Browsing Archive: February, 2010

British Science Association

Posted by John Dalziel on Sunday, February 28, 2010, In : Associations

The British Science Association <http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/index.htm> was re-launched in January ; a registered charity that exists to advance the public understanding, accessibility and accountability of the sciences and engineering in the UK.

The National Science and Engineering Week takes place this year from 12-21 March.

A nationwide celebration of...

science,
engineering and
technology

...involving people of all ages in thousands of events across the country.

Mo...

Inquiry in Action: Publication

Posted by John Dalziel on Sunday, February 21, 2010, In : Course Resources

With Inquiry in Action, practitioners can teach physical science and chemistry concepts using an inquiry-based approach that supports national content standards.

Inquiry in Action is a compilation of...

lesson plans;
activities; and
labs

...all focusing on an inquiry-based approach to learning chemistry and physical science concepts.

Find out more by visiting the website at http://www.inquiryinaction.org/ or download the publication at http://www.inquiryinaction.org/pdf/InquiryinActio...

Rader Resources

Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, In : Course Resources

Learner directed tours, like the five collections of science resources offered by Rader, are great tools for differentiating activities within the classroom.

Rader has been producing useful self-study lessons and quizzes for younger learners for quite a while.

The five websites to visit are...

http://www.biology4kids.com/

http://www.chem4kids.com/

http://www.cosmos4kids.com/

http://www.geography4kids.com/

and http://www.physics4kids.com/index.html

They are good resources for science and/or ...

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John Dalziel

Liverpool

I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.