Science for All Project Report: Implications for Autism
This report, by the Autism Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, analyses the case studies produced for the Science For All Project to identify those parts of each study that may have particular relevance for students on the Autistic Spectrum in relation to teaching and learning. The report gives an insight into how the schools…
Using Frames to Support Learning in Science
In this case study, from the Centre for Science Education and the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, Helen Walker and Karen Ashforth from Birley Community School share their ideas to assist students with special educational needs in their understanding of key science lessons through a structured and visual approach. The resources…
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The Use of Velcro in Special Needs Science Lessons
In this case study, from the Centre for Science Education and the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, Patrick Organ and Barbara Watson, from the Forest Special School share ideas about using Velcro as a teaching and learning tool. Students with moderate or severe learning difficulties can find it difficult to take in information…
The Use of Cameras in Special Needs Science Education
In this case study, from the Centre for Science Education and the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, Patrick Organ and Barbara Watson, from the Forest Special School, share their ideas on using photography to support teaching and learning. The case study aimed to tackle how to record individual progress and achievement when…
A Kinaesthetic Food Web
In this case study, from the Centre for Science Education and the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust, Sarah Williams and Matthew Bailey, from King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, share their experience of creating an interactive activity to help students with special educational needs to understand food webs and the flow of energy in…
Transporting Living Things
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students are given the task of writing the regulations for the transportation of organisms through an airport. Considering a tiger, a jellyfish and a highland cow they are asked to consider the wellbeing of…
The Introduction of Species
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students are asked to sequence a number of statements relating to the mutiny on the Bounty and look at the transportation of breadfruit to the West Indies. They are asked to consider the impact that this kind of…
Life on Mars
This Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, explores developments in technology since the 1970s with a specific focus on the type of technology that most young people would use at home or have in their bedrooms. Students are asked to consider the differences…
Drugs Testing in Sport
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students learn about the history of drug use in sport, the different drugs often used in competitive sports and are then asked to match the drugs to their dangers. A series of sheets are provided to give detailed…
Food Miles Past: Food Miles Present
This Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, looks at four fictional food diaries, each lacking in some nutrient. Students are asked to identify what is missing, provide details of what they ate the previous day and analyse their own diet. With this in mind…
The Roman Banquet
In this Tripled Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students match various nutrient groups with the food groups and consider the nutritional benefits. They are then provided with food cards that cover the kinds of foods eaten in Roman times and asked to plan…
Testing the Theory
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students are provided with information about Charles Darwin and his work. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is discussed and students are asked to comment on the characteristics of certain animals.…
Any Old Evidence
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students are provided with a number of images of bones and asked to work in groups to draw what they think the animal would have looked like. They are then provided clues to help build up their picture of the animal.…
Crash Test Dummies: the Marc Bolan Crash
In this Triple Crossed resource, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, Marc Bolan's 1977 car crash is used as the context for an activity that covers forces, car safety and advances in the car industry. Students are asked to consider the differences between the old style Mini…
Did Man Really Walk on the Moon?
This Triple Crossed activity from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust starts with a quiz asking students to answer questions about the history of space exploration. They are then asked to consider the evidence provided and use it to establish an argument for whether they feel the…
CSI Whitechapel
This Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, follows on from the Jack the Ripper: Whitechapel 1888 activity. Students consider what the police investigators of 1888 would have been able to discover if they had had access to the forensic science the police use…
Jack the Ripper: Whitechapel 1888
In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students learn about the ghastly crimes of Jack the Ripper and the different methods of crime solving back in 1888 when forensic science was not an option. Information sheets describe the suspected victims,…
Vanished: a Blitz Mystery
This Double Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, is set during World War Two. There is a mystery to solve, following an air raid, and students will need to use both science and history skills to get to the bottom of it. They are expected to analyse and interpret…
Time Raiders: Death of a Mummy
This Double Crossed resource uses the context of the excavation of an Egyptian tomb to learn about the main organs in the human body. The students evaluate evidence from a recently discovered mummy to draw conclusions about the person’s life and the cause of death. A cut and stick activity is used to describe the mummification…
Zoetropes
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate vision and light. The zoetrope, or wheel of life, is a modern variation to a simple Victorian toy. When the separate images are viewed in the quickly-turning zoetrope, it creates an illusion of a…
Steady Hand Games
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to design a game to test their hand control. The game makes use of the fact that electricity will only flow around a complete circuit. Children need to navigate a wire loop along a bent wire course without touching…
Water Rockets
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate forces and motion. Water rockets can be made using plastic bottles and these are propelled by pressurised water. The rockets need to be launched in a suitable open area such as the school field.…
Matched Pair Games
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to understand electricity and electrical circuits. The activity encourages children to create a matching pairs game in which contestants light up a bulb by answering questions and matching pairs. Children add a…
Periscopes
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate light and reflection. A periscope is a simple device that enables children to see over walls or round corners. Rays of light hitting the mirror of the periscope are reflected twice. The beam of light…
Hot Air Balloons
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to explore ideas related to forces, gravity, flight and density. By using large sheets of tissue paper and a template, a simple hot air balloon can be constructed. The balloon will then rise if the air inside is…
Kaleidoscopes
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate light and reflection. In this activity, children construct a kaleidoscope using plastic mirrors, which are cheap and can be cut with scissors. Teacher guidance gives information on the materials…
Growing Crystals
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to grow large crystals using salt solution. The crystals take about a week to grow. This activity gives children the opportunity to consider processes such as: • changing materials and that changes occur…
Elastic Band Rollers
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate forces and motion as well as making their own elastic band powered vehicle. This activity is a variation on the 'cotton reel tank'. The elastic band roller is easy to make and, with a little…
Copper Plating
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to see how electricity can be used to split the components of a solution (copper sulfate). Graphite pencils are used for electrodes and the process is called electrolysis. It is commonly used in industry to extract…
Circuit Clowns
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to learn about electrical circuits in a fun and engaging manner. A variety of electrical circuits are used to make a clown with a nose that lights up and a bow tie that spins. Children use a range of components…
Cartesian Divers
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to consider questions relating to gases, pressure, floating and sinking. A Cartesian diver is a simple toy that works using the same principles as a submarine. It modifies its buoyancy to make it dive or sink.…
Balloon Buggies
From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate forces and motion. A wide variety of buggies can be constructed and powered by a jet of air escaping from a balloon. Such a vehicle may run for a distance of 20 to 30 metres and allow children to…
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