Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Shadows are very fun to explore and investigate with children and there are so many lovely ways to play with them. You could extend on your indoor lamp activity to explain the phases of the Moon and day/night on Earth. Nice work!
Hi Helen, this is a lovely lesson for teaching collaborative research skills and independent research. I like how you incorporate art into how they present their findings.
Designing a planet can be a great mix of a creative and scientific lesson, this is very nice! Would they make 2D or 3D models or their planets?
Hannah – The balloon rocket is always great fun, and using the string to control the balloon’s path is great for reducing the chaos that comes with creating rockets in a classroom. Nice job on highlighting the cross-curricular links!
Grainne, I like your shadow game idea. That’s a nice way to get the children engaged. This lesson would be a great opportunity learn day/night as well.
Nice lesson Grainne – this is a great experiment and so simple. I find that children love planting things and watching them grow (even if they can be a bit impatient about the growing process)
Great activity Catherine. What way would you have them design their planets – a 3D model or a drawing/diagram?
Love this lesson Amanda, especially the news report segment. For making planets at the Blackrock Castle we often use Crayola Model Magic, it’s great because you can mix colours easily and its not sticky or messy!
Aine this is a very nice lesson – so simple but great for discussion. You could extend this by discussing weather/climate and how to dress appropriately.
Aine I love the idea of viewing the constellation from various viewpoints too. Great way to give the children a better perspective and understanding of our Universe and the stars.
I love the astronomy photos as whiteboard background idea – great way to keep them thinking about STEM in a passive manner!
Eleanor – it’s great to see you report back on this lesson. Rockets are always a very engaging activity and you sound like you did a brilliant job at inspiring their STEM curiosity.
Great lesson – a good addition for this age group would be the rocket mouse activity (https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/rocket-mice/)
Rocket Mouse is a great because it uses inexpensive materials and a really simple task for them to get involved in!
Hi Claire, this is a very full and fun lesson. I love the idea to use biscuits to represent the Moon, but I wonder how long the biscuits would last before disappearing into their bellies!
Your idea to model the Sun, Moon and Earth is so simple but very effective. It’s a great visual representation.