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Making Physics Connect

The booklet, from the Institute of Physics, considers how physics can connect with learners and with other human activities and areas of knowledge.

[b]Content includes[/b]:
•making explicit the coherence of the subject
•portraying scientists as real people
•introducing what it is like to...

This book is for teachers and student teachers looking to improve their practice in primary science. Throughout the book, the focus is on the learning of science as an investigative process through which pupils...

This new and extensively revised edition of Progress in Primary Science is intended for all those involved in training teachers of primary school science, both pre-service and on INSET courses.

Its flexible...

A perfect introduction to design and technology for young children, this new series has been developed specifically to support the units in the Scheme of Work at Key Stage 1.

Key information is presented...

Making Rain

Can we solve the problem of summer water shortages by making rain? In this Science upd8 activity students learn about the significance of droplet size in natural rain formation. They then look at Chinese experiences of 'cloud seeding' before annotating a graphic to show how it works.

Making rangoli/kolam patterns

In this activity written by the IET, learners will make a rangoli/kolam pattern for use in Diwali celebrations, the Hindu festival of lights. These patterns can be small or large, and in parts of India, there are competitions where teams of people work together to produce large designs for the public to enjoy. The...

Making ripples

This activity, ideal for a bright sunny day in any season, invites children and their families to notice the patterns created by ripples on water.

Making rocks by heating

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Describe the temperatures needed to melt rock.
• Describe where on the Earth there are conditions that melt rock.    
• Describe how the size of crystals in igneous rock...

Making rocks by pressure and cementing

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Describe how grains of sand and bits of rock can be transported and deposited.
• Describe the structure of sedimentary rock.  
• Explain how sediments are cemented together to...