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Lesson 6 - Hotspot Migration activity
In this resource students are asked to measure the distances between the seamounts and reefs on a map, convert their readings into kilometres, and plot the data on a graph to calculate the speed of the Australian plate.
The materials contain a detailed presentation, student worksheets and solutions.
Lesson 6 - Searching the internet
This activity develops digital literacy using the context of exploring Mars. Children learn about what a search engine does and consider what happens when they use one. They also begin to find out that some internet sources are more reliable than others and think about which might be trustworthy.
The...
Lesson 7 - Mission to Mars
This activity provides a cross-curricular opportunity, mixing computing, design technology and science in the context of designing a Mars rover. Children consider the requirements of a Mars rover and create criteria for the design. They design their rovers then evaluate them and re-design them, modeling the process...
Lesson 7 - Negative numbers under the sea
In this resource students are asked to help a team of scientists to investigate Lexington Seamount, a newly named underwater volcano located in the Coral Sea, off of Australia's east coast.
Using multibeam mapping technology, scientists have been able to produce maps of extinct underwater volcanoes that have...
Lesson 8 - Comparing Mars rovers
This activity develops digital literacy using the context of exploring Mars. Also developing the skills of collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information. Children first learn about infographics and establish what makes a good one. They then design their own infographic to allow the reader to...
The videos in this collection from Teachers TV are aimed at secondary school science practitioners. They provide great lesson ideas for a range of topics, including:
* using demonstrations in biology, chemistry and physics
* dataloggers and ICT to help students understand processes
* forces,...
This collection from Teachers TV features videos which provide great lesson ideas and informative demonstrations of techniques used by secondary teachers in mathematics lessons at a variety of schools covering topics such as:
*circumference and diameter
*dynamic geometry
*investigations
*...
The videos in this collection from teachers TV provide ideas for primary science learning activities.
Videos in this section cover a wide range of topics, including:
* investigation skills using a forensic crime scene scenario
* materials
* forces and movement
* electricity and...
This collection from Teachers TV features videos which provide great lesson ideas for primary mathematics practitioners, covering topics such as:
*calculations
*fractions
*algebra
*data handling
*venn diagrams
*number
*measures
*problem solving
*shape...
Lesson Ideas for Space and Examples of Children's Work
This contains detailed notes and lesson ideas on how one teacher used the space images and the Spooky...