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Growing together: Whole school reading project 

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3 books to read with different age groups, which involves rewilding and planting and reconnecting with nature

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Reading project rewilding and getting close to nature

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Khan Academy. Useful for my learning and understanding. elements of which I can use to explain things with children

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which shape matches all three clues so here we have three clues and we want to see which shape down below matches all three of these statements so let's start with the first clue the first clue says the shape is a quadrilateral quad meaning four-sided so looking down here at our shapes let's see which ones match that first clue shape one has one two three four sides so it is a quadrilateral shape two has one two three four sides so also a quadrilateral shape three has one two three four five six sides so it is not a quadrilateral it's a six-sided shape or a hexagon so we can rule that one out it doesn't match clue one so there's no way it can match all three clues and finally shape four has one two three four sides again so it is also a quadrilateral so after clue 1 we still have three possible answers this first shape the second shape and the fourth shape all match clue 1 they are all quadrilaterals looking at clue 2 says our shape has no right angles right angles are also 90-degree angles right angles are 90 degree angles and they look something like this and we often see them marked with a square in the middle because they are sort of like square angles we can create a square from the opening that they form that these angles form so this is a right angle looking now down at our shapes we can see right away on shape one has two right angles there is a square corner in another square corner so this has right angles but the shape we're looking for has no right angles so we can rule this shape out shape 2 does not have any right angles these are not squared corners and same will shape for no right angles so both of those still match both clues 1 & 2 so we have 2 shapes left they're both quadrilaterals and they have no right angles and finally our last clue the shape has 4 sides we knew that because it was a quadrilateral and those sides are of equal length that means each of the sides is the same length looking at this first one that we have left shape to it looks like these sides on the ends are shorter then the sides going up and down so it looks like they are not equal lengths so we can rule this one out but let's be sure this last one works here these sides the sides all look like they're the same length but the way we can know for sure that they are is these tick marks anytime you have these marks it's saying that any side that has the same amount of marks is the same length all four of these sides have exactly one tick mark so they are all equal in length so shape 4 matches all three clues it is a quadrilateral there are no right angles and it has four sides of equal length so shape 4 is our answer

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Classifying shapes by lines and angles (video) | Khan Academy

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Khan Academy.  Uses graphical representations and text to explain shapes and their names and properties, including angles.
This is useful for my own personal learning and I could use examples to demonstrate classification of shapes and angles with children

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Learn about recognizing and naming different shapes, such as circles, ovals, triangles, and various types of quadrilaterals like rectangles, squares, rhombuses, and trapezoids. The video explains the properties of each shape and how to distinguish them from one another.

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Recognizing shapes (video) | Geometry | Khan Academy

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Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

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Summarises latest research and provides ideas, suggestions, posters to be used in schools to get children reading.
Useful for my PDP and keeping up to date in this field of personal interest.

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Primary literacy guide 2020 | National Literacy Trust

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Explore recent research and policy developments in primary literacy to support your practice.

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Series of lessons on magnetism, materials, uses of magnets.
Useful for my PDP and subject knowledge in helping children learn about magnetism

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Free online lessons for students across a variety of UK school curriculum subjects

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This game has numbers 1 - 9. (Could use cards). Played with 2 dice. Can add, subtract, divide, multiply. When cannot go, add the remaining numbers together.
Can play this with a child who struggles with number bonds and addition.

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I think teaching should be enjoyable and I think children should enjoy learning. However, fun needn't be the driving force behind your curriculum - not everything needs to be gamified. However, having said that, I do believe that there are some truly excellent games to improve understanding in primary mathematics.

While I will always believe that direct instruction is key when teaching, especially in maths where concepts can be so easily confused, games can provide a certain kind of practice that can be useful in maths lessons.

I'm not talking about the old days when we would use dice to have children generate their own numbers and make it seem like they were playing a game. That can get in the bin as far as I am concerned!

If I see games in maths lessons, I want to see purposeful and fun activities that deepen understanding and secure concepts.

I remember one awful game I invented for a lesson on ordering four-digit numbers that involved 30 children running around the hall like headless chickens with slips of paper and resulted in very little learning. To avoid that scenario, have a go at these ideas.
Download the game resources mentioned in this article here.
Battle frames

Think about the game Battleships, but with ten frames and counters. This game is ideal for developing that vital number sense we need to nail in EYFS and Y1. It requires children to visualise numbers.
How to play
Give each child a ten frame (or two if you're playing with numbers to 20) and some counters. Pupils must represent a number using counters on the ten frame, then their partner has to guess the number by asking questions such as:

Is there one full row/column?

Is there an odd number of empty boxes?

Is the ten frame full?

Pupils' questions will get better and better as they get used to playing. They'll start to realise which questions really help uncover a number's structure.

For example, if a child replies 'yes' to the question 'Is the left column full?', then their partner knows the number must be five or more. Likewise, if they answer no, then the number must be between zero and four.

When starting off, I suggest you keep to a filling rule such as 'We keep the ten frame vertical and fill in the left column first, from the top down.' This means children have a chance of guessing the numbers. Then you can move on to having no filling rules and seeing how children change their questioning tactics.

Shut the box

This game is brilliantly simple but has many hidden mathematical depths. It provides ample opportunity for rich mathematical talk, which is something we need to encourage in every maths lesson.
How to play
Create a resource from paper that features numbered flaps from one to nine (download one here).

Begin the game with all the flaps open. The aim of the game is to roll a dice and shut the box by closing all the flaps.

Keep it simple to begin with: for example, if pupils roll a two and four, they can shut the corresponding flaps. Next, move on to using the sum of the dice. So, for example, if you roll a two and four, shut the six flap (2+4=6). Likewise, if you roll an eight, shut flaps that add up to that number (1+2+5, for example).

Kieran Mackle has made this superb video about this game, where he demonstrates different scenarios:

The conversations that can be had while playing this game open up a dialogue around number, which enables you to pick apart a child's understanding, as well as their ability to subitise and calculate mentally. This game can be played early on in primary school, in intervention groups or even as a fun filler further up into KS2.

Subitising snap

We've all played snap, but have you tried subitising snap? Subitising is the ability to instantaneously recognise the number of objects in a group without counting them. It's a vital part of early number sense development. This game is a fun, but purposeful, way of practising.
How to play
Create a pack of subitising snap cards made up of digits, dots, pictures of objects, counters on ten frames and dice patterns for the numbers one to ten (download a pack here).

Children can play in pairs or small groups. Deal all of the cards, then one by one, ask players to reveal a card and place it in the middle of the group. When there are two cards representing the same number, players should shout "Snap!". The first to shout it wins that round and puts those cards to the side.

The winner is the player who wins the most rounds.

This game forces children to use their subitising skills because to win snap you need to be speedy. They will become more used to recognising numbers shown in different representations, which will lead to better fluency later on.

These three games are just a few examples of meaningful and educational games that can be played in maths. Ultimately, if you're using games then you need to be sure about their purpose and if that is the best method to practise a concept.

5 things to consider when playing games in class

Is everyone joining in?
Are you playing a game as a whole class? Do the children take it in turns? What are the other children doing when it's not their turn? Whole-class games can be great fun and build a team spirit but if 29 children are sat doing nothing for the majority of the game, is it a good use of lesson time? Could you play in small groups or pairs instead?

