Kitchen Chaos
In this ASE SYCD: Science Year resource, a chef has muddled his cooking ingredients. Pupils learn the simple properties of common household chemicals in a fun context by using clues to identify test tubes' contents. Kitchen Chaos is an interactive computer programme that can be used by individual pupils, or small groups. As…
I Scream for Ice Cream!
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource posing the questions: How much ice cream do we eat? Why is food important? These two questions introduce a new programme from Science Across the World. An extract from the online topic Eating and Drinking Around the World. This topic focuses on the nutritional aspects of food and looks…
The Poetry of Science
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary activity that offers pupils the opportunity to increase their scientific vocabulary as well as developing their literacy and ICT skills. The resource gives rules for writing a five line poem naming, describing and making a statement or observation on a scientific idea.
What Makes a Scientist?
In this ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource, prominent engineers talk about what excites and inspires them in their work. The resource consists of: • Colour photographs of prominent male and female engineers, which can be printed out in colour or black and white. • A short paragraph on what influenced their…
Ideas and Evidence
This ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource is designed to help children learn about the processes involved in the production of scientific knowledge. The production of scientific knowledge is explored from the collection and analysis of data, through the interpretation of evidence, to the development of new scientific ideas and…
Reporting Science
A four-part unit, from the ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary CD-ROM, guiding pupils through planning, investigating and reporting on two news stories. It provides an opportunity for pupils to develop their writing, speaking and listening skills through role-play as journalists. Pupils role-play as journalists as they report on…
Drama: Moon Lander
This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE), is a play script for students studying the Solar System. The play can be used as a stimulus for students to write their own scripts exploring other bodies in the Solar System. Written by teachers at Paddock Wood Primary School, Tonbridge, the play provides an introduction…