Professional Documents
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Teaching Science With ICT
Teaching Science With ICT
Must look at learning gains in relation to cost, impact on time, training implications, social effect of full adoption of ICT
Use of ICT is not as great as it should be, possibly due to a lack of:
Time, confidence, resources, experience, training, timetabled slots, reliable equipment
Examples Photosynthesis
DfES Website Photosynthesis activity Simulation of greenhouse (in conjunction with real life context for engagement) Change parameters: CO2, O2, Light, Heat
Real life photosynthesis experiments are time consuming temperamental and often unsuccessful.
NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR REAL LIFE EXPERIMENT
Examples Energy
Follow up trips to a theme park with rollercoaster simulator Use data logging equipment and model rollercoaster (curtain rail) to measure parameters such as speed. Enhances opportunity for discussion (e.g. how to improve experiment)
The Future?
Emphasis placed on role of ICT in education Writhlington School distributed laptops to all 1400 students (March 2010) iBooks 2 released 19/01/12 incorporating textbooks from leading publishers
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