Posted by dannynic | Posted in General Science, ICT, Resources | Posted on 05-02-2010
iBoard produce an excellent bank of interactive resources for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes in several subjects, including literacy, numeracy and science.
In November last year iBoard was purchased by the TES and made available free of charge to all teachers, which is an excellent development.
If you are involved in teaching KS1, this is well worth a visit.
You can access the resources here: http://www.tes.iboard.co.uk/
Posted by dannynic | Posted in Biology, ICT | Posted on 22-01-2010
To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, commissioned and funded by the Wellcome Trust, has created The Great Plant Hunt. This project will encourage Primary school children to explore the natural world around them and join other schools in the biggest ever school science project.
The Great Plant Hunt invites primary school children to follow in the footsteps of Darwin by going on nature walks in and around their school grounds. They’ll find out more about plants and in the process learn key scientific skills. There is a lot more information, and links to resources in the Teacher Area of the site.
In addition to the activity ideas, there are also interactive resources to use on an IWB such as Plant or Not?, Herby Havoc and Sunflower Survival.
All teaching materials and resources are available to download – so you can make your own Treasure Chest of resources to run The Great Plant Hunt completely free.
