All three aspect of the module have provided plenty of food for thought. The SSE section highlights the importance of effective planning for Science and the importance of developing scientific thinking in our children. The online resources provide excellent opportunities to incorporate technology as a medium for learning which is massively important as technology is a huge part of children’s . The hands on activities provide brilliant ideas to create a fun learning environment in the classroom.
I have chosen to focus on the Hot and Cold lesson from the hands on classroom themed activities. I have chosen this lesson as I feel that it allows ample opportunity to explore links between different strands of the science curriculum. By using the sun as the starter for the lesson we can revisit previous learning on the solar system. Children can discuss the sun as part of the solar system. It also allows us to revisit light and how the sun is our primary source of light on earth. This would lead to discussion on night/day and the seasons. By identifying the sun as a source of heat we can revisit plant growth and the plant life cycle. The ice cube melting can show the relationship between heat and changes in materials. How did the ice cube change? What caused the change? From this the children could discuss what might happen if the melted ice cube was left in the sun. The children could leave the plate in the sun and check difference over a few days. When the water is gone, what has happened? We might also look at reversible changes. Can we change the melted ice cube back into ice? What do we need to do?
Through investigation , discussion and experiment we would have engaged with different areas of the science curriculum and helped the children to develop valuable scientific thinking skills