Who is facilitating the game?
If children are playing in small groups or pairs, is someone there to ensure they are actually deepening their understanding, rather than confusing it? How do you know the children are getting it right? Consider mixed-ability groupings and smart deployment of adults in class.

Do you need lots of resources?
Can your game be played off the cuff for a five-minute filler or does it involve a lot of prep? Having game packs resourced and ready to go is the best move. If a game requires a resource, get it laminated and set up so it can be used and tidied up ready for next time without a lot of fuss or preparation.

Is there a clear purpose?
Are the children practising something important in this game? I always veer towards games that encourage number sense and mental calculation. Anything that develops fluency is a winner for me.

Can it be used for assessment?
Games aren't just educational for children. Playing a game with a group of pupils can be an excellent assessment tool for teaching staff. Consider it a low-stakes assessment. Children feel less pressure and you can get a good idea of their understanding based on how they're playing.

Shannen Doherty is a Y2 teacher, senior leader and author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Maths (£14.99, Bloomsbury). Follow her on Twitter at @misssdoherty. Visit her website at missdohertysthoughts.wordpress.com.

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Maths games KS1 - Shut the Box and other educational games

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I think teaching should be enjoyable and I think children should enjoy learning. However, fun needn't be the driving force behind your curriculum - not everything needs to be gamified. However, having said that, I do believe that there are some truly excellent games to improve understanding in primary mathematics.

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Twining (2013) ICT is dead-long live ICT

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Twining (2013) ICT is dead-long live ICT

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Short summary report on ICT in schools. Includes overview of digital literacy.
May be useful for EMA

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ICT, the brand, was severely damaged (not least by Gove's "ICT in schools is a mess" speech at BETT in 2012). However, the criticism he was making (let's not get into a discussion about whether or not it was justified here) was with the teaching of the subject rather than other aspects of ICT.

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Experiments to show how light affects plants.
Fertiliser affects growth of plants
Dissecting a flower
Pradctical applications to use in the gardening club I'm running with my Y3 class.

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This resource, aimed at primary level and linked to the curriculum area of plants, investigates holly leaves. Designed to be used in an outdoor area where holly plants grow, it provides questions about holly leaves which children may investigate, for example, how many prickles on a holly leaf? Children collect the...

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Primary science investigations with plants

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This resource, aimed at primary level and linked to the curriculum area of plants, investigates holly leaves. Designed to be used in an outdoor area where holly plants grow, it provides questions about holly leaves which children may investigate, for example, how many prickles on a holly leaf? Children collect the...

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Courses for teachers, TAs and anyone interested in getting children reading for pleasure.
Potentially useful for enhancing my own knowledge of children's literature.
Could use for PDP and also learn tips to pass on to children in school.

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The OU and UKLA are supporting over 100 virtual teachers reading groups across the UK and beyond in 2021. If you would like to join us then watch this space as meeting dates are currently being updated and displayed once we receive them.

These groups provide free evidence-based CPD for teachers, teaching assistants, early years professionals, librarians, reading volunteers and others to enrich their understanding of reading for pleasure (RfP) and how to support it.

The groups are led by our excellent volunteer OU/UKLA Teachers' Reading Group Leaders. The aims of the groups are:

1. To foster children's reading for pleasure through supporting teachers' /members' own RfP and research-informed practice;

2. To support the profession by building a professional community around RfP locally and online;

3. To share teachers' resultant development work on the OU RfP website.

Are you interested? Then contact us to find out more, email WELS-Reading-For-Pleasure@open.ac.uk

Through the OU/UKLA Teachers Reading Groups we are building communities of readers! Do join us!

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OU/UKLA Teachers' Reading Groups - Reading for Pleasure

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The OU and UKLA are supporting over 80 Teachers' Reading Groups across the UK and beyond in 2018-9. These groups provide free CPD for teachers, teaching assistants, early years professionals, librarians and others to enrich their understanding of reading for pleasure (RfP) and how to support it.

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Range of online self-learning courses on ICT topics.
Useful to dip into some of them over the summer, once course has finished to keep abreast of terminology and general understanding.

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Produced by The Open University, a world leader in open and distance learning, all OpenLearn courses are free to study. We offer nearly 1000 free courses across 8 different subject areas. Our courses are available to start right away.

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Graphic idea to use lego pieces to teach fractions
Innovative and concrete
Useful for pupils who struggle with the abstract and grids.

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Very few hands-on math resources are as useful and versatile as the humble LEGO brick.

The familiar LEGO is an awesome tool for making abstract math concepts tangible for your kids, inspiring teamwork, encouraging perseverance, and promoting a positive attitude towards solving a variety of math problems.

You could argue that simply playing with LEGOs is a mathematical practice. Studies have shown that playing with LEGOs at a young age correlates with spatial development.

When you use LEGOs as a hands-on resource in your math lessons, your kids will feel engaged, comfortable, and motivated to take on challenging problems.

So, if you're looking to have your kids explore math concepts using LEGOs, here are 5 ideas for getting started:

1.) Teaching Fractions

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5 Ideas for Teaching Math with LEGOs - Mashup Math

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Very few hands-on math resources are as useful and versatile as the humble LEGO brick. The familiar LEGO is an awesome tool for making abstract math concepts tangible for your kids, inspiring teamwork, encouraging perseverance, and promoting a positive attitude towards solving a variety of math pro

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Ideas to get kids reading and writing (boys)

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Ideas to get kids reading and writing (boys)

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Ideas suggested posing a question and getting answers during the register.
Entering competitions as homework.
Talking to the children, questionnaires.

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When I started writing this article, my first instinct was to do a quick Google search, just to see what online experts were suggesting, in addition to what is working well at my school and there it was, the clarification that none of my ideas are particularly new or original.
Oddly, I didn't let this bother me, I took comfort in this and found it reassuring that many of the things we have tried over the years are supported ideas. We must be doing something right if others are doing this too. However, I believe there are three overarching/fundamental areas which spread the excitement of reading and writing amongst primary aged children.

Enthusiasm is catching

I'm blessed with colleagues who fully participate in all activities aimed at encouraging the love of reading and writing. Whether it's participating in an Extreme Reading competition, writing themselves during our weekly big write lessons, swapping books or dressing up for World Book Day, everyone in school participates, even the office staff! The buzz and atmosphere created around the school is electrifying. And in my mind that's half the battle won already. Just as easy as spreading a smile, if a child observes adults enthusiasm for reading and writing, it's going to rub off.

Pupil Voice

I have found talking to the children the most useful. This might sound simple and even obvious, but the feedback, input and ideas they have given me have been invaluable. As a school we want to improve the reading and writing outcomes for boys, so I conducted an investigation, created a questionnaire, spoke to a target group of pupils and gathered ideas on how to help them. This did take a bit of time, but the findings were worth it. We were able to tailor writing lessons (writing a diary entry or sport reports) with themes that interested them such as football, trains and space.

Another great way, which is a much quicker process, is just asking the children a question before taking the register, giving me their answer when I call their name. Drama, writing playscripts and acting them out, having a whole class text with writing activities, author visits (especially the zoom visits), reading buddies with children from different classes, debates and discussions, are all things which the children have told me that have in turn, encouraged them to read and write.

