If you ever put the Discovery channel on, the chances are that very soon you’ll encounter an episode of Mythbusters. It’s one of my favourite shows on TV at the moment. OK, the kid in me never tires of watching large explosions, but there is some very good science going on too. They put movie [...]
Here are a few ideas taken from some of the talks I have given this academic year for ideas on using your Interactive Whiteboard during lesson starters. They could also be used as plenary tasks. Some of the ideas you may have seen before in various places (such as the Canada, Germany talks), but I’m [...]
Here’s a rather cute use of Augmented Reality technology. Produced by London Zoo it gives you the chance to have your very own Augmented reality lemur, Loris, sitting in the palm of your hand. Loris doesn’t do a lot, and you can’t really interact with her. But she’s very cute. You’ll need a webcam to [...]
LabSkills is an interactive software resource designed to help teachers and their students get more out of chemistry laboratory sessions at A-level and GCSE levels. Available as a USB stick, a teacher can use the material to prepare students for a laboratory session. LabSkills supports and encourages the student and enhances the practical work. It [...]
You may have noticed a small football tournament started today. To celebrate, Smart have made available a World Cup resource from Skoool, which you can download and add to your Smart Gallery. Skoool football has been developed to engage students in a range of activities that will improve their understanding of maths and science. All [...]
06.04Oxygen Animation
Via the Bad Astronomy Blog, here’s a cool little video that would be a nice way of introducing some of the reactions of Oxygen:
I’m quite chuffed to have been asked to produce a guest post for the Promethean Planet website. I’ve written about my favourite 10 science websites. To see the Blog Post go here. This updated blog is part of a big redesign of the Promethean Planet website and community area. If you are a Promethean user [...]
Here’s a useful resource for Chemistry teachers : The Chemical Education Digital Library The Chemical Education Digital Library(ChemEd DL) is the destination for digital content intended for chemical science education. They aim to be the place where you can contribute, share, and organize chemistry education materials. With oversight provided by the various communities that comprise [...]
Bang Goes The Theory is a BBC television programme which aims to get people trying science for themselves. The Hands-on Science section of the website has printable instructions and video guides for stunts, demos and experiments you can do at home or out and about. Many of the activities could be useful in schools so [...]
05.05The Science of Scams
The Science of Scams was a set of hoax videos produced by Channel 4 in association with the amazing Derren Brown. In total there were 7 hoax videos which appear to demonstrate paranormal phenomena. In fact they’re all based upon real scientific principles. This hoax footage was been posted all over the internet in an [...]