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Sinead Shanley
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    How I would use this online tools as a teacher.

    https://stellarium-web.org/
    This is a fantastic online tool, the graphics are amazing, and the subject matter is breathtaking for kids especially those with an interest in space, however, I feel it would be best used in a teacher lead manner in the infant classroom. I would use this lesson after introduction lessons to the stars have been completed. We can view the stars above our town and let the children spot the patterns and families of stars they think they can see. They make draw the shapes on their whiteboards. We could then view the constellations patterns on screen and see did any of the children find similar shape patterns. Afterwards we could investigate if the night sky on the opposite side of the world has the same star families.

    https://spark.iop.org/collections/marvin-and-milo
    Milo and Marvin resources are in great abundance here which plenty of easy, simple, experiments the children could explore.They are very child friendly with bright appealing characters. I think I will try a few of these out next year during Science Week. It is also a nice way for parents to get involved with Science investigations at home.

    https://www.esa.int/kids/en/home
    https://www.esa.int/Education/Teachers_Corner/Primary_classroom_resources

    There are fantastic space related art and crafts lesson ideas to be found across the esa kids page. The first thing I noted was the ‘A Ride to Space’ art competition which I know my children would love to take part in. I could use the site to explore rockets and their design before embarking on a design and make a rocket lesson with the class. I think the ‘At home with Paxi’ link is simply fantastic and can allow further learning for children with a keen interest in space related topics. There are lots of other links where teachers can explore items such as exoplanets, comets or even the aurora lights with the children. I feel the interactive games would spark a great deal of fun in class and would be a fantastic why to round up a lesson at the end. There is just so much content and resources to explore on these two sites all of which can spark wonderful lesson ideas for teachers of all class groups.

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