External competitions

Argh no! The extra workload I hear you say. Ultimately, this is what got me writing this article in the first place as one of our children won Pearson's My Twist on a Tale writing competition, and I would have to whole-heartedly disagree with any screams of horror. Yes, it does take a little time, but I've found if you are selective and smart about which competitions to enter it is so easy and the children love it because the prizes are often way cooler or more impressive than what I could offer!

The first thing to consider is how entries are submitted to the competition provider, can you simply upload a Word document, PDF or Zip File? Then I look at the theme, the age group and whether it would be suitable as a whole school or individual class and finally, I decide whether it should be set as a class activity or set as homework and, truth be told, I have had the most success by setting competitions as homework tasks. I launch it in school, get the children excited, provide and send home all the details with a deadline of at least a month. Once the deadline arrives, I simply upload the entries and wait.

I truly believe these three overarching areas are imperative to encouraging children to be excited about reading and writing. External competitions can offer prizes that a class teacher or a school can't provide. Talking to the children is easy, free and provides invaluable ideas, at times real gems. And as my headteacher always says, lead by example. It really is key to spreading the excitement of reading and writing.
Victoria Brooks is a Year 6 Class Teacher and English Subject Leader at St Joseph's Catholic School in London. For more information on the school, visit: stjosephsschool.org.uk. Victoria's pupil, 10-year-old Stamford Bottomley, won the Key Stage 2 category of Pearson's national My Twist on a Tale: Everyday Heroes writing competition for his story about the heroic power of epilepsy medication.

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Reading and writing - Your enthusiasm will rub off on pupils | Attainment and Assessment | The Headteacher

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Covers identifying polygons, triangles, circles and perimeter.
Would use these to remind myself of the terms and also in class, if needed as a visual and auditory aid for learning.

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KS2 Maths 2D shapes learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Using coins, and liquid in glasses to show child's preoperational stage of understanding of conservation of mass.
Useful as a reminder for how children learn and the different stages they go through.
Could be used in the early years setting - possibly?

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A typical child on Piaget's conservation tasks

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Ofsted's report on science teaching.
Personal summary of the report. Useful for broad brush ideas about teaching science. Will need to read the report to understand more.

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Until recently, I'd never paid much attention to Ofsted. I assumed that they were at least partly to blame for the 'children should discover things for themselves' approach to learning that's unfortunately all too common in most primary schools. When, a few years ago, I first started reading books that supported explicit instruction, Ofsted were usually viewed as 'the enemy' and there seemed to be some justification for this.

But their recent research review on Science teaching is remarkably sensible.

They argue that Science needs to be given more curriculum time in primary schools and rightly highlight the concerning decline in students' performance on the Key Stage 2 sample tests, which show that only 21% of children have actually reached the expected level by the end of primary school (despite the 'teacher assessment' figure being an obviously-hugely-inflated 82%).

But more importantly, they challenge the myths that are so widely-believed by primary science teachers and so damaging to students' progress in this subject.

The majority of primary school teachers seem to believe that children will learn more effectively if they mimic the behaviour of professional scientists, conducting experiments to help them discover scientific principles for themselves - effectively believing that in one lesson, pupils will be able to 'arrive at the scientific conception that took scientists hundreds of years to develop'. There is no evidence supporting this approach and quite a considerable body of evidence showing that it is ineffective, which this report does a great job of summarising.

The problem with practical science lessons is that unless they follow explicit teaching of the concepts that they're meant to demonstrate, they can easily overload working memory. If students are thinking about the next step that they need to follow, or trying to monitor what is happening, or handling apparatus, or recording data, or trying to do all of these things in quick succession, then they are unlikely to have sufficient cognitive bandwidth left over to consider the underlying scientific principles that they're supposed to be investigating. This explains the correlation found by the OECD in 2016 when they analysed Science PISA scores: the more practical work that students complete in Science lessons, the lower their achievement; the more teacher-directed instruction that students receive, the higher their achievement. This is the case both within and across countries.

Children may remember a 'fun' science experiment, but this relatively strong episodic memory (e.g. remembering that something went 'bang') should not be mistaken for semantic learning (e.g. knowing the scientific principles that explain why it went 'bang'). Children might be able to recall a task that they carried out, but we shouldn't confuse this for an understanding of how the processes that they were supposedly investigating actually work.

Attempting to copy what professional scientists do is not an effective way to learn science because novices and experts deal with problems in different ways. It's not just that experts know more, but that this knowledge is better organised: experts are likely organise knowledge according to major scientific principles and so be able to avoid surface-level distractions when solving problems.

And when professional scientists conduct experiments, they will usually have some idea of the likely outcome: they will know the results of similar experiments and have some notion of what existing theories might predict in the circumstances being investigated. Experiments are productive endeavours for expert scientists only because they have an extensive and well-organised background knowledge in their field.

What this means is that students need to first learn lots of relevant science to develop their knowledge base. The curriculum needs to be sequenced so that children are able to connect new information to what they have learned previously, and teachers need to break down complex concepts into meaningful 'chunks' and check that children have understood these discrete components before moving on. In short, Science should be taught according to Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and Sweller's Cognitive Load Theory.

But what about the 'Working Scientifically' skills? Aren't these important? Yes, they are. But these 'skills' are not in fact skills but rather knowledge of how scientific understanding is generated and how it grows (i.e. disciplinary knowledge) and so are not best developed - at least initially - by engaging in practical activities, but rather by explicit instruction. The report challenges the assumption that practical work is all that's needed to develop disciplinary knowledge as this 'fails to recognise that disciplinary thinking and carrying out practical investigations skilfully are dependent on pupils having learned a domain of knowledge' and emphasises that 'disciplinary knowledge of scientific enquiry...should not be confused with enquiry-based teaching approaches'. Students should only be expected to carry out practical work when they 'have enough prior knowledge to learn from the activity' and even then, teacher demonstrations are often more effective than hands-on learning tasks (e.g. for teaching things such as the control-of-variables strategy).

However, I am not convinced by the argument that disciplinary knowledge must necessarily be embedded in substantive content as opposed to following the teaching of substantive content. The report correctly explains why both must be taught, but does not make a convincing case for why they should never be taught separately. For example, to teach the concept of a fair test, I might provide lots of examples and non-examples from a range of scientific contexts that the children were already familiar with to help develop understanding that this concept can be widely applied. Is there any reason why I should not do this? Perhaps there is - I am not an expert in the teaching of science - but this report fails to make a convincing case.

It's also not clear from the report whether previously taught knowledge is something that teachers should 'expect to be remembered' and build on, or something that may need repetition to make sure that it 'is accessible and not forgotten'. There is much discussion about the need for 'extensive practice' but the assumption seems to be that this should entirely take place before moving on to the next topic rather than through regularly revisiting each topic. However, when discussing assessment, we're accurately informed that 'when pupils retrieve knowledge from memory, over extended periods of time, this increases the likelihood that it will be remembered' which surely raises the question: what are we meant to do if we test children and discover that they have forgotten important curriculum content? We are at least told that 'retrieval practice should always be followed with feedback' but the report fails to make the point that for this 'feedback' to be effective, if there are significant gaps in knowledge, it is sometimes important and necessary to re-teach a topic.

