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The Bell Foundation - EAL Science resources
This collection of resources cover both primary and secondary age groups and can be used to help students learn the appropriate scientific vocabulary associated with different topics and how to use it appropriately in their writing. There is a document giving general guidance on how best to support pupils for whom English is an additional language and the challenges they face.
The topic specific resources include a comprehensive set of teaching notes which describes how the resources can be used and also the types of language function that is being covered. For example; asking, describing, explaining. Most resources also contain accompanying powerpoints and activity sheets which include lots of pictures to help students' understanding of the key words, as well as activities to help students use the language correctly.
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Friction Game - EAL
This resource uses pictures for pupils to identify high and low friction forces and classify them into 'useful' and 'not useful' using a sorting grid. This activity is designed to take place in groups to improve the speaking and listening skills of the learners. This can then be extended by asking pupils to write...
Learning About Magnetism - EAL
This resource uses an investigation into whether everyday objects are magnetic or not to develop the language skills of prediction and expressing an opinion. The teaching notes include guidance on how to run the investigation which are supported by the powerpoints which include pictures of the objects to...
Physical and chemical changes - EAL
This resource uses the context of a car to distinguish between physical and chemical changes. The activities could be used after the concept of physical and chemical changes has been taught to reinforce the learning. A series of differentiated worksheets describe events that happen to a car and pupils have to help...
Plant and animal cells - EAL
The activities in this resource help students to name, label and describe the function of part of plant and animal cells and highlight the similarities and differences between these cell types. It includes a set of cards that can be used for a matching activity or a game of pairs. Also included are the resources...