Teaching ScienceHelp for trainee Science teachers

You are probably already aware of the problems with Sparklebox following the imprisonment of its creator

Here are three websites that are filling the gap left by Sparklebox – all of them provide free printable worksheets and display materials that teachers might find useful.

Twinkl : This is a brand new online resource centre created just for teachers. Resources for Literacy and Numeracy are already online, I’m hoping they’ll start to cover Science and other subjects to follow soon.

Primary School Teaching : Primary School Teaching is a platform for sharing and ranking teaching resources and ideas. Lots of subjects covered and a useful search facility.

Teachers Pet : Another new website with a growing bank of PDF resources to download. It was only launched this week – so give it time to grow. IWB resources are on their way apparently.

Science by Email looks like it could be a handy resource to keep an eye on:

“In recent years, Science by Email has produced a diverse range of science activities for subscribers to try at home or in the classroom. You can access them via this archive.”

You can also subscribe and have science ideas emailed direct to your inbox. The list is aimed at teachers in Australia, but anyone can join the mailing list.

Another service worth joining is Ictopus, which provides a weekly email of useful lesson ideas for Primary Teachers, for all subjects. It’s free to register, and you get access to the entire archive of past resources.

Here’s a fantastic set of ideas for teaching Science with fun, engaging practical lessons.

These resources are designed to make primary science teaching fun for everyone, including the teacher! They are easy to download and free to copy for use in the classroom. No special equipment or skills are required for any of the lesson plans or demonstrations. New stuff is added regularly.

Some great ideas here for whole lessons and teacher demonstrations.

Head along to the Surfing Scientist and find out more!

The Institute of Physics has produced some useful KS2 PowerPoint presentations which you can use to introduce different physics concepts to your class.

As well as PowerPoints there are suggested activities that you can try out.

You can access the resources here. Click on each topic to see the resources available.

Sparklebox has been an excellent site for teacher resources for download. The site is now even better since everything is now free!

If you haven’t been to the site, check out http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/

Lots of resources for all subjects, not just science ones.