Nonetheless, what we have here from Ofsted is basically an endorsement of explicit instruction and a refutation - at least in the context of Science - of discovery learning. This is the first of what will be a series of subject-specific research reviews, and I'm now eagerly awaiting the next one. And that's not something I ever expected to say about Ofsted publications.

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Until recently, I'd never paid much attention to Ofsted. I assumed that they were at least partly to blame for the 'children should discover things for themselves' approach to learning that's unfortunately all too common in most primary schools. When, a few years ago, I first started reading books that supported explicit instruction, Ofsted were...

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Training materials. Useful to help children with reading skills and comprehension
Will use with childern in school.

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Lots of information and practical advice / videos on programming and problem-solving: computational learning.
Includes videos on Scratch.
Teacher guides and suggestions for lessons.Also online training and CPD opportunities.
Could use the scratch alien game to play or adapt your own programme in class.

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Scratch Maths Quiz Selection

Age:

7-11 years

Concepts / Approaches:

Debugging, Collaborating, Selection, Programming

Curriculum Links:

Maths

Pupils create a maths quiz in Scratch and learn about selection which, in this activity, allows the flow of the program to be altered depending on the player's answers to questions. Initially pupils will use an 'If... then...' selection command, before moving on to using an 'If...then... else...' command.

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Supporting primary school teaching | Barefoot Computing

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DISCOVER how Barefoot Computing equips teachers with the confidence, knowledge, skills and resources to teach computer science in primary schools.

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Phonics for each phase. Instructions on how to use the document. Very long document. Can find relevant section to work on with children (individuals / groups).
Appendix 1, p. 192 -
High frequency words
Common words

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Poems read by different people on themes.
Use in lessons on poetry. Good to see the written word and to hear it read out.
Interviews with poets eg Benjamin Zephaniah - useful for teacher to have some background information which may help to set the poem in context

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Our archives have lots of poetry for you to explore and discover. You can get started by looking for your favourite poem using the search bar below, or by having a look through our list of poets, collections and interviews. Poet Adham Smart was born in 1992 and grew up in Cairo and London.

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100 best children's books to read.
Good compilation of stories written for children, banded by age group.
Good for professional development to read a selection to be able to recommend different genres to children.

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This is our list of the 100 best books for children from the last 100 years. It is the ultimate booklist to read before you're 14, with books for children 0-5, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14 years.

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Book reviews, interviews with authors and new titles.
Useful to keep abreast of new authors, good reads and to be able to recommend to purchase for school library or for a child to read.

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Books For Keeps – The Children’s Book Magazine Online

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How to use commas, exclamation marks and brackets.
Useful as a reminder and as a source for using in class.

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Punctuation - KS1 English - BBC Bitesize

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KS1 English Punctuation learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Commas, colons, apostrophes. Examples and explanations of use.
Can use with children to show them in a lesson and to refresh my own understanding and knowledge.

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Punctuation - KS2 English - BBC Bitesize

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KS2 English Punctuation learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Ideas for teaching about 'e' at the end of a word. Has game ideas.
Can be used for reminding children about vowel sounds.

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Learning vowels can be very challenging for our young readers and writers because they make different sounds in different words. Vowels can either make a short sound such as the /a/ sound in the word "cap" or a long sound, such as the /a/ in the word "lake". When reading, children must decide whether the vowel in the word makes its short or long sound. There are several ways to make a long vowel sound in words. One way is to add the Magic e at the end of a word. The Magic e usually changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound. Teaching children this rule helps them to determine which sound the vowel will make.

A simple explanation of the Magic e rule is " An 'e' close behind another vowel (with no more than one letter in between) usually makes the first vowel say its name, and the 'e' is usually silent." Using a story to teach this rule is often helpful. Here is the story that we often use with our students:
Magic e has magic powers! He flies over the consonant and when he comes to the first vowel, he taps the vowel on the head with his magic wand and shouts, "vowel, say your name! Make the sound you say in the alphabet!" Now, Magic e is so tired. He flies back to his spot. He has no more energy so he goes to sleep without saying a sound.
We typically teach the magic e rule in the middle of first grade. Teaching the rule is actually a lot of fun. You can have your students make their very own Magic e wands and act out the story. Below are a few activities that can be used when teaching the Magic e rule in your small group instruction or within your literacy centers.

The Clip The Magic e is one of my favorite activities to use when beginning to teach the Magic e rule. It is available on my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. There are 12 cards with picture cues and 13 cards without picture cues.

Click the following link to download the FREE Magic e 4-In-A-Row template. This template addresses the long a vowel sound. Magic e 4 In A Row Activity

Be sure to visit my online Teachers Pay Teachers store to download these FREE Magic e Game Boards.

The Magic e Activity Pack contains 15 hands on activities designed to teach the Magic e rule. The Activity Pack includes step-by-step directions for teaching the rule as well as a teaching manual with directions for each activity. The Magic e Activity Pack is available in my TpT store (119 pages!). Click HERE to check out the activities.

Delivered right to your front door in this sturdy Sterilite container! All 15 activities printed in color and on 90 lb card stock with all materials needed to assemble your kit. The kit can be found either on the Make, Take & Teach website or within my TpT store. This kit is also available for parents. The Magic e Parent kit contains 10 activities for use with one child.

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Activities for Teaching the Magic e Rule - Make Take & Teach

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Learning vowels can be very challenging for our young readers and writers because they make different sounds in different words. Vowels can either make a short sound such as the /a/ sound in the word "cap" or a long sound, such as the /a/ in the word "lake".

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Video lessons delivered by teachers.
Resource can be used to provide children with self-education at home. Could use to create help / example resources to use in class.
Also helpful for me to know what is taught and to become proficient in the skills being taught.

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T1: Sentence level objectives - Oak National Academy

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Free online lessons for students across a variety of UK school curriculum subjects

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Good for examples of different sentence types.
Could use with children and to create resources to use with them.

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Useful resource with tests and examples of grammar uses.
Could be used with children, and to ensure that I know the grammatical rule. English is such a dreadful language for grammar and reasons and exceptions.

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This grammar review site includes detailed terms, interactive exercises, handouts, PowerPoints, daily Twitter practice, videos, teacher resources, and more!

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An online whiteboard, where displays of children's work can be made available. Also, could be used for online teaching.

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Generate QR codes and questions for a treasure hunt / science lesson trail.

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Step 1: Submit - Input a series of questions and answers

Step 2. Create - Get a QR code for each question

Step 3. Display - Put the QR codes around your school

Step 4. Begin - Students find and answer the questions

(Just cut and paste from a word processor or type directly)

(Automatically generated as text files to read via phones)

(Be creative - different sizes, different places!)

(The team with the most correct answers in the time available wins)

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QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator | ClassTools

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Produce a QR Code scavenger 'Treasure Hunt' - free and easy!

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Website from which you can create QR codes and download QR apps onto tablets, iphones / ipads.

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QR Code tracking - http://www.tinyqr.com

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Create, manage and track your own dynamic QR codes using TinyQR.com. View pricing details.

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QR Codes in science from the PSTT (Primary Science Teaching Trust)

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QR Codes in science from the PSTT (Primary Science Teaching Trust)

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Include videos and ideas for schools to use in science lessons. Will flag this up with head of science at PP. Use the search box on the website to search for qr codes

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry.

Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home. This means that teachers can do science enquiry with a class and any children who are at home can do the same lesson.

Each video includes:

A question or scenario related to the real world

Time for children to think about what they already know

A demonstration of a starter practical activity

Time for children to think of their own questions

Ideas about what they could find out for themselves

Encouragement to share what they found with others

Please note that the videos are designed to get children doing some simple practical science enquiry and as such are not age specific, nor directly aligned to any particular curriculum unit. They are intended to give children valuable practical experiences that they will then be able to draw on once they meet the relevant concepts in a more formal learning situation.

The Starters f or Science videos were created by Ali Eley (Outreach Director), Kate Redhead (Regional Mentor) with Alex Farrer (PSTT College Fellow). Grateful thanks to PSTT Fellows who took part in the videos: Rufus Cooper, Emma Crisell, Tom Jones, Jenny Lister, Jeannette Morgan, Hannah Osueke, Katharine Pemberton, Jules Pottle, Vanessa Seerhra, Elaine Stockdale and Tracy Tyrrell, and also to Haf Hayes for all the Welsh translations.

OVERVIEW AND TEACHER NOTES

STARTER FOR SCIENCE

FOCUS

KEY WORDS

YOU WILL NEED

YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT

1. Paper Towers

Structures

Weight, gravity, shape, strength

3 pieces of A4 paper, some books (or plastic plate with small, heavy objects)

Sticky tape, other kinds of paper or card, ruler

4. Shadow Puppets‏‏‎

Shadows

Light, shadow, block, opaque ‏‏‎ ‎‎‏

Small piece of card, scissors, sticky tack, torch or mobile phone

Ruler

8. Mirrors and Light

Light

Light source, reflect, travel, straight lines

Shiny, flat objects (mirrors, CDs, DVDs or saucepan lids), source of light (mobile phone or torch), dark place

Sticky tack or plasticine

11. Pendulum Timers

Forces

Gravity, force, pivot, oscillate, swing, air resistance

String or wool, something small and heavy (a blob of sticky tack, some coins taped together, a key or a marble), card, sticky tape

Ruler, timer, scissors

13.. Blowing Bubbles

Bubbles

Gas, liquid, solid, float

Pipe cleaner or wire, washing-up liquid, fizzy water or lemonade, raisins or grains of rice

Pot of bubbles

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview.

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview in Welsh.

Click herefor the supporting teacher notes giving short descriptions of the science behind each video, plus some top tips.

Click here for these supporting teacher notes in Welsh.

VIDEOS

1. Paper Towers

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer

WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton
WATCH VIDEO

VIDEOS - WELSH VERSIONS

1. Paper Towers - Welsh version

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

5. Falling Paper - Welsh version

Explore how to slow down falling objects with Jeanette Morgan (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

6. Levers and Catapults - Welsh version

Create and test your own catapult with Jules Pottle (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

7. Animal Camouflage - Welsh version

Investigate and make camouflaged animals with Tracy Tyrrell (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

8. Mirrors and Light - Welsh version

Use reflection to see around walls with Rufus Cooper
WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction - Welsh version

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

12. Spinning Paper with Rufus Cooper - Welsh Version

Investigate how you can change the speed of a paper spinner with Rufus Cooper (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink - Welsh Version

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

Safety Notice and Disclaimer

The PSTT advises teachers to refer to either the CLEAPSS website or SSERC website for up to date health and safety information when planning practical activities for children.

The PSTT is not liable for the actions or activities of any reader or anyone else who uses the information in these resource pages or the associated classroom materials. The PSTT assumes no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information contained in these resources. The PSTT recommends that a full risk assessment is carried out before undertaking in the classroom any of the practical investigations contained in the resources.

All materials are ©Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) and are freely available to download and share for educational purposes. Whilst educators are free to adapt the resources to suit their own needs, acknowledgement of copyright on all original materials must be included. Rights to images included in the resource have been purchased for PSTT use only - as such, these images may only be used as part of this resource and may not copied into or used in other materials.

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Starters for Science | Primary Science Teaching Trust

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home.

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Useful for finding out experiments to use with classes in all aspects of science - eg QR codes. Will need to flag this resource to Head of Science at PP.

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry.

Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home. This means that teachers can do science enquiry with a class and any children who are at home can do the same lesson.

Each video includes:

A question or scenario related to the real world

Time for children to think about what they already know

A demonstration of a starter practical activity

Time for children to think of their own questions

Ideas about what they could find out for themselves

Encouragement to share what they found with others

Please note that the videos are designed to get children doing some simple practical science enquiry and as such are not age specific, nor directly aligned to any particular curriculum unit. They are intended to give children valuable practical experiences that they will then be able to draw on once they meet the relevant concepts in a more formal learning situation.

The Starters f or Science videos were created by Ali Eley (Outreach Director), Kate Redhead (Regional Mentor) with Alex Farrer (PSTT College Fellow). Grateful thanks to PSTT Fellows who took part in the videos: Rufus Cooper, Emma Crisell, Tom Jones, Jenny Lister, Jeannette Morgan, Hannah Osueke, Katharine Pemberton, Jules Pottle, Vanessa Seerhra, Elaine Stockdale and Tracy Tyrrell, and also to Haf Hayes for all the Welsh translations.

OVERVIEW AND TEACHER NOTES

STARTER FOR SCIENCE

FOCUS

KEY WORDS

YOU WILL NEED

YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT

1. Paper Towers

Structures

Weight, gravity, shape, strength

3 pieces of A4 paper, some books (or plastic plate with small, heavy objects)

Sticky tape, other kinds of paper or card, ruler

4. Shadow Puppets‏‏‎

Shadows

Light, shadow, block, opaque ‏‏‎ ‎‎‏

Small piece of card, scissors, sticky tack, torch or mobile phone

Ruler

8. Mirrors and Light

Light

Light source, reflect, travel, straight lines

Shiny, flat objects (mirrors, CDs, DVDs or saucepan lids), source of light (mobile phone or torch), dark place

Sticky tack or plasticine

11. Pendulum Timers

Forces

Gravity, force, pivot, oscillate, swing, air resistance

String or wool, something small and heavy (a blob of sticky tack, some coins taped together, a key or a marble), card, sticky tape

Ruler, timer, scissors

13.. Blowing Bubbles

Bubbles

Gas, liquid, solid, float

Pipe cleaner or wire, washing-up liquid, fizzy water or lemonade, raisins or grains of rice

Pot of bubbles

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview.

Click herefor a downloadable PDF version of this overview in Welsh.

Click herefor the supporting teacher notes giving short descriptions of the science behind each video, plus some top tips.

Click here for these supporting teacher notes in Welsh.

