Primary science : materials activities.
| Other author | Brook Lapping Productions, producer. |
| Other author | Television Junction, producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (64 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | Primary science: light and sound activities |
| Supplemental Content | Primary science: electricity activities |
| Supplemental Content | Primary science: forces and motion activities |
| Supplemental Content | Primary science: materials activities |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Primary science : forces and motion activities |
| Variant title | Primary science : electricity activities |
| Variant title | Primary science : light and sound activities |
| Series | Great lesson ideas ; 1-4 |
| Abstract | Year 5/6 teacher David Aston shows us how to encourage children to behave like scientists and separate materials by solving a mystery - just what are the ingredients of Alien Soup? His class uses sieves, filter paper and magnets to discover the answer. Meanwhile Sam Harvey demonstrates how, with simple ingredients from the kitchen cupboard, you can create a stunning irreversible change that leaves pupils open-mouthed. She also explains how this activity can be used to improve their prediction skills. The Snowman's Coat is also an idea which involves children predicting. Will putting a coat on a snowman keep him colder? Or warm him up so he melts? Kate Widdowson's Year 2 class test it out using ice cubes and socks. Year 5 teacher Lucy Blackmore rounds up with a DIY Lava Lamp idea using raisins and lemonade which encourages children to think like scientists when faced with an unexpected outcome. |
| Abstract | There are four great lesson ideas in the programme presented by teachers from across the country. Year 2 teacher Jess Scott explains how to teach about pushes and pulls by inspiring her class to model a Big Bad Wolf. They are set to work in pairs, one describing which forces they are using as the other models. Is a pinch a push or a pull? Jess shares her tips for recording results and assessing.Deputy Tony Davies explains an intriguing way to introduce friction: the jelly chopsticks race with added cooking oil! Year 5 teacher Kate Mottram sets her class the challenge of investigating which track will be best for their rocket balloons to fly down. She explains how this is a great way to teach about forces, friction and fair testing. The programme ends with a cracking idea from David Aston using paper helicopters. Each of the ideas includes an online lesson plan and lots of resources for viewers. |
| Abstract | Deputy Tony Davies explains a great way of demonstrating that electricity is instant. In a role-play activity with a skipping rope circuit, Tony is the battery and a pupil is the buzzer. A pull on the rope and the electricity flows. Lucy Blackmore sets her Year 5 groups the challenge to design and create electrical circuit games. Back with Tony his Year 4 class are using an electric ping-pong ball that lights up and buzzes when a circuit is completed. Using the ball and their friends to make a circuit the class become human switches to test materials to see if they are conductors or insulators. Teacher David Aston and Year5/6 class play a yes, no game with a difference. Children have to guess which electrical component is hidden in a box by asking questions as they add a weight to a floating dish. Will the class find out what the object is before the dish sinks? |
| Abstract | Teachers present four great lesson ideas which include glass bottle instruments, coat hangers and string, curtains for the Three Little Pigs and constructing periscopes. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |