet website is home to thousands of lesson resources – not just Promethean flipchart files, there are powerpoints, worksheets, lesson plans and more. It’s well worth a look, and it’s free to join!

Here’s a nice site to help counter the stereotypical view of a scientist as a balding white bloke with glasses. Here’s what real scientists look like. Show some of these to your class.

http://lookslikescience.tumblr.com/

Another good video from Veritasium to explain the phases of the moon and eclipses. Maybe stop after the people have given their explanations for the phases of the moon and ask students what they think…

(And maybe stop it yourself there too, and try and explain it, before watching the rest of the video)

And here’s some Interactives to help explain it:

Day Night Demonstrator

Manchester Childrens University

McGraw Hill

Got any other good ones? Share them in the comments below.

In the Zone is the Wellcome Trust’s major NEW initiative inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It provides a fun, free and fascinating way of using science to discover how our bodies work during sport, activity, movement and rest.

The website is aimed at both primary and secondary schools with two different sections. Both sections contain interactive games which can be used on the interactive whiteboard.

Teachers packs are available for download containing lesson plans, worksheets and ideas for science investigations.

If you are working in a UK school then keep an eye out for the In the Zone pack which is being sent to every school in the UK in Feb/March. Each box contains a teaching guide, curriculum guide, challenge cards and all of the scientific equipment you need to do the investigations on the website. Make sure your office staff know it’s coming, and not to put it in a cupboard.

You can access all the resources here :  http://www.getinthezone.org.uk

From XKCD

Discover Primary Science is a project run by the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme in Ireland. The programme aims to develop creativity in our children, show them how important science is to our everyday lives and more importantly how much fun it can be!

The Discover Primary Science programme is intended to be an invaluable resource for teachers and students alike by helping large numbers of young children to understand that science isn’t just about people in white coats carrying out difficult experiments. It’s about fun, discovery and adventure, and it is something which is fundamentally relevant to our everyday lives.

You can find some great science ideas and activities on their website. Go check it out: http://www.primaryscience.ie

Thanks to JPScience for the link!

Here are two great links to demonstrate the relative size of objects, from an atom up to the universe!

Scale of the Universe lets you scroll from the entire universe, down to the Solar System, a human, and then even smaller, down to sub atomic particles. It’s a great way to visualise aspects of scale. You can see it here.

Similarly the Cell Size and Scale interactive from the Genetic Science Learning Centre, University of Utah, takes you from a coffee bean down to a carbon atom.

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Jaw dropping time-lapse footage from the International Space Station

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

Finally, something from The Sun newspaper actually worth reading Hold Ye Front Page covers great moments in history/science told through the front pages of The Sun newspaper. A fun way of introducing a topic or sparking a discussion on the importance of these events/discoveries

Take a look here : http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/hold_ye_front_page/science/