VIDEOS

1. Paper Towers

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer

WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton
WATCH VIDEO

VIDEOS - WELSH VERSIONS

1. Paper Towers - Welsh version

Explore and make different shaped towers with Alex Farrer (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

5. Falling Paper - Welsh version

Explore how to slow down falling objects with Jeanette Morgan (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

6. Levers and Catapults - Welsh version

Create and test your own catapult with Jules Pottle (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

7. Animal Camouflage - Welsh version

Investigate and make camouflaged animals with Tracy Tyrrell (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

8. Mirrors and Light - Welsh version

Use reflection to see around walls with Rufus Cooper
WATCH VIDEO

10. Paper Friction - Welsh version

See friction in a whole new way with Jenny Lister (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

12. Spinning Paper with Rufus Cooper - Welsh Version

Investigate how you can change the speed of a paper spinner with Rufus Cooper (voiceover by Haf Hayes)

WATCH VIDEO

14. Colourful Ink - Welsh Version

Discover the different colours that ink is made from with Katharine Pemberton (voiceover by Haf Hayes)
WATCH VIDEO

Safety Notice and Disclaimer

The PSTT advises teachers to refer to either the CLEAPSS website or SSERC website for up to date health and safety information when planning practical activities for children.

The PSTT is not liable for the actions or activities of any reader or anyone else who uses the information in these resource pages or the associated classroom materials. The PSTT assumes no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information contained in these resources. The PSTT recommends that a full risk assessment is carried out before undertaking in the classroom any of the practical investigations contained in the resources.

All materials are ©Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) and are freely available to download and share for educational purposes. Whilst educators are free to adapt the resources to suit their own needs, acknowledgement of copyright on all original materials must be included. Rights to images included in the resource have been purchased for PSTT use only - as such, these images may only be used as part of this resource and may not copied into or used in other materials.

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Starters for Science | Primary Science Teaching Trust

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A series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. Starters for Science is a series of five-minute videos created to support teachers to get started with practical science enquiry. They require minimal resources and can be used in school or at home.

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Can use with iPhone. Teacher has IPad and controls what the children see using their goggles.

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Find the right viewer for you

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How do I know which viewers will work with my phone?

Choose a viewer that fits your phone's screen size. Most Cardboard apps work with Android 4.1+ and the latest iOS smartphones. Listing policy

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Can I use a pizza box to make my own Cardboard viewer?

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Download instructions For manufacturers

1. Cardboard

Corrugated cardboard sheets, preferably E Flute (corrugated cardboard comes in a variety of thicknesses called "flutes"), available at many art supply shops and online . For best results, you should look for strong, thin cardboard (sturdy shoe box rather than removal box). Minimum size: 22 cm (8.75") by 56 cm (22"), and 1.5 mm (0.06") thick. Online sources here and here

2. Lenses

This is the trickiest component. Lenses that have a 45 mm focal distance might work. Biconvex lenses work best because they prevent distortion around the edges.

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One neodymium ring magnet - like this - and one ceramic disk magnet - like this. Approximate size: 19 mm (0.75") in diameter and 3 mm (0.12") thick.

4. Elastic band

One elastic band to prevent the phone from sliding out. Minimum length of 8 cm (3.2").

5. NFC tag (optional)

One sticker NFC tag. Program it with the URL cardboard://v1.0.0

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Using iPhones can go anywhere in the world. See inside the body. Enhances learning by showing children something that would be difficult to explain. Makes science come alive.

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Where do you want to go today?

Pick a subject

Field trips covering different subjects

Explore all the tours

Where do you want to start your adventure?

Make waves

Go underwater and find out what goes on below the surface

Be a globetrotter

See the world without a passport

Search for answers

Trying to answer life's questions through trial, error, invention and discovery

Get back to nature

Get to know the secrets of the world around us

Visit iconic sites

See the sights from the comfort of your chair

The 7 New Wonders of the World

Marvel at masterpieces

The creativity and beauty of art from different cultures around the world

Admire the architecture

Take a look around beautiful buildings from across the ages

Architecture Through Time

From the beginnings of humanity to today

Join the celebrations

Sing and dance along at home

Step into the spotlight

A behind-the-scenes look at performing arts around the world

This is just the beginning

There's so much more to explore

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Arts & Culture Expeditions - Google Arts & Culture

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Go on a virtual field trip with Google Arts & Culture

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Using webcams to observe nature in schools. Also can follow activities that are being recorded.

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Citizen science. Can join in and participate. Maybe some lesson ideas here. Text very small and dense. Difficult site to navigate.

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Classrooms and educational tools built for students, teachers, and explorers of all kinds. Powered by the Zooniverse.

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Science projects using citizen science to populate. Children may be interested to join in.

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SciStarter connects people to citizen science projects, citizen scientists, and resources. Real science we can do together.

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Helps gather and create ideas. Perhaps useful to log all different types of snails / creepy crawlies found outside

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Online community uploading and recording sightings of nature in their area

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Home : iSpot Nature - Your place to share nature. iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. Once you've registered, you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you.

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Home : iSpot Nature - Your place to share nature. iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. Once you’ve registered, you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you.

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iPhone ItZooms. Zooms camera in for taking close up photos. Could be used by children to take photos of trees and plants and then label them and identify which tree / plant they have come from using scientific vocab.

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This is a brilliant app to use for magnifying and photographing small items. It's totally brilliant for photographing jewellery as it has the lighting features to take out annoying glare, and it's very good for seeing tiny hallmarks too. I would give it full marks for functionality.

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‎Sensory ItZooms turns your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a powerful high definition visual magnifier and zooming close-up camera. ItZooms makes small items look bigger, ideal for high definition close-up photography and viewing. Make small text in books and newspapers readable, study and photogra...

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Dataloggers - practical uses, films and presentations and interviews with teachers. Useful to see how these can be used in practical situations and see how the data is presented.
Confidence booster

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Datalogging And Eco-Monitoring - CPD Units | Primary Science Teaching Trust

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This CPD unit is based on the Eco-monitoring at Key Stage 2 project, run in Bath and South Gloucestershire schools in 2008-9, and as a cluster project in...

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Easy to use. Intiutive. Can upload own images, draw own online. Add scenes and characters from within the programme. Can also publish https://www.mystorybook.com/books/1091630 (My draft story).
Useful to use with children who find writing difficult. Can introduce them to general ICT skills, editing, improving their stories. Help them use their imagination. See the words, add images. Has huge potential. Need an adult to sign children up, but can create as many stories as you like and they can be shared with the class.

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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Literature Review on the  impact of digitaltechnology on teaching and learning, 2015.
Read pp.23-4 ingredients of success
pp.1-4 key findings
pp. 21-24 science and learning
Useful for EMA assignment

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Very easy to use. Can choose a scene. Edit sky colour. Insert characters and move their arms. Change their size and position and create speech bubbles. Intuitive to use. Possibily useful to use with children who have trouble imagining stories or writing their ideas. Perhaps using this resource would encourage them to think about a short story, based on the pictures they have created.

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Storyboard That: Free Online Storyboard Creator

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Storyboard That: Create free storyboards online with ease. Design visuals, comics, and graphic organizers. Try it now and start creating!

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Create your own books. Record your voice reading stories. Looks like a fun and useful resource to try out.

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StoryJumper: #1 rated site for creating story books

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Easiest way to create, narrate, and publish your own hardcover and paperback books. Read and listen to books from our worldwide community.

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Mindomo - Creating concept maps and mind maps

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Mindomo - Creating concept maps and mind maps

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Useful for professional team working. Especially useful for working on projects and collaborating.

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Mind maps, Concept maps, Outlines, and Gantt charts

Real-time editing & offline editing, cross-platform, sync across devices, full history of changes, full-text search, hundreds of easy-to-use templates

Education

Teach & Learn

Unlock the potential of your mind and accelerate your learning journey with Mindomo, a powerful mind map maker designed to enhance memory retention and expedite the process of acquiring knowledge. Mind mapping is an innovative approach that enhances comprehension, boosts memory, and fosters creativity, making it the best mind mapping software for your needs.

