WSU Subject Coordinator for Primary Science and Technology Lesley Gough drops by to share her thoughts on how to teach science with primary-aged students.
Learn about the SSA National Schools Poster Competition! Since 2013, this competition has been a fun project-based learning activity that encourages primary and secondary school students to develop, implement and creatively report upon an investigation on any topic of interest.
Comic books... they can teach chemistry! Dr. Colleen Kelley from the University of Arizona has created an amazing set of comic books designed to help students of many ages understand chemistry and become molecular literate.
So you've got to create a scope and sequence for a science unit, but how can you make this an effective unit of work? This requires careful planning and consideration of the student's needs and abilities. Here are some steps to help you create an effective scope and sequence
Creating a unit of work for a primary science classroom involves careful planning and preparation. With some work and input from your colleagues, you can find this to be highly rewarding both for your students and to you!
Whether you're teaching young students or high schoolers, you need to make it accessible, fun and clearly linked to their lives. We join primary science specialist Jacqueline McCarthy to learn just what makes a great science lesson for any age student.
Want to incorporate STEM into environmental education? Meridith Ebbs is someone to guide you through this! Meridith is a highly experienced teacher with a real passion for teaching students in natural environments whilst using different technologies.
Paper is one of the most common materials in the classroom and we can use it to expand student STEM skills! We chat with Godwyn Morris about Engineering with paper, a downloadable series that helps students learn how to create and mesh together basic shapes to create complex objects.
Meet Russell Cairns, an amazingly energetic primary digital technologies teacher with a real flair for getting things done. From teaching robotics to over 900 students a week at his school through to driving change through community-building events for teachers and students in Makerspaces, Russell is making a huge difference!
Find out about ExoLab, an ISS experiment you can run in your school as we chat with Ted Tagami, User Advisory Committee - Education Chair at ISS US National Laboratory & co-founder of Magnitude!
We chat with Karl Easton, a passionate digital technologies teacher with a flair for connecting students with the real world. So many ideas given by Karl for helping students make real connections with STEM to life!
We hang out with Dr Jo Montgomery (aka Dr Jo Science), a primary science specialist who works with students across the UK to help them get excited & inspired in STEM!
End of year science activities for kids! There's plenty of ways to you can engage kids as the year draws to close & these ideas are some of our favourites.
For over 40 years, Life Education has visited schools across Australia with interactive education programs that promote safe and healthy living. We speak with Terese Hooper, the Director for Education for Life Education in NSW / ACT to find out more about the programs and to learn more about their...
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