Work

Plan & Collaborate

Empower your note-taking prowess, streamline task management, supercharge your planning abilities, and master the art of organizing. This all-in-one solution offers all the features you need to elevate your note-taking game, project planning, efficiently manage tasks, effortlessly plan and create a harmonious structure for your ideas and information independently or in real time collaboration.

Personal

Organize Ideas

Unlock your full potential for growth and self-improvement. Whether you're seeking to enhance your productivity, nurture creative thinking, or set goals, Mindomo is the mind mapping tool that provides the ideal environment to cultivate personal development. Gain new insights into your life for more growth, love, and happiness. Ignite the flow of ideas, unleash your creativity organically, and visualize and refine your thoughts in real-time.

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Mind mapping is a dynamic technique that connects a central idea with related concepts in a hierarchical structure. When you create mind maps using mind map maker, you can easily organize and connect ideas and thoughts in a virtual whiteboard, facilitating creativity and enhancing understanding. It's a powerful tool for capturing and exploring ideas, allowing you to visualize relationships and patterns.

How to make a mind map using Mindomo?

The simplest way to create a mind map is by using free mind map software. Why? Embrace the power of mind mapping software over pen and paper, as it offers unparalleled flexibility, intuitive key features, and the ability to effortlessly organize, edit, and collaborate on your mind maps with ease. Moreover, you can access a full library with templates to get inspired to fill out the infinite canvas.

Lets see the basic steps on how to mind map:

Productivity Without Boundaries

No Internet, No Problem: experience seamless workflow accessing your mind maps offline. Experience uninterrupted productivity with Mindomo's offline access. Even without an internet connection, you can access your mind maps at any time and from any location. Whether you're on a long flight or in a remote location, Mindomo ensures your creativity and organization never stop.

Stay focused, create, and organize effortlessly, even when offline. Mindomo's offline access makes it the ideal mind mapping software for those constantly on the move, maximizing productivity wherever you are.

Capture Ideas On-the-Go and Stay Organized

Embrace the power of Mindomo's mobile app, designed to revolutionize your creativity and productivity. With seamless automatic synchronization, this app ensures you never miss a brilliant idea, allowing you to capture new ideas on the go.

Organize thoughts effortlessly, accessing your mind maps anytime, anywhere. Whether you're brainstorming, planning projects, or seeking unlimited inspiration, Mindomo's mobile app delivers a user-friendly experience. You don't need separate apps for notes, project management software, Google Docs, or Microsoft Office, etc. Mindomo's mobile app is your all-in-one tool for productivity, creativity, and efficient organization. Embrace the future of mind mapping and unlock your full potential today!

Don't let any brilliant idea slip away - download the Mindomo mobile app today and unlock the boundless potential of your mind. Elevate your productivity and bring your visions to life anytime, anywhere!

Why Mindomo?

Compared to other paid and free mind mapping software, Mindomo offers the most powerful combination: a wide variety of features, multiple templates, the ability to use it from different platforms, and a simple and compact design that is easy to use.

Mindomo: Your Gateway to Creative Thinking and Organization

Unlock your full potential: from enhanced creativity and efficient organization to improved learning and collaborative brainstorming.

Are you looking for a comprehensive solution to fuel your creativity and enhance your organization? Mindomo is the ultimate platform to unlock your mind's potential. Our intuitive mind mapping software empowers you to brainstorm, visualize and generate new ideas, and organize information effortlessly.

With Mindomo, you can break free from traditional thinking and explore innovative ways to approach tasks and projects. Create dynamic mind maps that spark creativity and boost comprehension, making complex concepts more accessible.

Stay organized and never miss a beat with our centralized platform for task management, project planning, and goal tracking. Collaborate with teammates in real-time, fostering seamless communication and collaboration for enhanced productivity.

Whether you're a student, professional, or educator, Mindomo offers a versatile solution to cater to your unique needs. Fuel your creativity, elevate your efficiency, and experience a new level of organization with Mindomo. Embrace the gateway to creative thinking and organization and unleash your full potential today.

Mindomo's Mind Maps: Your Tool for Enhanced Learning and Planning

Discover a transformative tool for accelerated learning and efficient planning with Mindomo's Mind Maps. Unleash your cognitive potential and absorb knowledge like never before with our innovative mind mapping software.

Mindomo's mind maps facilitate comprehension by organizing complex information into visual representations, allowing you to grasp connections and concepts effortlessly. Whether you're a student seeking better study techniques or a professional aiming to improve workflow, Mindomo's mind maps are your key to enhanced learning.

Streamline project planning and project management with our user-friendly platform. Visualize goals, timelines, and priorities on dynamic mind maps, empowering you to stay focused and on track. Not only plan but check milestones, track the progress and make the necessary adjustments and review the work.

Collaborate seamlessly with teammates, enabling effective teamwork and streamlined decision-making processes. Mindomo's real-time collaboration features create a cohesive environment for successful project execution.

Embrace the future of learning and planning with Mindomo's mind maps, your ultimate tool for enhanced productivity and success. Fuel your cognitive growth and organizational prowess today and unlock your true potential with Mindomo's mind maps.

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Mindomo - Collaborative Mind Map Software

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Create mind maps, concept maps, outlines and Gantt Charts to improve your thinking and learning. Web, Desktop, iOS, Android. Mind map with us for free!

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Looks simple to use. Can create a story in the form of a book, including images, your own drawings and illustrations, publish and share it with peers and parents.
Can also use to teach - has a 'whiteboard' interactive part.
Looks useful to help children develop their creativity and to publish their own material to share with others.

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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Making a jam sandwich using children's instructions. Funny. Can see the development of children's instructions as they start to work together on an algorithm

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Presenting and taking questions digitally from the audience. Audience can 'like' the questions asked and the speaker can answer the top questions at the end of the session. Potentially useful resource - provided have the resources / mobile devices to do it. Helps people who are shy and do not like to ask questions in front of everyone.

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Public speaking can be intimidating - even for veteran speakers with phenomenal ideas and experiences to share. Take Shree Bose, for example.

At just 17 years old, Shree took home the top prize at the first ever Google Science Fair for her research on drug resistance in ovarian cancer. Now, a senior at Harvard, she's met with President Obama twice, crowdfunded a Minecraft computer program to support STEM education, and has given talks across the globe. But she still gets nervous every time she's asked to speak at events.

When Shree recently visited our New York office to present to 200 middle school students, we invited her to try a new feature in Google Slides: Slides Q&A. This update - rolling out globally today - helps speakers connect with their audience and collect real-time feedback. With a simple link displayed on a Slides presentation, audience members can submit questions from their phones, laptops, and tablets - and vote on those they want answered the most.

Hear what your audience has to say

Slides Q&A is great for audience members, too. During Shree's talk, students submitted more than 170 questions and voted 800 times. They enjoyed being able to submit questions online the moment they thought of them instead of having to remember them until the end of the presentation. Some students also chose to submit questions anonymously.

At the end of her talk, Shree left time for Q&A, but she couldn't possibly answer all 170 questions. So, she sorted the questions based on audience votes - and responded to the top ones. The question with the most overall votes was submitted by a seventh grader named Leila. She says, "I was so surprised when I saw my question was the most liked. I probably wouldn't want to stand up and ask the question because I'm kind of shy."

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Talk with your audience - not at them - with Slides Q&A

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Public speaking can be intimidating - even for veteran speakers with phenomenal ideas and experiences to share. Take Shree Bose, for example. At just 17 years old, Shree took home the top prize at the first ever Google Science Fair for her research on drug resistance in ovarian cancer.

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Quiz game that allows teachers to set quizes that help to understand where children are at in their learning. Formative assessment tool. Could also be used to find out what needs to be taught again - to fill in the gaps - flipped learning tool.

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Login or sign up for free on Socrative - your assessment partner for real-time assessments and instant insights.

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Reading, little scientists. Advice, research and guidance on strategies and research to help develop children's interest in reading and science and more.

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We have developed the Research Rich Pedagogies web site to build connections between our research and those supporting learning in schools, nurseries, teacher training providers and informal settings.

We aim to share our research findings in an accessible way and engage in dialogue about these ideas. Through this developing site we will be advancing understanding by sharing examples of research informed practice, hosting online debates, and highlighting key events. We hope you will feel inspired to contribute.

This site highlights research which fosters creative and innovative pedagogies. Initially we focus on three projects: Reading for Pleasure, Creative Little Scientists, and Digital Books. Within our Reading for Pleasure area you will be able to contribute to the site by uploading your own examples of research rich practice. In this way we hope the site will increase our knowledge of innovative pedagogies. And as the site develops more projects will be added, to expand into new topics and age phases.

All of our projects are located within the field of Education, where in the recent assessment of research excellence the Open University was ranked 2nd in the UK in terms of research power (which takes into account the quality of the submission and the number of people submitted). Our findings are grounded in robust evidence, are internationally influential and have significant impact on teaching and learning. You can find out about the wider research on education at the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET).

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Teachers reading groups to encourage reading for pleasure. Research-based evidence - reasons why some boys are reluctant readers.

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The OU and UKLA are supporting over 100 Teachers' Reading Groups across the UK and beyond in 2021. If you would like to join us then watch this space as meeting dates are currently being updated and displayed once we receive them.

These groups provide free evidence-based CPD for teachers, teaching assistants, early years professionals, librarians, reading volunteers and others to enrich their understanding of reading for pleasure (RfP) and how to support it.

The groups are led by our excellent volunteer OU/UKLA Teachers' Reading Group Leaders. The aims of the groups are:

1. To foster children's reading for pleasure through supporting teachers' /members' own RfP and research-informed practice;

2. To support the profession by building a professional community around RfP locally and online;

3. To share teachers' resultant development work on the OU RfP website.

Are you interested? Then contact us to find out more, email [email protected]

Through the OU/UKLA Teachers Reading Groups we are building communities of readers! Do join us!

TRG Activities

More Updates

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The OU and UKLA are supporting over 100 Teachers' Reading Groups across the UK and beyond in 2021. If you would like to join us then watch this space as meeting dates are currently being updated and displayed once we receive them.

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Maths games. eg light the light - looking for rules of numbers. Number line, lollipop game. Lots of ideas for games to help individual children with numeracy skills

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Enriching mathematics for all learners

A free-to-use collection of mathematics activities, lessons and problems designed to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of mathematics. Produced by The University of Cambridge.

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children's solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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Following exact sequences of movements to make a shape. Use after doing with children without computers

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J2Logo is a logo based programming tool that covers the National Curriculum computing programmes of study for KS1 and KS2. It is completely free of charge to UK schools.

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Computing in National Curriculum: for teachers Naace

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Computing in National Curriculum: for teachers Naace

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Includes KS1 and KS2 curriculum outline + glossary and further sources of help

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Curriculum knowledge organisers: Jeavons Wood Primary School

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Curriculum knowledge organisers: Jeavons Wood Primary School

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Helpful knowledge organisers of what each year group will be learning about

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Jeavons Wood Primary School is built on an ethos of trust and mutual respect. This should permeate all relationships within the school community. We expect all members of the school community to act in a professional and considerate manner at all times. Our values also extend to our physical environment allowing us to maintain high quality, purposeful learning.

For our part, we want to make sure you have all the information you need to ensure your child's progress, happiness and safety. In this section of our website you will find lots of information to explore, including key policies, uniform, catering and information on the ways we enhance your child's learning experience.

If you have any suggestions as to any other information you would like to see in this section please email office@jeavonswood.org

The School Day

The school day officially begins at 08:55. However all children have the option of coming into their classroom from 08:45 where teaching staff will be present. It is parental responsibility to ensure their child reaches their classroom.

All children come into school via the cloakroom door and leave school via the classroom door. Parents have the opportunity to talk to members of KS1 and KS2 staff during this time but are not expected to stay. Foundation Stage staff will greet the children at the gate and be on hand to talk to parents.

At the end of the day all Foundation Stage children (15:00) and Key Stage 1 children (15:10) and Year 3 (15:15) will be handed to a named adult. Other Key Stage 2 children will be released from the classroom door at 15:15 where parents have the responsibility to arrange a pick up point for their children. Staff members will wait at the classroom door should children wish to wait for parents.

Key Stage 2 children who are going to After School Club (ASC) can make their own way but Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children will be escorted by a member of the ASC staff.

Staff will take "late-collection children" to the School Office 10 minutes after the end of the day. Adults who are late collecting their children must collect from the School Office.

Growing Together

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Jeavons Wood Primary School is built on an ethos of trust and mutual respect. This should permeate all relationships within the school community. We expect all members of the school community to act in a professional and considerate manner at all times. Our values also extend to our physical environment allowing us to maintain high quality, purposeful learning.

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Good example of teaching forces using different techniques: pairing/sharing, talking / misconceptions. Recording using a camera.

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Helpful details on pedagogy and examples of uncovering misconceptions

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Science websites / quizzes / teacher powerpoints. Links to useful Teacher TV lessons. Lots of info on different topics of science.
Useful for lesson ideas, improving subject / topic knowledge.

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A periscope is a device that enables us to see over walls or round corners. This is because rays of light hit the mirror of the periscope and are reflected twice. The beam of light is reflected through 90 degrees, because the mirrors are at 45 degrees to the path of the light ray.

This template and instructions can be used to create periscopes. Children may then explore how they work and explain this.

Some children may enjoy the challenge of designing their own periscopes.

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A periscope is a device that enables us to see over walls or round corners. This is because rays of light hit the mirror of the periscope and are reflected twice. The beam of light is reflected through 90 degrees, because the mirrors are at 45 degrees to the path of the light ray.

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SCORE (2011) Getting practical. A framework for practical science in schools.

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SCORE (2011) Getting practical. A framework for practical science in schools.

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Provides outline for thinking about practical science

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Getting Practical - Improving Practical Work in Science

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Home About Getting Practical Getting Practical Toolkit Resources Contact Us Credits This page was last updated: 24/06/11 © The Association for Science Education, 2009. All rights reserved. site by onecubed

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Sources of Light | Science for Kids | Kids Academy - YouTube
Useful introduction to light.

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Sources of Light | Science for Kids | Kids Academy